Thank you, Minister of Municipal and Community Affairs and Infrastructure. Tabling of documents. Minister of Finance.
Debates of Oct. 30th, 2025
This is page numbers of the Hansard for the 20th Assembly, 1st Session. The original version can be accessed on the Legislative Assembly's website or by contacting the Legislative Assembly Library. The word of the day was housing.
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Tabled Document 420-20(1): Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation Fund Annual Report 2024-2025
Tabled Document 421-20(1): Plain Language Summary for Bill 33, Technical Safety Statutes Amendment Act
Tabled Document 422-20(1): Statement of Consistency for Bill 33, Technical Safety Statutes Amendment Act
Tabling Of Documents
Tabled Document 423-20(1): Inter-Activity Transfers Over $250,000 (April 1 to June 30, 2025)
Tabling Of Documents
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Inter-Activity Transfers Over $250,000 (April 1st to June 30th, 2025). Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 423-20(1): Inter-Activity Transfers Over $250,000 (April 1 to June 30, 2025)
Tabling Of Documents
Tabled Document 424-20(1): NWT Department of Health and Social Services Annual Report 2024-2025
Tabled Document 425-20(1): 2024-2025 Annual Report - Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority
Tabled Document 426-20(1): Tlicho Community Services Agency Health & Social Services Annual Report 2024-25
Tabled Document 427-20(1): Hay River Health and Social Services Authority Annual Report 2024-2025
Tabled Document 428-20(1): 2024-2025 Annual Report - Director of Child and Family Services
Tabling Of Documents
Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following five documents: NWT Department of Health and Social Services Annual Report 2024-2025; 2024-2025 Annual Report Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority; Tlicho Community Services Agency HSS Annual Report 2024-25; Hay River Health and Social Services Authority Annual Report 2024-2025; and, 2024-2025 Annual Report - Director of Child and Family Services. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 424-20(1): NWT Department of Health and Social Services Annual Report 2024-2025
Tabled Document 425-20(1): 2024-2025 Annual Report - Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority
Tabled Document 426-20(1): Tlicho Community Services Agency Health & Social Services Annual Report 2024-25
Tabled Document 427-20(1): Hay River Health and Social Services Authority Annual Report 2024-2025
Tabled Document 428-20(1): 2024-2025 Annual Report - Director of Child and Family Services
Tabling Of Documents
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Tabling of documents. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.
Tabled Document 429-20(1): Operating Plans for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2025-2026 School Year Ending June 30, 2026, Volumes 1 and 2
Tabling Of Documents
Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Operating Plans for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2025-2026 School Year Ending June 30th, 2026, Volumes 1 and 2. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 429-20(1): Operating Plans for Northwest Territories Education Bodies for the 2025-2026 School Year Ending June 30, 2026, Volumes 1 and 2
Tabling Of Documents
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Education, Culture and Employment. Tabling of documents. Minister of Justice.
Tabled Document 430-20(1): Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2024 Annual Report
Tabling Of Documents
Jay MacDonald Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document: Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2024 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Tabled Document 430-20(1): Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2024 Annual Report
Tabling Of Documents
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice. Tabling of documents. Notices of motion. Member from Yellowknife Centre.
Tabled Document 430-20(1): Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2024 Annual Report
Tabling Of Documents
Robert Hawkins Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I seek unanimous consent to go back to item number 9 on the orders of the day, written questions. Thank you.
Tabled Document 430-20(1): Northwest Territories Coroner Service 2024 Annual Report
Tabling Of Documents
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Member from Yellowknife Centre. Member from Yellowknife Centre is seeking unanimous consent to go to number 9. We have one nay.
Notices of motion. Notices of motion for the first reading of bills. First reading of bills. Minister of Justice.
Bill 34: Trespass to Property Act, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
Jay MacDonald Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 34, Trespass to Property Act, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 34: Trespass to Property Act, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 34 is deemed to have first reading and is ready for second reading.
First reading of bills. Minister of Justice.
Bill 35: Miscellaneous Statutes Law Amendment Act, 206, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
Jay MacDonald Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 35, Miscellaneous Statutes Law Amendment Act, 2026, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 35: Miscellaneous Statutes Law Amendment Act, 206, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
October 30th, 2025
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Justice. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 35 is deemed to have first reading and is ready for second reading.
First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Bill 36: Appropriation Act, (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2026-2027, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 36, Appropriation Act, (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2026-2027, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 36: Appropriation Act, (Infrastructure Expenditures), 2026-2027, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Finance. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 36 is deemed to have first reading and is ready for second reading.
First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Bill 37: Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2024-2025, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 37, Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2024-2025, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 37: Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Operations Expenditures and Borrowing Authorization), No. 3, 2024-2025, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Finance. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 37 is deemed to have first reading and is ready for second reading.
First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Bill 38: Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 38, Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 38: Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Infrastructure Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Finance. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 38 is deemed to have first reading and is ready for second reading.
First reading of bills. Minister of Finance.
Bill 39: Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
Caroline Wawzonek Yellowknife South
Mr. Speaker, I wish to present to the House Bill 39, Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026, to be read for the first time. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 39: Supplementary Appropriation Act, (Operations Expenditures), No. 2, 2025-2026, Deemed Read
First Reading Of Bills
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Finance. Pursuant to Rule 8.2(3), Bill 39 is deemed to have first reading and is ready for second reading.
First reading of bills. Second reading of bills. Minister of Infrastructure.
Bill 33: Technical Safety Statutes Amendment Act, Carried
Second Reading Of Bills
Vince McKay Hay River South
Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River North, that Bill 33, Technical Safety Statutes Amendment Act, be read for the second time.
The proposed Technical Safety Standards Statutes Amendment Act will amend the Elevators and Lifts Act to become the Technical Safety Act which sets out common core provisions that would apply in all fields of work brought under the Act. The proposed Act will harmonize and streamline permitting fees and inspection powers for regulated products currently within the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Act, Electrical Protection Act, Gas Protection Act, and Elevator and Lifts Act. All four current electromechanical statutes will be progressively repealed and integrated into the new Technical Safety Act. The bill will align with similar legislation in other jurisdictions thus facilitating labour mobility and trade between the NWT and other Canadian territories and provinces. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Bill 33: Technical Safety Statutes Amendment Act, Carried
Second Reading Of Bills
The Speaker Shane Thompson
Thank you, Minister of Infrastructure. The motion is in order. To the principle of the bill.