GNWT rejects request from MLA for Indigenous police force
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The federal government is cost-sharing the community safety officer program until the end of 2027-28, the GNWT stated.
Trinh said the GNWT received a total of $4,339,000 from the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program for NWT RCMP in 2026-27.
The money is cost-shared between the two governments, meaning the federal government is paying about $2.2 million and the GNWT is contributing about $2.1 million.
The prime minister also announced $140 million for “crime prevention and culturally sensitive community safety initiatives in First Nation communities across the country.” Who is eligible for this funding and what, specifically, it will be used for was not included in the announcement.
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GNWT rejects request from MLA for Indigenous police force
Alice Twa
Wednesday November 4, 2026 at 5:57am MT
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One MLA says it’s time to “rethink how policing is delivered” and introduce Indigenous-controlled policing, but the NWT government says it doesn’t have the legislation or authority to create a new force.
Jane Weyallon Armstrong, the MLA for Monfwi, asked justice minister Jay Macdonald in the Legislative Assembly last week if the territorial government would explore creating an Indigenous police force.…
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