NWT Region Operational Directorates

Aboriginal and Territorial Relations

Aboriginal and Territorial Relations (ATR) supports departmental work related to the negotiation and implementation of land, resource and governance agreements in the Northwest Territories. The directorate also supports NWT political development, intergovernmental matters, and resource management board relations.

4th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867)669-2602

Board Relations Secretariat 
The Board Relations Secretariat (BRS) helps implement land claim agreements and supports strong working relationships and partnerships with the territory's resource management boards.

6th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2569

Devolution is the transfer of INAC's remaining provincial-type responsibilities to territorial governments. These responsibilities include the legislative powers, programs and responsibilities for land and resources onshore associated primarily with INAC's Northern Affairs Organization. 

Negotiations in the NWT are at the Agreement-in-Principle stage. Once an Agreement-in-Principle is reached, it will set out the general approach for the next stage - the negotiation of a final Devolution Transfer Agreement.

Northern Affairs Organization officials in headquarters and the Devolution office in the NWT Region support the Chief Federal Negotiator in conducting negotiations on INAC's behalf. Our regional Devolution office also coordinates regional input and engages other federal departments.

4th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2602

Consultation Support Unit

The Consultation Support Unit provides advice and assistance to internal and external parties in relation to Crown consultation with Aboriginal people.

6th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2865

Indian and Inuit Services

INAC's Indian and Inuit Services Directorate (I&IS) is responsible for supporting First Nations and Inuit organizations in their initiatives to obtain control and accountability for the delivery of a variety of programs and services in their communities. The directorate assists Aboriginal peoples in achieving their vision and aspirations by fulfilling our legal obligations and fostering capacity building.

5th Floor, Precambrian Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2617

Mineral and Petroleum Resources

The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Directorate is responsible for the disposition and administration of mineral and oil and gas resources within the Northwest Territories. It supports and promotes resource development in a responsible and environmentally sustainable manner.  The directorate provides guidance and a range of information and advice to industry, Aboriginal organizations, communities and government including legislative and regulatory requirements, mineral, oil and gas rights and geoscience data. Additionally, the directorate monitors and tracks activity levels in the mining and oil and gas sectors in the Northwest Territories, providing updates to regional management and other clients.

6th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867)669-2571 

Pipeline Readiness Office

The Pipeline Readiness Office (PRO) coordinates the review of the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) for INAC; and, it supports Aboriginal Groups, northerners, regulators, industry and other government organizations in preparing for the proposed project.

9th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2855

Operations

The Operations Directorate administers the field activities of the department in the NWT through its district and sub-district offices. It regulates the use of land under the Territorial Lands Act and the Federal Real Property Act through its Land Administration office.  District offices are located throughout the NWT and are responsible for the administration, inspection and enforcement of environmental legislation, and serve as the field contact for all departmental clients.

6th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2630

Contaminants and Remediation

INAC recognizes that contaminated sites must be managed to protect the health and safety of Northerners, to safeguard the environment and to restore a precious part of Canada's natural environment. Management approaches can include monitoring, care and maintenance, and remediation. The Contaminants and Remediation Directorate (CARD) brings together all of INAC's work associated with federal contaminated sites in the NWT, and the Northern Contaminants Program. The directorate, working closely with Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), is currently managing over 25 contaminated sites in the NWT, at various stages of remediation.

Waldron Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2416

Renewable Resources and Environment

The Renewable Resources and Environment (RRE) Directorate manages the delivery of environmental programs, implements environmental management measures and operates an environmental laboratory. The directorate also has federal responsibility for water resources onshore and offshore in the Northwest Territories, maintains a water quality network and conducts a number of water studies.

RRE staff work to ensure the requirements of the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, the Northwest Territories Waters Act, and the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act are fulfilled by INAC in the NWT. They provide expert advice to the NWT Water Board and boards established pursuant to the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act and the Inuvialuit Final Agreement.

10th Floor, Bellanca Building, Yellowknife
Phone: (867) 669-2648