Legislation of the Northwest Territories
This page provides an alphabetical listing of consolidated territorial Acts and associated regulations. These materials can also be accessed via the legislation search service.
The Acts are the laws approved by the Legislative Assembly, and the regulations are laws that are authorized by an act relating to the application of the act and issued by the administering departments or public bodies. Bills are proposed laws introduced by the Legislative Assembly, and become Acts when enacted by the Legislative Assembly.
- Complete List of Acts
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- Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Act
- Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act
- Adoption Act
- Age of Majority Act
- Agricultural Products Marketing Act
- All-terrain Vehicles Act
- Apology Act
- Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupation Certification Act
- Arbitration Act
- Arbitration Act, 1988
- Archaeological Sites Act
- Architects Act
- Archives Act
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Area Development Act
- Area Development Act
- Cassidy Point Development Area Regulations
- Enterprise Corridor Development Area Regulations
- Enterprise Development Area Regulations
- Ingraham Trail Development Area Firearm
- Inuvik Watershed Development Area Regulations
- Mackenzie Development Area Regulations
- Norman Wells Development Regulations
- Yellowknife Watershed Development Area Regulations
- Aurora College Act
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- Cannabis Products Act
- Change of Name Act
- Charter Communities Act
- Chartered Professional Accountants Act
- Child and Family Services Act
- Children's Law Act
- Choses in Action Act
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Cities, Towns and Villages Act
- Cities, Towns and Villages Act
- Authorized Lenders Regulations
- Cities, Towns and Villages Debt Regulations
- Cities, Towns and Villages Forms Regulations
- Cities, Towns and Villages Investment Regulations
- City of Yellowknife Continuation Order
- Fort Simpson By-law Exemption Regulations
- Fort Smith Council Variation Order
- Norman Wells Council Variation Order
- Order Changing the Status of the Village of Norman Wells
- Town of Fort Smith Continuation Order
- Town of Hay River Continuation Order
- Town of Inuvik Continuation Order
- Village of Fort Simpson Continuation Order
- Village of Norman Wells Continuation Order
- Co-operative Associations Act
- Commercial Tenancies Act
- Commissioner's Land Act
- Community Planning and Development Act
- Condominium Act
- Conflict of Interest Act
- Consumer Protection Act
- Contributory Negligence Act
- Coroners Act
- Corrections Act
- Cost of Credit Disclosure Act
- Court Security Act
- Creditors Relief Act
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- Early Learning and Child Care Act
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Education Act
- Education Act
- Academic Year and School Attendance Regulations
- Aklavik Education District and Aklavik Education Authority Regulations
- Beaufort-Delta Education Division and Beaufort-Delta Divisional Education Council Regulations
- Behchoko Education District and Behchoko District Education Authority Regulations
- Colville Lake Education District and Colville Lake District Education Authority Regulations
- Commission Scolaire Francophone, Territoires du Nord-Ouest Regulations
- Conduct of Business Regulations
- Consultation Regulations
- Dehcho Education Division and Dehcho Divisional Education Council Regulations
- Deline Education District and Deline District Education Authority Regulations
- Dettah Education District and Dettah District Education Authority Regulations
- Education Appeal Regulations
- Education Staff Regulations
- Fort Liard Education District and Fort Liard District Education Authority Regulations
- Fort McPherson Education District and Fort McPherson District Education Authority Regulations
- Fort Providence Education District and Fort Providence District Education Authority Regulations
- Fort Resolution Education District and Fort Resolution District Education Authority Regulations
- Fort Simpson Education District and Fort Simpson District Education Authority Regulations
- Fort Smith Education District and Fort Smith District Education Authority Regulations
- French First Language Education Regulations
- Funding Regulations
- Gameti Education District and Gameti District Education Authority Regulations
- Hay River Education District and Hay River District Education Authority Regulations
- Home Schooling Regulations
- Inuvik Education District and Inuvik District Education Authority Regulations
- Jean Marie River Education District and Jean Marie River District Education Authority Regulations
- K'asho Got'ine District and K'asho Got'ine District Education Authority Regulations
- K'atlodeeche First Nations Education District and K'atlodeeche First Nations District Education Authority Regulations
- Kakisa Lake District and Kakisa Lake District Education Authority Regulations
- Lutsel K'e Education District and Lutsel K'e District Education Authority Regulations
- N'dilo Education District and N'dilo District Education Authority Regulations
- Nahanni Butte Education District and Nahanni Butte District Education Authority Regulations
