Understanding the Proposed Mineral Resources Act

Overview

In early-2019, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Wally Schumann proposed the Mineral Resources Act as a Bill. If passed, it would become the Northwest Territories’ first-ever homegrown legislation governing mineral resources.

Understanding The Proposed Mineral Resources Act

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment has produced a collection of informational material to help understand what is being proposed, the basics of how that could look in practice, and the reasons why those policies were chosen.

How Is This Information Organized? 

Each of the themed sections here contains plain language information on key policies under the legislation. 

Each section contains information on multiple desired policy outcomes. Some sections contain extra background information on concepts which might be difficult to understand to help provide context. 

These sections are:

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Opportunities for Feedback 

The Government of the Northwest Territories encourages NWT residents to take part in the legislative process, and provide their feedback when opportunities are offered.

After the Bill is introduced and read twice in the Legislative Assembly, the Bill will then be examined closely by the Standing Committee on Economic Development and Environment — a committee made up of Members of the Legislative Assembly who are not part of Cabinet.

The Committee has announced the dates of public hearings on this Bill. See the chart below for the schedule. 

Date Community Time Venue
May 6, 2022 Inuvik 7:00pm Midnight Sun Complex
May 7, 2022 Norman Wells 7:00pm Melnyk Hall, Royal Canadian Legion Canol Branch #287
May 8, 2022 Yellowknife 7:00pm Legislative Assembly Building, Committee Room A
May 9, 2022 Behchokö  7:00pm Kö Gocho Centre
May 10, 2022 Fort Simpson 7:00pm Community Hall 

To learn more about the legislative process in the Northwest Territories, visit www.assembly.gov.nt.ca/visitors/what-consensus/legislative-process

This engagement is now closed. 

For more information or to make written submissions to the Committee

Michael Ball, Committee Clerk

Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

Phone: 867-767-9130 ext. 12016

Fax: 867-920-0432

E-mail: Michael_ball@gov.nt.ca

For departmental inquiries

Drew Williams

Manager of Strategic Communications

GNWT - Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment

Drew_Williams@gov.nt.ca