NWTAC

The NWT Association of Communities' office will be closed for our 60th Annual General Meeting starting Wednesday, February 25, 2026. Our office will reopen again on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. For more details please visit our website: nwtac.com/annual-general…

Check out the latest issue of the NWTAC's E-News Flash: conta.cc/3MjFOKy

NWTAC has secured funding for 2.5 years to hire a Climate Change/Asset Management Pathfinder to support two cohorts of communities to complete asset management inventories and associated climate change risk assessments. For further info on this opportunity contact: sara@nwtac.com

There's less than a month left to apply for the Anti-Poverty Fund and the NGO Stabilization Fund. The deadline for applications is 5:00 PM on Friday, February 13, 2026. antipovertynwt.ca/en/services/an… eia.gov.nt.ca/en/priorities/…

More than $74 million is available to community governments as part of the NWT Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund (NWT CHIF). The funding is intended for essential water, wastewater and solid waste projects to support new housing development in the NWT. maca.gov.nt.ca/en/services/ca…

Check out the latest issue of the NWTAC's E-News Flash: conta.cc/4sx4UpE

The Waste Reduction and Recycling Initiative provides up to $50,000 for projects that reduce waste generation, reuse materials and products, recycle materials , or repurpose waste for a useful benefit.   Applications for WRRI are now being accepted: enr.gov.nt.ca/WRRI

FCM is accepting applications for a seat on the Green Municipal Fund (GMF) Council. We’re seeking one elected municipal official from Alberta, Manitoba or Yukon, NWT or Nunavut. Deadline for applying is February 9, 2026: fcm.ca/en/news-media/…

Climate Risk Institute invites Northerners to participate in the Northern Climate Services Needs Assessment Survey, a pan-territorial initiative to better understand how climate information is accessed, used, and needed across the Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut. forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

In 2023, the GNWT and Nihtat Energy studied if barging wood pellets could be a cost-effective, low-carbon heating option for 12 communities along or near the Mackenzie River. Results showed that in most communities, wood pellets are a cheaper alternative. inf.gov.nt.ca/en/services/ex…

MACA is accepting applications for the Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund: NWT Program. Canada and NWT finalized an agreement under CHIF to invest over $74 million in community government projects from 2025 to 2031. For more info: NWT_CHIF@gov.nt.ca.

Canada's next Census of Population will take place in May 2026. To support data collection activities, Statistics Canada is hiring approximately 32,000 people. Applications are now being accepted across the country. For more info census.gc.ca/jobs.

The NWTAC is issuing its 3rd and Final Call for Resolutions from member communities for our 60th AGM to be held at the Chateau Nova in Yellowknife on February 26-28, 2026. nwtac.com/wp-content/upl… The deadline for resolutions is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 23, 2026.

Infrastructure Planning & Climate Adaptation in Canada’s North is a project that shares basic knowledge on infrastructure planning and climate adaptation in the context of Canada's northern communities: training.icinfrastructure.com/courses/commun…

The Build Canada Homes Portal is currently open for application intake: bch-portal-portail-mc.canada.ca/en/ Learn more through a webinar for Northern Canada on Thursday January 15th from 11-12MT. Registration is required: housing-infrastructure.canada.ca/.../webinars.

NWTAC has issued its 2nd call for NWTAC municipal members to submit resolutions for our 60th AGM on Feb, 26-28, 2026. Click here for the 2026 Resolution Form and guidelines: nwtac.com/wp-content/upl… . For more information contact yvonne@nwtac.com.

Happy Holidays from the Board of Directors and Staff of the NWT Association of Communities!

The holiday season is almost upon us, so the NWTAC encourages our member communities to please register for our 60th AGM as soon as possible (preferably before Santa arrives) as well as book your travel and hotel accommodation in Yellowknife nwtac.com/annual-general…

From October 20–24, 2025, NWTAC undertook an intensive federal advocacy week. Read the NWTAC Fall 2025 Advocacy Final Report on our website: NWTAC-Fall-2025-Advocacy-Week-Final-Report-With-Appendix.pdf

NWTAC has secured funding for 2.5 years to hire a Climate Change/Asset Management Pathfinder to support two cohorts of communities complete asset management inventories and associated climate change risk assessments. For further info or to express interest contact sara@nwtac.com.