- Norman Wells Education District and Norman Wells District Education Authority Regulations
- Paulatuk Education District and Paulatuk District Education Authority Regulations
- Petition Regulations
- Principal Certification Regulations
- Private School Regulations
- Public Denominational Education Body Petition Regulations
- Sachs Harbour Education District and Sachs Harbour District Education Authority Regulations
- Safe Schools Regulations
- Sahtu Education Division and Sahtu Divisional Education Council Regulations
- Sambaa K'e Education District and Sambaa K'e District Education Authority Regulations
- South Slave Education Division and South Slave Divisional Education Council Regulations
- Student Record Regulations
- Tlicho Education Division Regulations
- Transportation of Student Regulations
- Tsiigehtchic Education District and Tsiigehtchic District Education Authority Regulations
- Tuktoyaktuk Education District and Tuktoyaktuk District Education Authority Regulations
- Tulita Education District and Tulita District Education Authority Regulations
- Ulukhaktok Education District and Ukuhaktok Education Authority Regulations
- Wekweeti Education District and Wekweeti District Education Authority Regulations
- Whati Education District and Whati District Education Authority Regulations
- Wrigley Education District and Wrigley District Education Authority Regulations
- Yellowknife Education District No. 1 and Yellowknife District Education Authority Regulations
- Yellowknife Education District No. 2 and Yellowknife Public Denominational District Education Authority Regulations
- Elections and Plebiscites Act
- Electoral Boundaries Commission Act
- Electrical Protection Act
- Electronic Transactions Act
- Elevators and Lifts Act
- Emergency Management Act
- Emergency Medical Aid Act
- Employment Standards Act
- Engineering and Geoscience Professions Act
- Environmental Protection Act
- Environmental Rights Act
- Evidence Act
- Exemptions Act
- Explosives Use Act
- Expropriation Act
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- Factors Act
- Family Law Act
- Fatal Accidents Act
- Film Classification Act
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Financial Administration Act
- Financial Administration Act
- Assignment of Debt Regulations
- Assignment of Government Debt Exemption Regulations
- Aviation Turbine Fuel Remission Order
- Contract of Indemnification Exemption Regulations
- Court Services Fees Regulations
- Delegation of Authority Regulations
- Designated Banks Order
- Disposal of Public Property Regulations
- Financial Agreements and Transactions (Petroleum Product Derivatives) Regulations
- Fire Prevention Plan Review Fees Regulations
- Government Contract Regulations
- Guarantees and Indemnities General Regulations
- Indian Income Tax Remission Order
- Interest Rate Regulations
- Investment Regulations
- Isolated Posts Benefits and Allowances Remission Regulations
- Isolated Posts Housing and Travel Assistance Benefits Remission Regulations
- Remission of Statute-Barred Refunds of Income Tax Order
- Financial Agreement Act
- Fine Option Act
- Fire Prevention Act
- Forest Management Act
- Forest Protection Act
- Freshwater Fish Marketing Act
- Frustrated Contracts Act
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Hamlets Act
- Hamlets Act
- Authorized Lenders Regulations
- Enterprise Council Variation Order
- Fort Resolution Council Variation Order
- Hamlet Debt Regulations
- Hamlet Investment Regulations
- Hamlet of Aklavik Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Enterprise Establishment Order
- Hamlet of Fort Liard Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Fort Liard Council Variation Order
- Hamlet of Fort McPherson Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Fort Norman Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Fort Providence Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Fort Resolution Establishment Order
- Hamlet of Holman Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Paulatuk Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Sachs Harbour Continuation Order
- Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk Continuation Order
- Hamlets Forms Regulations
- Order Establishing the Hamlet of Tsiigehtchic
- Order Respecting the Name of the Hamlet of Tulita
- Ulukhaktok Name Order
- Health Information Act
- Health and Social Services Professions Act
- Herd and Fencing Act
- Historical Resources Act
- Home Owners Property Tax Rebate Act
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Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act
- Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Act
- Beaufort-Delta Regional Wellness Council Establishment Order
- Critical Incident Reporting and Investigation Regulations
- Dehcho Regional Wellness Council Establishment Order
- Fort Smith Regional Wellness Council Establishment Order
- General Administration Regulations
- Hay River Health and Social Services Authority Order
- Hay River Regional Wellness Council Establishment Order
- Hospital Insurance Regulations
- Hospital and Health Care Facility Standards
- Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority Establishment Order
- Regional Council Regulations
- Sahtu Regional Wellness Council Establishment Order
- Territorial Board of Management Order
