---
title: "Public services in Northwest Territories: who handles what"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories"
description: "Public services in Northwest Territories: 52 services, the 12 biggest cities and towns and 76 public places from open data. 13 territorial bodies on record."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Public services in Northwest Territories

Territory

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

Who handles public services in Northwest Territories, with a page for each of 52 services. Below: the 12 biggest cities and towns and the main territorial government bodies.

## At a glance

- 52 public services have a page for Northwest Territories on this site.
- 22 cities, towns and communities in Northwest Territories have public places on the map, 76 places in all.
- The biggest by population is Yellowknife: 20,340 people (2021 Census). Source: [Statistics Canada, Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), table 98-10-0002-01, 2021 Census of Population](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201) (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
- 13 territorial government bodies in Northwest Territories are on record.

## Services

### Identity and documents

- [Order a birth certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/birth-certificate/northwest-territories): Vital Statistics, Health Services Administration Office (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Order a death certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/northwest-territories): Vital Statistics, Health Services Administration Office (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Order a marriage certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-certificate/northwest-territories): Vital Statistics, Health Services Administration Office (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Legally change your name](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/name-change/northwest-territories): Registrar General of Vital Statistics (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Get a photo ID card (if you don't drive)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/photo-id-card/northwest-territories): Driver and Vehicle Services (Department of Infrastructure, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Change your address with the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/northwest-territories): Government of the Northwest Territories

### Driving and vehicles

- [Get, renew or replace a driver's licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/drivers-licence/northwest-territories): Driver and Vehicle Services (Department of Infrastructure, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Book a road test or knowledge test](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/driving-test/northwest-territories): Driver and Vehicle Services (Department of Infrastructure, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Register a vehicle and renew licence plates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vehicle-registration/northwest-territories): Driver and Vehicle Services (Department of Infrastructure, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Get an accessible parking permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/accessible-parking/northwest-territories): Government of the Northwest Territories
- [Check road conditions and closures (511)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/road-conditions/northwest-territories): DriveNWT (Department of Infrastructure)

### Health

- [Apply for or renew your health card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-card/northwest-territories): Health Services Administration Office (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/northwest-territories): Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA)
- [Talk to a nurse (811 health line)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-advice-line/northwest-territories): 811 (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Get help paying for prescription drugs (pharmacare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/northwest-territories): Extended Health Benefits (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Vaccines and immunization records](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/immunization/northwest-territories): Public health and community health centres (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Register as an organ and tissue donor](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/organ-donor/northwest-territories): Department of Health and Social Services (registrations held in the Alberta Organ and Tissue Donation Registry)
- [Home care and community care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/northwest-territories): Home and Community Care (Department of Health and Social Services) and regional health authorities

### Family and children

- [Register a baby's birth](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-birth/northwest-territories): Registrar General of Vital Statistics (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Get a marriage licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/northwest-territories): Registrar General of Vital Statistics and community Marriage License Issuers (Department of Health and Social Services)
- [Get help paying for child care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-care-subsidy/northwest-territories): Early Learning and Child Care (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)
- [Find licensed child care or daycare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-child-care/northwest-territories): Early Learning and Child Care (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)
- [Collect child or spousal support](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-support-enforcement/northwest-territories): Maintenance Enforcement Program (Department of Justice, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Report child abuse or neglect](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/report-child-abuse/northwest-territories): Child and Family Services (Department of Health and Social Services and regional health and social services authorities)

### Benefits and money

- [Apply for income assistance (welfare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-assistance/northwest-territories): Income Security Programs, ECE Service Centres (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)
- [Disability income support from the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/northwest-territories): Income Assistance for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)

### Work and business

- [Register a business name or incorporate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/northwest-territories): Corporate Registries (Department of Justice, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Report a workplace injury (workers' compensation)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/workplace-injury/northwest-territories): Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC)
- [Your rights at work: pay, hours, leave and firing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-standards/northwest-territories): Employment Standards Office (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)
- [Get help finding a job or training](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-services/northwest-territories): ECE Service Centres (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)
- [Become an apprentice or get certified in a trade](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/apprenticeship/northwest-territories): Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupation Certification (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)

### Housing and property

- [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles/northwest-territories): Land Titles Office (Department of Justice, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment/northwest-territories): Property Assessment Division (Department of Municipal and Community Affairs)
- [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes/northwest-territories): Rental Office (Department of Justice, Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Apply for social or affordable housing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/northwest-territories): Housing NWT (NWT Housing Corporation) through Local Housing Organizations

