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Northwest Territories — Consolidated Statutes
Page 1 of 7 ACTS OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – ADMINISTERING DEPARTMENTS October 13, 2025 Name of Act Administering Department Aboriginal Custom Adoption Recognition Health and Social Services Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Justice/Legislative Assembly Adoption Health and Social Services Age of Majority Justice Agricultural Products Marketing Industry, Tourism and Investment All-terrain Vehicles Infrastructure Apology Justice Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupation Certification Education, Culture and Employment Appropriations Act* Finance Arbitration Justice Arbitration Act,1988 Justice Archaeological Sites Education, Culture and Employment Architects Infrastructure Archives Education, Culture and Employment Area Development Lands Aurora College Education, Culture and Employment Boilers and Pressure Vessels Infrastructure Builders' Lien Justice Business Corporations Justice Business Licence Municipal and Community Affairs Cannabis Products Finance Change of Name Health and Social Services Charter Communities Municipal and Community Affairs Chartered Professional Accountants Finance Child and Family Services Health and Social Services Children's Law Justice Choses in Action Justice Cities, Towns and Villages Municipal and Community Affairs Commercial Tenancies Justice Commissioner's Land Environment and Climate Change Community Planning and Development Municipal and Community Affairs Condominium Justice Conflict of Interest Justice Consumer Protection Municipal and Community Affairs Contributory Negligence Act Justice Co-operative Associations Act Justice Coroners Justice
Page 2 of 7 Name of Act Administering Department Corrections Justice Cost of Credit Disclosure Municipal and Community Affairs Court Security Justice Creditors Relief Justice Defamation Justice Deh Cho Bridge Infrastructure Délįnę Final Self-Government Agreement Executive and Indigenous Affairs Dental Auxiliaries Health and Social Services Dental Mechanics Health and Social Services Dental Profession Health and Social Services Department of Justice Justice Dependants Relief Justice Devolution of Real Property Justice Dog Municipal and Community Affairs Donation of Food Justice Early Learning and Child Care Education, Culture and Employment Education Education, Culture and Employment Elections and Plebiscites Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries Commission Legislative Assembly Electrical Protection Infrastructure Electronic Transactions Justice Elevators and Lifts Infrastructure Emergency Management Municipal and Community Affairs Emergency Medical Aid Health and Social Services Employment Standards Education, Culture and Employment Environmental Protection Environment and Climate Change Environmental Rights Environment and Climate Change Evidence Justice Exemptions Justice Explosives Use Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Expropriation Justice Factors Justice Family Law Justice Fatal Accidents Justice Film Classification Municipal and Community Affairs Financial Administration Finance Financial Agreement Finance Fine Option Justice Fire Prevention Municipal and Community Affairs Forest Act (NIF) Environment and Climate Change
Page 3 of 7 Name of Act Administering Department Forest Management Environment and Climate Change Forest Protection Environment and Climate Change Forgiveness of Debts Act* Finance Freshwater Fish Marketing Industry, Tourism and Investment Frustrated Contracts Justice Garage Keepers Lien Justice Gas Protection Infrastructure Guardianship and Trusteeship Health and Social Services/Justice Gunshot and Stab Wound Mandatory Disclosure Justice Hamlets Municipal and Community Affairs Health and Social Services Professions Health and Social Services Health Information Health and Social Services Herd and Fencing Industry, Tourism and Investment Historical Resources Education, Culture and Employment Home Owners' Property Tax Rebate Municipal and Community Affairs Hospital Insurance and Health and Social Services Administration Health and Social Services Hotel Keepers Justice Housing Northwest Territories Housing NWT Human Rights Justice/Legislative Assembly Human Tissue Donation Health and Social Services Income Tax Finance Income Tax Collection Agreement Questions Finance Insurance Finance Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Health and Social Services Interjurisdictional Support Orders Justice International Child Abduction Justice International Commercial Arbitration Justice International Interests in Mobile Aircraft Equipment Justice International Sale of Goods Justice
Interpretation Justice Interprovincial Subpoenas Justice Intestate Succession Justice Judicature Justice Jury Justice Justices of the Peace Justice Land Titles Justice Legal Aid Justice Legal Profession Justice Legal Questions Justice
Page 4 of 7 Name of Act Administering Department Legislative Assembly and Executive Council Executive and Indigenous Affairs/Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly Retiring Allowances Legislative Assembly Limitation of Actions Justice Liquor Finance Loan Authorization Act* Finance Local Authorities Elections Municipal and Community Affairs Lotteries Municipal and Community Affairs Maintenance Orders Enforcement Justice Marriage Health and Social Services Married Women's Property Justice Mechanics Lien Justice Medical Care Health and Social Services Medical Profession Health and Social Services Mental Health Health and Social Services Midwifery Profession Health and Social Services Mine Health and Safety Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Mineral Resources Act (NIF) Industry, Tourism and Investment Miners Lien Justice Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act* Justice Missing Persons Act (NIF) Justice Motor Vehicles