Permits / Licences
Hunting Licences
Permits to Burn
Pesticide Permits
Permits to Cut Wood
Sport Fishing Licences
Timber Cutting Licences or Timber Cutting Permits
Trapping Licences
Wildlife Research Permits
Permits to Burn
Permits to burn are free!
A permit to burn is required if you are lighting a fire outside municipal limits for anything other than cooking food or warming yourself.
Permits can be obtained from your local or regional Environment and Natural Resources office.
For permits to burn WITHIN Municipal Limits contact your nearest ENR office, hamlet, or band office.
Remember, every fire is a potential forest fire hazard. Do not leave any fire unattended.
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Pesticide Permits
A permit is required to use pesticides anywhere in the NWT. Contact your local or regional Environment and Natural Resources Office to get a pesticide permit.
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Permits to Cut Wood
Wood cutting permits are required to harvest firewood in the Northwest Territories. The permits are free. Contact your local or regional Environment and Natural Resources Office to get a wood cutting permit.
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Timber Cutting Licence or Timber Cutting Permit
Timber operations are required to follow all applicable federal and territorial legislation including the Forest Management Act and Forest Management Regulations.
Operators wishing to harvest timber commercially in the Northwest Territories must apply to obtain an authorization to harvest timber. Authorizations for commercial timber harvesting are all volume based and include a timber cutting licence or timber cutting permit.
More information on applying for timber cutting licences or timber cutting permits can be found in the Commercial Timber Harvest: Standard Operating Procedures Manual.
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Wildlife Research Permits
A valid Wildlife Research Permit is required to study wildlife or wildlife habitat in the Northwest Territories.
It is an offence, under the Wildlife Act, to conduct a survey or census of wildlife or wildlife behavior, administer drugs, collect or purchase specimens or carry out any scientific research relating to wildlife without a permit.
Permits are issued by Environment and Natural Resources. Click here for more information on applying for a Wildlife Research Permit.
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