Northwest TerritoriesBill 39Royal Assent
Bill 39: Supplementary Appropriation Act (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026
Introduced October 30, 2025Checked September 5, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
What this bill does
This bill authorizes the Government of the Northwest Territories to spend an additional $86,866,000 in operational expenditures across several departments for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, with the largest allocations going to Environment and Climate Change ($46.8M) and Education, Culture and Employment ($15.8M).
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Business impact
This is a government appropriations bill that directly affects only the NWT territorial government and its departments — it does not impose new rules, taxes, or obligations on private businesses. However, businesses that contract with or receive funding from NWT government departments like Environment and Climate Change, Education, Industry Tourism and Investment, or Municipal and Community Affairs may see increased spending activity or program funding flow from these supplementary allocations. Companies in sectors such as environmental services, consulting, construction, tourism, and community infrastructure in the Northwest Territories could benefit indirectly from the additional departmental budgets. There is no direct regulatory, tax, or employment compliance burden placed on private sector operators.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingOctober 30, 2025
Second ReadingOctober 30, 2025
Third ReadingOctober 30, 2025
Royal AssentOctober 31, 2025
Now law — awaiting coming into force
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- Bill number
- NT-039
- Type
- Government
- Jurisdiction
- Northwest Territories
- Session
- 20-1