Work as a small business owner or entrepreneur may be never ending but that doesn’t mean you can’t find time to celebrate each other’s successes.

The Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is currently leading work on developing Regional Economic Development Plans. These will provide insight into economic opportunities and challenges that exist in six of the territory’s regions.

The GNWT’s department of Industry, Tourism and Investment is helping to facilitate and to host several events across the Territory during this Small Business Week from October 17 to 21, 2022

The nights are stretching out, but the weather is still fine, and the aurora viewing season is at that sweet spot where comfort meets spectacular.

Tourists come North in all seasons and for many reasons. In the middle of summer there may not be a lot of aurora, but the Midnight sun has its draws for people as well.

For those with an interest in geology and mining, a visit to Canada’s first producing rare earth mine is exciting but it is also important regulatory work for the GNWT.

Yellowknife — October 6, 2022

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) is launching a pilot program to provide funding to Indigenous Governments and Indigenous Government Organizations to build capacity within the resource sector, as part of the GNWT’s mandate commitment to adopt a benefit retention approach to economic development.

In June of 2022, through support from the GNWT department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI)’s SEED Funding Program, Jonathan Antoine was able to be present for the screening of his short documentary Dene Drum Songs in Gahnihthah at the Brooklyn Film Festival in Brooklyn, New York.

Following his retirement from mining, Ron Desjarlais an elder from the community of Łutselk’e decided it was time to follow his culture and his passion for the land by starting a tourism business in his traditional back yard.

As COVID was trying to nip northern business in the bud, Erasmus Apparel branched out.

In a time when tourists were less interested in Northern merchandise, Sarah Erasmus scoured her experiences for a new source of revenue.