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:
- 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;
- Review departmental performance, including that of boards and agencies;
- Consider matters related to economic affairs;
- Consider matters related to public infrastructure;
- Consider matters related to energy policy;
- Consider matters related to environment and sustainability development; and
- 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.
Members
Seeking Your Input on Bill 11
The Economic Development and Environment Committee is reviewing Bill 11: An Act to Amend the Motor Vehicles Act and is considering changes that include:
- Rules for certifying documents,
- How insurers and governments can request data, and
- Photo requirements for IDs.
Other proposed changes to the Act aim to:
- Support work on population estimates by the NWT Bureau of Statistics, and
- Prevent identity fraud through facial recognition technology.
A plain language summary of the Bill is available here.
Deadline: January 13, 2025
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.