This Annual Report provides information about the NWT’s emergency management system, the key risks facing communities, major response activities, and the main areas where the system needs to continue...
The Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act was passed by the Legislative Assembly in May 2019, and NWT 9-1-1 officially launched in November 2019. This Annual Report provides an overview of program...
The AAR includes 35 recommendations of which the GNWT agrees with 26, generally agrees with five; partially agrees with three and disagrees with one. While the GNWT generally agrees with the five...
This After-Action Review provides a detailed description of the preparedness, response and recovery activities related to the 2022 flood event that impacted Town of Hay River, Kátł’odeeche First...
This After-Action Review seeks to reflect on the legislation, operations, experiences and lessons identified during the 2023 wildfire season. It acknowledges the remarkable efforts made and provides a...
The MACA Update aims to inform community governments about new and revised programs, services, and initiatives that were available over the past year. It offers an overview of the anticipated funding...
The Fire Prevention Act (FPA) is the backbone of the legislative framework for structural fire prevention in the Northwest Territories. This framework establishes the system by which the Government of...
Drinking water in the Northwest Territories goes through a number of treatment steps and monitoring tests to ensure that it is safe and of good quality. Community governments, the Government of the...
The annual reports provide an opportunity to review and reflect on the status of fire safety in the Northwest Territories. Fire safety inspections, fire prevention efforts, fire investigations and...
The Northwest Territories Hazard Identification Risk Assessment identifies the hazards and examines the risks that pose a threat to the people, property, environment and economy of the NWT.
A review of the 2021 flood event. The release of this report has been delayed due to numerous emergency events requiring extensive response coordination and associated recovery activities.
In 2022, MACA began a preliminary legislative review of Real Estate Agents' Licensing Act to determine where REALA should be prioritized amongst MACA’s efforts to review and update the other pieces of...
The Stabilizing Non-Government Organization (NGO) Operations Policy was implemented in 2009 as a contribution program to provide short term support to GNWT-funded NGOs facing extraordinary costs that...
This report provides a summary of feedback received on the challenges facing the Sport, Physical Activity and Recreation sector, as well as examples of what is working well and where NWT is achieving...
The Spring 2022 Flood Level Mapping Report describes the survey methods and elevation data for High Water Marks (HWMs) identified and marked in May 2022, following the flood event in the Town of Hay...
This report describes the physical findings of the Ollerhead and Associates Ltd. (O&A) survey of flood levels within the communities of Hay River and K’atl’odeeche First Nation, which are both located...
The Fire Prevention Act and Fire Prevention Regulations have not been fully reviewed since the mid-1950s and have only gone through a few substantive changes since then. Overall, MACA spoke to or...
The purpose of this paper is to: 1. Identify considerations for specific amendments to the FPA and its Regulations. a. Plan Review Function; i. Create an authoritative process for the review of plans...
The objective of this project is to conduct a high-level climate change vulnerability assessment of all GNWT- and community-owned infrastructure located within or associated with NWT communities using...