- Territorial Board of Management and Territorial Authority Regulations
- Yellowknife Regional Wellness Council Establishment Order
- Hotel Keepers Act
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Housing Northwest Territories Act
- Housing Northwest Territories Act
- Behchoko Ko Gha K'aodee Order
- Fort Liard Housing Authority Order
- Fort Resolution Housing Authority Order
- Fort Simpson Housing Authority Order
- Fort Smith Housing Authority Order
- Gamètì Housing Authority Order
- Hay River Housing Authority Order
- Inuvik Housing Authority Order
- Lutselk'e Housing Authority Order
- Norman Wells Housing Authority Order
- Somba Ke' Housing Authority Order
- Whatì Housing Authority Order
- Yellowknife Housing Authority Order
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Human Rights Act
- Human Rights Act
- Affirmative Action Program Order
- Order Approving the Preferential Employment Program in the Diavik Diamonds Project Socio-Economic Monitoring Agreement
- Order Approving the Preferential Employment Program in the Snap Lake Diamond Project Socio-Economic Agreement
- Order Approving the Preferential Employment Program in the Socio-Economic Agreement BHP Diamonds Project
- Human Tissue Donation Act
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Hamlets Act
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- Income Tax Act
- Income Tax Collection Agreement Questions Act
- Insurance Act
- Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Act
- Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act
- International Child Abduction Act
- International Commercial Arbitration Act
- International Interests in Mobile Aircraft Equipment Act
- International Sale of Goods Act
- Interpretation Act
- Interprovincial Subpoenas Act
- Intestate Succession Act
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Judicature Act
- Judicature Act
- Court Services Fees Regulations
- Estate Administration Rules
- Examination Fees Regulations
- Fees and Allowances Regulations
- Northwest Territories Divorce Rules
- Rules of the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories Respecting Civil Appeals
- Rules of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories - Part One
- Rules of the Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories - Part Two - Schedules
- Seal of the Supreme Court Regulations
- Jury Act
- Justices of the Peace Act
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Judicature Act
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- Land Titles Act
- Legal Aid Act
- Legal Profession Act
- Legal Questions Act
- Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Act
- Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Act
- Limitation of Actions Act
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Liquor Act
- Liquor Act
- Deline Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Dettah Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Fort Good Hope Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Fort Liard Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Fort McPherson Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Gameti Liquor Prohibition Regulations
- Liquor Regulations
- Lutselk'e Liquor Prohibition Regulations
- Nahanni Butte Liquor Prohibition Regulations
- Paulatuk Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Sambaa K'e Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Tuktoyaktuk Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Tulita Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Ulukhaktok Liquor Restriction Regulations
- Wekweeti Liquor Prohibition Regulations
- Whati Liquor Prohibition Regulations
- Local Authorities Elections Act
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Lotteries Act
- Lotteries Act
- Aklavik Delegation Regulations
- Behchoko Delegation Regulations
- Fort McPherson Delegation Regulations
- Fort Smith Delegation Regulations
- General Delegation Regulations
- Hay River Delegation Regulations
- Inuvik Delegation Regulations
- K'asho Got'ine Delegation Regulations
- Lotteries Regulations
- Lottery Licences Fees Regulations
- Norman Wells Delegation Regulations
- Paulatuk Delegation Regulations
- Tsiigehtchic Delegation Regulations
- Tuktoyaktuk Delegation Regulations
- Tulita Delegation Regulations
- Ulukhaktok Delegation Regulations
- Whati Delegation Regulations
- Yellowknife Delegation Regulations
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- Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act
- Marriage Act
- Married Women's Property Act
- Mechanics Lien Act
- Medical Care Act
- Medical Profession Act
- Mental Health Act
- Midwifery Profession Act
- Mine Health and Safety Act
- Miners Lien Act
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Motor Vehicles Act
- Motor Vehicles Act
- Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device Program Regulations
- Appeal and Review Fee Regulations
- Breath Analysis Equipment Regulations
- Carrier Fitness Regulations
- Driver's Licence Demerit Point Regulations
- Driver's Licence Regulations
- Financial Responsibility Regulations
- General Identification Card Regulations
- Hours of Service Regulations
- Large Vehicle Control Regulations
- Motor Vehicle Equipment Regulations
- Motor Vehicle Registration and Licence Plate Regulations
- Motorcycle Helmet Regulations
