Budget and Financial Management

Get information on government budgets and how government finances are managed. 

GNWT Budgets

Budget 2026

Budget 2026 describes how GNWT revenues and spending will support of the priorities of the 20th Legislative Assembly in the 2026-27 fiscal year.

Budget 2025

Budget 2025 describes how GNWT revenues and spending will support of the priorities of the 20th Legislative Assembly in the 2025-26 fiscal year.

Budget 2024

Budget 2024 describes how GNWT revenues and spending will support of the priorities of the 20th Legislative Assembly in the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Budget 2023

Budget 2023 describes how GNWT revenues and spending will support of the priorities of the 19th Legislative Assembly in the 2023-24 fiscal year.

Budget 2022

Budget 2022 describes how GNWT revenues and spending will support of the priorities of the 19th Legislative Assembly in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Budget 2021

Budget 2021 describes how GNWT revenues and spending will support of the priorities of the 19th Legislative Assembly in the 2021-22 fiscal year.

Budget 2020

Budget 2020 describes how GNWT revenues and spending will support of the priorities of the 19th Legislative Assembly in the 2020-21 fiscal year.

Financial Reporting

Public Accounts

The Public Accounts are the annual financial statements of the GNWT.

Northwest Territories Heritage Fund

The Northwest Territories Heritage Fund transforms non-renewable resource revenues into a sustainable, income-generating financial asset, securing a perpetual source of revenue for the future.

The Liquor Revolving Fund

The Liquor Revolving Fund provides working capital to finance the operations of the Liquor Licensing Board, the Liquor Commission and the administration and enforcement of the Liquor Act.

Financial Administration Manual

The policies included in the GNWT’s Financial Administration Manual (FAM) provide the framework for improved accountability, transparency and fiscal responsibility with respect to public money and any other money administered by the GNWT.

Learn about the budget

How the budget works

The Budget is the Government’s plan for its revenues and spending for a fiscal year.

Restoring Balance: A Fiscal Sustainability Strategy for the 20th Legislative Assembly

The Fiscal Strategy for the Northwest Territories 20th Legislative Assembly restores fiscal sustainability through adherence to the Fiscal Responsibility Policy.
Updated: May 05, 2026