Infrastructure National Indigenous Peoples Day Executive and Indigenous Affairs Natural Resources Conservation Trust Environment and Climate Change Northern Employee Benefits Services Pension Plan Finance Northwest Territories 9-1-1 Municipal and Community Affairs Northwest Territories Heritage Fund Finance Northwest Territories Hydro Corporation Northwest Territories Power Corporation Northwest Territories Indigenous-Led Conservation Fund Establishment Executive and Indigenous Affairs Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Agreement on Lands and Resources Management Executive and Indigenous Affairs Northwest Territories Intergovernmental Resource Revenue Sharing Agreement Executive and Indigenous Affairs Northwest Territories Lands Environment and Climate Change/ Industry, Tourism and Investment Northwest Territories Power Corporation Northwest Territories Power Corporation Northwest Territories Teachers' Association Finance Nursing Profession Health and Social Services Occupational Training Agreements Education, Culture and Employment Official Languages Education, Culture and Employment/Legislative Assembly
Page 5 of 7 Name of Act Administering Department Oil and Gas Operations Industry, Tourism and Investment Ombud Justice/Legislative Assembly Ophthalmic Medical Assistants Health and Social Services Opioid Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Justice Optometry Health and Social Services Partnership and Business Names Justice Payroll Tax Finance Perpetuities Justice Personal Directives Health and Social Services Personal Property Security Justice Pesticide Environment and Climate Change Petroleum Products and Carbon Tax Finance Petroleum Resources Industry, Tourism and Investment Pharmacy Health and Social Services Post-secondary Education Education, Culture and Employment Powers of Attorney Justice Practice of Engineering, Geoscience and Applied Science Technology Infrastructure Presumption of Death Justice Professional Corporations Justice Property Assessment and Taxation Finance/Municipal and Community Affairs Prosper NWT Industry, Tourism and Investment Protected Areas Environment and Climate Change Protection Against Family Violence Justice Public Airports Infrastructure Public Health Health and Social Services Public Highways Infrastructure Public Inquiries Justice Public Land Act (NIF) Environment and Climate Change Public Library Education, Culture and Employment Public Printing Justice Public Service Finance Public Service Garnishee Justice Public Trustee Justice Public Utilities Executive and Indigenous Affairs Real Estate Agents' Licensing Municipal and Community Affairs Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Justice Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments (Canada- U.K.) Justice Reindeer Environment and Climate Change Religious Societies Land Justice
Page 6 of 7 Name of Act Administering Department Residential Tenancies Justice Retirement Plan Beneficiaries Finance/Justice Revolving Funds Finance Risk Capital Investment Tax Credits Finance Royal Canadian Mounted Police Agreement Justice Safety Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Sale of Goods Justice Scientists Education, Culture and Employment Securities Justice Securities Transfer Justice Seizures Justice Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Municipal and Community Affairs Senior Citizens Benefits Education, Culture and Employment Settlement of International Investment Disputes Justice Smoking Control and Reduction Health and Social Services Social Assistance Education, Culture and Employment Social Work Profession Health and Social Services Societies Justice Species at Risk (NWT) Environment and Climate Change Statistics Finance Status of Women Council Executive and Indigenous Affairs Statute Revision Justice Statutory Instruments Justice Student Financial Assistance Education, Culture and Employment
Summary Conviction Procedures Justice Supplementary Appropriation Act* Finance Supplementary Retiring Allowances Legislative Assembly Supply Chain Management Professional Designation Finance Surface Rights Board Environment and Climate Change Survivorship Justice Temporary Variation of Statutory Time Periods (COVID-19 Pandemic Measures) Justice Tenants in Common Justice Territorial Court Justice Territorial Emblems and Honours Legislative Assembly Territorial Parks Industry, Tourism and Investment Tłı̨chǫ Community Government Municipal and Community Affairs Tłı ̨ chǫ Community Services Agency Executive and Indigenous Affairs Tłı ̨ chǫ Land Claims and Self-Government Agreement Executive and Indigenous Affairs
Page 7 of 7 Name of Act Administering Department Tobacco and Vapour Products Control Health and Social Services Tobacco Damages and Health Care Costs Recovery Act (NIF) Justice Tobacco Tax Finance Tourism Industry, Tourism and Investment Transportation of Dangerous Goods Infrastructure Trustee Justice Union of Northern Workers Finance United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Executive and Indigenous Affairs Variation of Trusts Justice Veterinary Profession Health and Social Services Victims of Crime Justice Vital Statistics Health and Social Services Warehouse Keepers Lien Justice Waste Reduction and Recovery Environment and Climate Change Waste Reduction and Recovery Act (NIF) Environment and Climate Change Water Resources Agreements Environment and Climate Change Waters Environment and Climate Change Western Canada Lottery Municipal and Community Affairs Wildlife Environment and Climate Change Wills Justice Workers' Compensation Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission Write-Off of Assets and Debts Act* Finance Youth Justice Justice * Recurring statutes that indicate the relevant fiscal year in the title (eg.
Appropriation Act (Infrastructure Expenditures) 2018-2019). (NIF)
An Act with this notation is completely or predominantly not in force as of the date of this report.