About
The Standing Committee on Government Operations shall consider the following matters with respect to the Departments of the Executive and Indigenous Affairs; Finance; Workers Safety and Compensation Commission; Northwest Territories Power Corporation;; Municipal and Community Affairs, and Justice (Attorney General):
- Review multi-year business plans and budgets, bills, boards and agencies; including the Public Utilities Board;
- Review departmental performance and official language issues, including that of boards and agencies;
- Review, as necessary or appropriate, the annual and other reports of the Statutory Officers of the Legislative Assembly, including the Languages Commissioner, the Information and Privacy Commissioner, the Equal Pay Commissioner, the Ombud, and the Human Rights Commission;
- Shall consider issues related to Official Languages;
- Shall consider issues related to emergency preparedness and disaster management;
- Shall consider issues related to the Public Service;
- Shall consider issues related to government service delivery; and
- Shall consider any other matter referred by the House.
Background
The Standing Committee on Government Operations consists of no more then 6 Regular Members and 3 Regular Member alternates. The committee previously reviewed the public accounts and reports of the Auditor General, issues now under the remit of the Public Accounts Committee.
Members
How to Provide Feedback
- Written Submissions: a letter sent 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) during a Public Hearing.
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 Committees@ntassembly.ca.
Agenda
Committee Reports
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News Releases
(YELLOWKNIFE) Tuesday, October 29, 2024 – The Standing Committee on Government Operations (SCOGO) is undertaking a review of the Northwest Territories Heritage Fund Act (the Act). Every ten years, the...
Yellowknife (March 28, 2024) –The Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Government Operations invites you to a public meeting in Yellowknife to share your ideas as part of their review of Bill...
YELLOWKNIFE (Tuesday, March 28, 2023) – Today in the Legislative Assembly, the Standing Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Mr. Rylund Johnson, read its report on Indigenous representation...
YELLOWKNIFE (Monday, March 27, 2023) – Today, the Standing Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Mr. Rylund Johnson, read its report on their statutory review of the Official Languages Act in...
(YELLOWKNIFE) Monday, May 30, 2022 – The Standing Committee on Government Operations, chaired by Rylund Johnson, has recommended that the Government of the Northwest Territories take steps to address...
YELLOWKNIFE (Thursday, May 26, 2022) – Today, the Standing Committee on Government Operations released its Report on the Review of the Languages Commissioner for the Northwest Territories Annual...
(Yellowknife, NT) September 3, 2020 – The Standing Committee on Government Operations has determined that its priority for the remainder of the 19th Assembly is increasing the representation of...
(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...
YELLOWKNIFE (March 6, 2020) - On April 1, 2020 the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) of Canada and officials from the Department of Education, Culture and Employment (ECE) will be appearing before...
Events
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Tune in as the Government Operations Committee holds public clause-by-clause reviews and receives briefings on key bills, including the Partnership and Business Names Act, Workers’ Compensation Act, and more. 1:30 pm: Clause-by-clause review of Bill 18: An Act to Amend the Partnership and Business...
Location:
Det’anchogh Kų́é (Eagle Room), Legislative Assembly
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Tune in as the Government Operations Committee receives public briefings on its study of Northwest Territories Power Corporation governance featuring Dr. Christina Hoicka, Canada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate Change and Associate Professor at the University of Victoria (Departments of...
Location:
Det’anchogh Kų́é (Eagle Room), Legislative Assembly
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Tune in as the Social Development Committee receives a public briefing on Healthcare Sustainability and Accountability with Dr. Courtney Howard, NWT Medical Association. The public and media can attend as observers or follow online at www.ntassembly.ca, the Assembly’s Facebook, or YouTube.
Location:
Det’anchogh Kų́é (Eagle Room), Legislative Assembly
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Tune in as the Social Development Committee receives a public briefing on Healthcare System Sustainability Unit with the Honourable R.J. Simpson, Premier of the NWT. The public and media can attend as observers or follow online at www.ntassembly.ca, the Assembly’s Facebook, or YouTube.
Location:
Det’anchogh Kų́é (Eagle Room), Legislative Assembly
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Tune in as the Government Operations Committee receives public briefings on its study of Northwest Territories Power Corporation governance. 1:30 pm – Dr. Monica Gattinger, Full Professor at the School of Political Studies, Director of the Institute for Science, Society and Policy, and Chair of...
Location:
Det’anchogh Kų́é (Eagle Room), Legislative Assembly
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Tune in as the Government Operations Committee receives public briefings on its study of Northwest Territories Power Corporation governance. 9:00 am – David Brown, Executive Vice President, Governance Solutions 10:30 am – Terri Harper, Chief Financial Officer, INN Electric Cooperative Inc. Attend as...
Location:
Det’anchogh Kų́é (Eagle Room), Legislative Assembly
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Tune in as the Social Development Committee receives a public briefing on Primary Healthcare Reform with the Honourable Lesa Semmler, Minister of Health and Social Services. The public and media can attend as observers or follow online at www.ntassembly.ca, the Assembly’s Facebook, or YouTube.
Location:
Det’anchogh Kų́é (Eagle Room), Legislative Assembly