Legislation

Below are useful links to some of the legislation governing the management of Crown Land in the Northwest Territories.

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 
• Federal Real Property and Federal Immovables Act 
• Federal Real Property Regulations 
• Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA) 
• Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations 
  Note: Applies to all land (government and private) in the Northwest Territories, except Wood Buffalo National Park
• Northwest Territories Waters Act and Regulations 
• Northwest Territories and Nunavut Mining Regulations 
• Territorial Coal Regulations 
• Territorial Dredging Regulations  
• Territorial Lands Act 
• Territorial Lands Regulations 
• Territorial Land Use Regulations 
  (applicable only in the Inuvialuit Settlement Area)
• Territorial Quarrying Regulations 

For more information about required land use regulations in the Northwest Territories, please contact the various NWT land and water boards.

Permits and Licences