### Education

- [Student Financial Assistance in the Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-student-loans/northwest-territories): Student Financial Assistance (Government of the Northwest Territories)
- [Apply for student loans and grants](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/student-aid/northwest-territories): Student Financial Assistance (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)
- [Get a high school transcript or diploma copy](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/high-school-transcript/northwest-territories): NWT Student Records (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)

### Justice and safety

- [Sue for a small amount (small claims)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/small-claims/northwest-territories): Territorial Court of the Northwest Territories (civil claims)
- [Get legal aid](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/legal-aid/northwest-territories): NWT Legal Aid Commission
- [Make a human rights complaint](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/human-rights-complaint/northwest-territories): Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
- [Complain about a business (consumer protection)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/consumer-complaint/northwest-territories): Consumer Affairs (Department of Municipal and Community Affairs)
- [Emergency alerts and how to prepare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/northwest-territories): NWT Alert (Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Emergency Management)

### Environment and outdoors

- [Buy a fishing licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/fishing-licence/northwest-territories): Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC)
- [Buy a hunting licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/hunting-licence/northwest-territories): Department of Environment and Climate Change (ECC) regional offices
- [Reserve a campsite in a provincial or territorial park](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-park-camping/northwest-territories): NWT Parks (Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment)
- [Wildfire status and fire bans](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/wildfire/northwest-territories): NWT Fire (Department of Environment and Climate Change)

### Immigration, citizenship and travel

- [Immigrate through a province or territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-nominee/northwest-territories): NWT Nominee Program (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)

### Voting and democracy

- [Vote in a provincial or territorial election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-provincial/northwest-territories): Elections NWT
- [Find your member of the provincial or territorial legislature](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-mla/northwest-territories): Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories

### Seniors

- [Apply for a long-term care home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/northwest-territories): Continuing Care Services (Department of Health and Social Services) and regional health authorities
- [Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/northwest-territories): Income Security Programs (Department of Education, Culture and Employment)

## Biggest cities and towns

- [Yellowknife](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/yellowknife): population 20,340, 37 public places
- [Hay River](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/hay-river): population 3,169, 6 public places
- [Inuvik](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/inuvik): population 3,137, 2 public places
- [Fort Smith](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/fort-smith): population 2,248, 7 public places
- [Behchokò](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/behchoko): population 1,746, 1 public place
- [Fort Simpson](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/fort-simpson): population 1,100, 1 public place
- [Tuktoyaktuk](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/tuktoyaktuk): population 937, 2 public places
- [Norman Wells](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/norman-wells): population 673, 2 public places
- [Fort McPherson](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/fort-mcpherson): population 647, 1 public place
- [Fort Providence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/fort-providence): population 618, 1 public place
- [Aklavik](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/aklavik): population 536, 2 public places
- [Fort Liard](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/northwest-territories/fort-liard): population 468, 1 public place

## Main territorial government bodies

- [The Government of Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-northwest-territories) ([website](http://www.gov.nt.ca/))
- [Housing Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/housing-northwest-territories) ([website](https://www.nwthc.gov.nt.ca/en))
- [Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/northwest-territories-human-rights-commission) ([website](http://www.nwrhumanrights.ca/))
- [Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/workers-safety-and-compensation-commission) ([website](https://wscc.nt.ca/))
- [Arctic Energy Alliance](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/arctic-energy-alliance) ([website](https://aea.nt.ca/))
- [Inuvialuit Water Board](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/inuvialuit-water-board) ([website](https://www.inuvwb.ca/))
- [Northwest Territories Liquor Licensing Board](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/northwest-territories-liquor-licensing-board) ([website](https://www.eia.gov.nt.ca/en/liquor-licensing-board))
- [Northwest Territories Surface Rights Board](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/northwest-territories-surface-rights-board) ([website](https://www.eia.gov.nt.ca/en/nwt-surface-rights-board))
- [Prosper NWT](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/prosper-nwt) ([website](https://prospernwt.ca/))
- [Public Trustee for the Northwest Territories - Estate & Trust Fund](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/public-trustee-for-the-northwest-territories-estate-and-trust-fund) ([website](https://www.justice.gov.nt.ca/en/boards-agencies/public-trustee-office/))
- [Sport North Federation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/sport-north-federation) ([website](https://www.sportnorth.com/))
- [Status of Women Council of the Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/status-of-women-council-of-the-northwest-territories) ([website](https://nwtwomen.ca/))

13 territorial government bodies are on record in all.

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## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Public services in Northwest Territories: who handles what", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories