The Labour Market Recovery Wage Grant is intended to support employers impacted by restrictions on
gathering sizes imposed by a relevant public health order by providing funding for a Wage Grant. The
objective is to support employers to retain or bring staff back into the workplace in an environment where the
employer has lost revenue due to the introduction of orders or gathering restrictions issued or amended by
the OCPHO after August 1, 2021.
Non-essential businesses can apply for a Wage Grant of maximum $2,000 per employee, to a maximum of
$10,000 per employer. Applications will be processed in the order of receipt and this initiative will remain in
effect until March 31, 2022 or that the allocated funding is spen
E.C.E Sahtu region Career development Team
Career development officer for communities: Norman wells, Colville Lake & Fort Good Hope: Samantha Wright-Smith Samantha_Wright-Smith@gov.nt.ca, (867)587-7159: 1013
Career development officer for communities: Deline & Tulita: Shelley Pierrot Shelley_Pierrot@gov.nt.ca, (867)587-7159: 1014
Regional manager, career development: Bala Tirupathi Bala_Tirupathi@gov.nt.ca, (867)587-7159: 1012