Youth Justice Court

The Youth Justice Court is the court designated pursuant to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (Canada) and the Youth Justice Act (Northwest Territories). It hears all Criminal Code charges and territorial statute offences brought against young persons between the ages of 12 and 18, which cannot be disposed of through some alternative community-based measures.

The majority of the cases under this legislation are heard by the Territorial Court as part of its regular sittings in Yellowknife and throughout the Territories on regular circuits.