GNWT - INDUSTRY TOURISM AND INVESTMENT: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Yellowknife, NT · grants and contributions register · Northwest Territories

GNWT - INDUSTRY TOURISM AND INVESTMENT: federal grants and contributions: 14 agreements; $7.4M value; 1 departments; 6 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-14V4QOI1CZ · Cite as: Assay Systems, “GNWT - INDUSTRY TOURISM AND INVESTMENT: federal grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/gnwt-industry-tourism-and-investment/

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14agreements
$7.4Mvalue
1departments
6programs

Largest agreements

Slave Geological Province Exploration Development Initiative$2.4Mvalue2018start2020end

Conduct a two year, high-resolution airborne geophysical survey and surficial mapping program.

NWT - Business Relief$1.0Mvalue2023start2024end

The Government of the Northwest Territories will use the eligibility rules for the Support Entrepreneurs and Economic Development (SEED) project to distribute these funds to businesses in the Northwest Territories. This will be completed as matching funds to those approved under their Operation Support for Businesses Affected by Wildfire Evacuation initiative.

Tourism Restart Investment Program$800Kvalue2021start2022end

For the deployment of Tourism Restart Investment Program (TRIP) to tourism businesses under the Tourism Relief Fund guidelines. TRIP will support businesses to: adapt and enhance protocols for tourism activities; upgrade infrastructure for health and safety requirements to keep visitors and employees safe; train new and returning employees in tourism experience delivery; and, support marketing activities.

Growth and Recovery by Investing in Tourism$750Kvalue2020start2021end

To provide support to the territorial tourism sector to develop products, market domestically or adapt to pandemic conditions.

NWT Film and Media Sector Growth Initiatives$605Kvalue2023start2025end

A project to develop and deliver the NWT Film and Media Sector Mentorship Program and the NWT Film Locations Initiative.

Tourism Restart Investment Program (TRIP)$600Kvalue2022start2023end

Funding to support small businesses in restarting the tourism industry in the Northwest Territories.

Enhancement of Territorial Mineral Incentive Programs$500Kvalue2021start2022end

The Recipient will undertake a project titled Enhancement of Territorial Mineral Incentive Programs (MIP). The project will allow for a second, winter in-take cycle for the Mineral Incentive Programs.

Pan Territorial Investment Promotion Initiative - Mining and Mineral Exploration$420Kvalue2024start2027end

The Governments of Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut are receiving $420,000 (66% of total project costs) towards a three-year $630,000 pan-territorial investment promotion initiative to support mining sector development. The initiative is aimed at increasing the profile of the Canadian North’s geological endowment and investment opportunities in the territories’ mining industries, and will be done by planning and executing specific investment promotion events at a number of leading mining industry focused trade events.

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Mackenzie Delta Floating Liquefied Natural Gas$150Kvalue2021start2021end

A one-year project to conduct a preliminary economic assessment to develop infrastructure in order to export Mackenzie Delta liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Asian markets via the Beaufort sea.

Assessing NWT Geological Materials for Cement Production$100.0Kvalue2022start2024end

A project to assess geological materials for cement production in the NWT.

Northern Economic Development Practitioners (NEDP) Conference 2025$50.2Kvalue2025start2026end

The funding allocated for the one-year initiative will support the planning and execution of the 2025 Northern Economic Development Practitioners (NEDP) Conference.

High-Resolution Airborne Geophysical Survey for Critical Minerals$1value2024start2026end

The Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment (GNWT-ITI) is receiving $600,000.00 to complete a one-year project to complete a high-resolution airborne geophysical survey for critical minerals near Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Geological Analysis of Carbon Sequestration Potential$1value2023start2026end

The Government of the Northwest Territories will analyze the entire territory for potential locations where CO2 could be sequestered as part of the potential development of natural gas projects in the North.

Mineral Resource Act Regulations Change Management Capacity Development$0value2024start2027end

The GNWT’s Department of Industry, Tourism & Investment (ITI) is receiving a non-repayable contribution to complete a two-year project focuses on providing training and capacity building to ensure that staff from Indigenous Governments and Organizations are well-equipped to understand and act upon the new Mineral Resources Act (MRA) documentation and regulations

Departments

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency14agreements$7.4Mvalue6programs
  • Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development
  • IDEANorth
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund
  • Tourism Relief Fund
  • Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)
  • Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)

All grants from Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Years

20251agreements$50.2Kvalue1programs
  • IDEANorth
20243agreements$420Kvalue1programs
  • IDEANorth
20233agreements$1.6Mvalue1programs
  • IDEANorth
20222agreements$700Kvalue2programs
  • Tourism Relief Fund (TRF)
  • IDEANorth
20213agreements$1.4Mvalue3programs
  • Tourism Relief Fund
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund
  • Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)
20201agreements$750Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Relief and Recovery Fund
20181agreements$2.4Mvalue1programs
  • Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.