2026 Trade Mission - Hay River

The Yellowknife Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce an upcoming trade mission to Hay River on Friday July 10, 2026.

The Northwest Territories is entering a period of significant federal investment driven by Arctic sovereignty, national defence, and long-term infrastructure development. The scale of investment coming to this region over the next decade represents a generational opportunity for Northwest Territories communities, businesses, and workers.

The scale of this opportunity is larger than any one community or region and will require strong partnerships, collaboration, and coordinated capacity across the territory.

Yellowknife and Hay River play complementary roles within our territorial economy. Yellowknife serves as a major service, logistics, and business hub, while Hay River remains a critical transportation and gateway community through its rail and port connections, and has strong roots in manufacturing and building. Strengthening collaboration between the two communities is a natural first step in building stronger regional capacity, improving economic readiness, and positioning NWT businesses to better participate in upcoming opportunities.

This mission will bring together Yellowknife and Hay River businesses to build relationships, share insights, and explore opportunities

Participants Can Expect:

• Business networking and relationship building
• Industry and Community Engagement
• Regional economic discussions and opportunity exploration
• Partnership building and industry site visits