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:
- The Basics
- Sharing Responsibility for Managing Land and Natural Resources
- Benefits for the Northwest Territories
- Building Relationships
- Working in the Public Interest
- From Exploration to Production
- What's Next?
If you prefer a print-friendly version, click here and peruse the documents in the folder titled "Understanding the Proposed Mineral Resources Act."
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