This report is a companion to the Social Data Report. It focuses on northern and NWT Indigenous employment, procurement spending, and training for 2023. It also highlights the cumulative economic benefits of the NWT’s diamond mines.

Ce rapport accompagne le Rapport sur les données sociales. Il se concentre sur l’emploi dans le Nord et parmi les Autochtones des TNO, sur les dépenses d’approvisionnement et sur la formation en 2023. Il met également en évidence les avantages économiques cumulatifs des mines de diamants des TNO.

Forest fires are naturally-occurring events in the Northwest Territories (NWT) that produce a valuable renewable resource: morel mushrooms. These mushrooms may flourish in burned areas after a forest fire and present NWT residents and communities with an opportunity to generate a seasonal income. The prospect of sustainable earnings from the morel mushroom harvest will likely increase in coming years as more than the usual number of forest fires are expected to occur due to climate change.

Map of 2023 Wildfire affected area Dehcho Region