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Economic Opportunities Strategy Progress Report Released

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Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Wally Schumann released a report yesterday highlighting continued progress on the Northwest Territories’ (NWT) landmark Economic Opportunities Strategy (EOS).

The EOS 2015-2016 Progress Report recognized improvements in the four key themes of the EOS:

  1. Climate for Growth
  2. Building on Success
  3. Regional Diversification
  4. People: Opportunity Readiness

The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) invested $4.1 million in EOS initiatives in 2015-2016 as part of their 10-year push to expand the NWT’s economic horizons guided by the strategy.

The EOS is the foundational document for economic diversification efforts under the GNWT mandate.

View the full report here.