Economic Development & Environment

About

The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment shall consider the following matters with respect to the Departments of Environment and Climate Change; Industry, Tourism and Investment; and Infrastructure:

  1. Review multi-year business plans and budgets, bills, boards, and agencies, including the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation, the Northwest Territories Business Development and Investment Corporation, and the Public Utilities Board;
  2. Review departmental performance, including that of boards and agencies;
  3. Consider matters related to economic affairs;
  4. Consider matters related to public infrastructure;
  5. Consider matters related to energy policy; 
  6. Consider matters related to environment and sustainability development; and
  7. Consider any other matter referred by the House.

Background

The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment consists of no more then 6 Regular Members and 3 Regular Member alternates.

How to Provide Feedback

  • Written Submissions: Send a letter to the Committee containing your thoughts, ideas, perspectives, and comments.
    • NOTE: these are considered public documents unless marked as confidential.
  • Oral Comments: Speaking with the Committee in person (or virtually).

Contact

To send written submissions, sign up to provide oral comments at a public meeting, or for more information on any Committee business, please email the Committee Clerk at @email.

Committee Reports

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News Releases

(YELLOWKNIFE) Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment is conducting a review to understand how participants experience the regulatory framework for land...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Wednesday, January 20, 2021 – The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment provided its views on telecommunications in the North to the Canadian Radio-television and...
(Yellowknife, NT) August 25, 2020 -- The Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment met in Tuktoyaktuk from August 10th to 13th, 2020, hosted by Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson. The...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Tuesday, June 9, 2020 -- The Standing Committees on Economic Development and Environment, Government Operations, and Social Development, are collaborating to evaluate the Government of...