- Regulations Respecting Exemptions to the Motor Vehicles Act
- Restricted Electronic Devices Regulations
- School Bus Regulations
- Seasonal Highway Regulations
- Seat Belt Assembly and Child Restraint System Regulations
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- National Indigenous Peoples Day Act
- Natural Resources Conservation Trust Act
- Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Plan Act
- Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Act
- Northwest Territories Heritage Fund Act
- Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation Act
- Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Agreement on Lands and Resources Management Act
- Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement Act
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Northwest Territories Lands Act
- Northwest Territories Lands Act
- Coal Regulations
- Dredging Regulations
- Form of Notification Regulations
- Land Withdrawal Order (Bluefish Lake)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Canol Road)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Central and Eastern Portion of the South Slave Region)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Dehcho Region)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Dinaga Wek'ehodi (North Arm of Great Slave Lake))
- Land Withdrawal Order (Dubawnt Lake)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Eastern Portion of the South Slave Region)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Edéhzhíe (Horn Plateau))
- Land Withdrawal Order (Graham Lake)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Hay River/Enterprise)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Kelly Lake Area)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Pine Point)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Reindeer Grazing Reserve)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Saoyú–Æehdacho (Grizzly Bear Mountain and Scented Grass Hills) National Historic Site)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Snare River)
- Land Withdrawal Order (South Slave/North Slave Regions)
- Land Withdrawal Order (South Slave Region)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Southwestern Portion of Dehcho Region)
- Land Withdrawal Order (Thaidene Nëné (East Arm of Great Slave Lake) Proposed Conservation Area)
- Land Withdrawal Order (White Eagle Falls)
- Mining Regulations
- Northwest Territories Land Use Regulations
- Northwest Territories Lands Regulations
- Oil and Gas Land Regulations
- Quarrying Regulations
- Northwest Territories Power Corporation Act
- Northwest Territories Teachers' Association Act
- Nursing Profession Act
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- Occupational Training Agreements Act
- Official Languages Act
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Oil and Gas Operations Act
- Oil and Gas Operations Act
- Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations
- Oil and Gas Diving Regulations
- Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations
- Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations
- Oil and Gas Installations Regulations
- Oil and Gas Operations Regulations
- Oil and Gas Spills and Debris Liability Regulations
- Regulator Designation Order
- Ombud Act
- Ophthalmic Medical Assistants Act
- Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act
- Optometry Act
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- Partnership and Business Names Act
- Payroll Tax Act
- Perpetuities Act
- Personal Directives Act
- Personal Property Security Act
- Pesticide Act
- Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Act
- Petroleum Resources Act
- Pharmacy Act
- Post-secondary Education Act
- Powers of Attorney Act
- Presumption of Death Act
- Professional Corporations Act
- Property Assessment and Taxation Act
- Prosper NWT Act
- Protected Areas Act
- Protection Against Family Violence Act
- Public Airports Act
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Public Health Act
- Public Health Act
- Crematorium Regulations
- Disease Surveillance Regulations
- Food Establishment Safety Regulations
- General Sanitation Exemption Regulations
- General Sanitation Regulations
- Immunization Regulations
- Personal Service Establishment Regulations
- Public Pool Regulations
- Public Sewerage Systems Regulations
- Reportable Disease Control Regulations
- Tourist Accommodation Health Regulations
- Water Supply System Regulations
- Public Highways Act
- Public Inquiries Act
- Public Library Act
- Public Printing Act
- Public Service Act
- Public Service Garnishee Act
- Public Trustee Act
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Public Utilities Act
- Public Utilities Act
- Aurora Village Electrical Franchise (2019-2029) Order
- Colville Lake Electrical Franchise (2018-2028) Order
- Dettah Electrical Franchise (2018-2028) Order
- Jean Marie River Electrical Franchise (2018-2028) Order
- Kakisa and Dory Point Electrical Franchise (2013-2023) Order
- Lutselk'e Electrical Franchise (2018-2028) Order
- Nahanni Butte Electrical Franchise (2018-2028) Order
- Pine Point Electrical Franchise (2022-2035) Order
- Public Utilities Regulations
- Rules of Practice and Procedure
- Wrigley Electrical Franchise (2018-2028) Order
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- Real Estate Agents' Licensing Act
- Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments (Canada-U.K.) Act
- Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act
- Reindeer Act
- Religious Societies Land Act
- Residential Tenancies Act
- Retirement Plan Beneficiaries Act
- Revolving Funds Act
- Risk Capital Investment Tax Credits Act
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Agreement Act
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- Safety Act
- Sale of Goods Act
- Scientists Act
- Securities Act
- Securities Transfer Act
- Seizures Act
- Senior Citizens Benefits Act
- Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act
- Settlement of International Investment Disputes Act
- Smoking Control and Reduction Act
- Social Assistance Act
- Social Work Profession Act
- Societies Act
- Species at Risk (NWT) Act
- Statistics Act
- Status of Women Council Act
- Statute Revision Act
- Statutory Instruments Act
- Student Financial Assistance Act
- Summary Conviction Procedures Act
- Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act
- Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Act
- Surface Rights Board Act
- Survivorship Act
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- Temporary Variation of Statutory Time Periods (COVID-19 Pandemic Measures) Act
- Tenants in Common Act
- Territorial Court Act
- Territorial Emblems and Honours Act
- Territorial Parks Act
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Tlicho Community Government Act
- Tlicho Community Government Act
- Authorized Lenders (Tlicho Community Government) Regulations
- Behchoko Personal Property Transfer Order
- Debt (Tlicho Community Government) Regulations
- Forms (Tlicho Community Government) Regulations
- Gameti Personal Property Transfer Order
- Investment (Tlicho Community Government) Regulations
- Wekweeti Land Administration Bylaw Establishment Order
- Wekweeti Personal Property Transfer Order
- Whati Personal Property Transfer Order
- Tlicho Community Services Agency Act
- Tlicho Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement Act
- Tobacco Tax Act
- Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Act
- Tourism Act
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act
- Trustee Act
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- Warehouse Keepers Lien Act
- Waste Reduction and Recovery Act
- Water Resources Agreements Act
- Waters Act
- Western Canada Lottery Act
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Wildlife Act
- Wildlife Act
- Big Game Hunting Regulations
- Captive Birds of Prey Regulations
- Conservation Area Regulations
- Declaration of Pest Species Order
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Inuvik Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Olokhaktomiut Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Paulatuk Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Sachs Harbour Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone Regulations
- Nuisance Bison Control Regulations
- Sale of Wildlife Regulations
- Small Game Hunting Regulations
- Trapping Regulations
- Wildlife Business Regulations
- Wildlife Fees Regulations
- Wildlife General Regulations
- Wildlife Licences and Permits Regulations
- Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations
- Wills Act
- Workers' Compensation Act
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Disclaimer
These consolidations are updated monthly and may not be the most current version available. Changes to regulations are published in the Northwest Territories Gazette.
Please note that not all Northwest Territories statutes, regulations and court rules are consolidated in this service. Statutes with a temporary or limited effect, such as appropriations acts, loan authorization acts and acts writing-off or forgiving assets or debts, are not included. Similarly, regulations with a temporary or limited effect, such as bylaw exemption orders and liquor plebiscite orders, are not included.
The consolidations have been prepared for convenience of reference only, and are not an official statement of the law. Users should note that the Government of the Northwest Territories assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of the contents of the consolidations. The authoritative text of statutes can be ascertained from the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the Annual Volumes of the Statutes of the Northwest Territories. Any certified Bills not yet included in the Annual Volumes can be obtained through the Office of the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly. The authoritative text of regulations can be ascertained from the Revised Regulations of the Northwest Territories, 1990 and Part II of the Northwest Territories Gazette.
Copies of the rules of court application to courts in the Northwest Territories are available online.
Copyright Notice
The legislative material in the consolidations may be used for a non-commercial purpose without seeking permission, provided that it is accurately reproduced and includes an acknowledgment of the Government of the Northwest Territories as its source. Reproduction of the legislative material is permitted, in whole or in part, and by any means.
Annual Statutes
Copies of the Annual Statutes volumes can be purchased through the Territorial Printer.