Lesa Semmler

Member Inuvik Twin Lakes

Minister of Health and Social Services

Lesa Semmler currently serves as the Member representing Inuvik Twin Lakes in the 20th Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly, having been re-elected to the position. Born in Yellowknife, NT, and raised in Inuvik, where she still resides, Ms. Semmler has deep roots in the Northwest Territories. 

A Registered Nurse, Ms. Semmler graduated from the Aurora College Northern Nursing Program in 2000 and earned her Community Health Nurse Certification from the Canadian Nurses Association in 2008. With 15 years of frontline nursing experience at the Inuvik Regional Hospital, she focused on Acute Care, Homecare, and Public Health. Her career also included roles as the Manager of Acute Care Services and eventually the Regional Manager of Acute Care Services under the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority. Notably, she served as the Inuvialuit Health System Navigator at the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, assisting Inuvialuit Beneficiaries in navigating the healthcare system. 

Beyond her healthcare career, Ms. Semmler has actively contributed to education and community service. She served on the Inuvik District Education Authority, assuming the role of Chair from 2015 to 2018, and chaired the Beaufort Delta Education Council. Ms. Semmler participated in various working groups at the territorial and national levels, including the Inuit Tuberculosis Elimination Board and the Inuit Midwifery Revitalization. Her commitment to social justice is evident in her voluntary work as a member of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls National Family Advisory Circle, where she worked to ensure northern voices were heard and represented. Lesa Semmler's life and career reflect her passion for healthcare, education, and advocating for the well-being of her community.

Inuvik Twin Lakes Electoral District

Committees

Inuvik Twin Lakes
Member's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Email
Phone
(867) 767-9143
Extension
12195
Constituency Office

198 Mackenzie Rd
Unit 123
Inuvik NT X0E 0T0
Canada

P.O. Box
3130
Constituency Phone
867-678-2429
Minister
Email
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Minister of Health and Social Services

Statements in Debates

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you, Member for Great Slave. Did the Minister want to respond, or you're good with that?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Can we proceed to the clause-by-clause review of the bill?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you, Minister, and thank you to our witnesses. Committee, we've agreed to consider Bill 14, An Act to Amend the Securities Act. I will ask the Minister of Justice to introduce the bill.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Sergeant-at-Arms, please escort the witness into the Chamber. Minister, please introduce your witnesses for the record.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you, Minister, and thank you to our witnesses. Sergeant-at-Arms, you may escort the witnesses from the Chamber. Committee, we have agreed to consider Bill 12, An Act to Amend the Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupational Certification Act. I will ask the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment to introduce the bill.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you. Minister, did you have any comments?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you, Member. Minister.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you, Minister. Member for Great Slave.

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you, Minister. Are there any further general comments to Bill 13? Seeing none, we can proceed to the clause-by-clause review of the bill. Committee, we will defer the bill number and title until after consideration of the clauses. Please turn to page 1 of the bill. Clause 1 does committee agree?

---Clauses 1 through 5 inclusive approved

Committee, to the bill as a whole. Does committee agree that Bill 13, An Act to Amend the Interpretation Act is now ready for third reading?

Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 69)

Thank you, Minister. I will now turn to the chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations, the committee which considered the bill, for opening comments.