Resources

NWT Land Authority Map (pdf/1.47 MB)

Description: 

Approximately 80% of land in the Northwest Territories (NWT) is public land, under the administration and control of the GNWT. Since Devolution in 2014, the Department of Lands has held the responsibility to administer and manage all public land in the NWT. Public land includes both surface and sub-surface lands (e.g., land below bodies of water). When the PLA comes into force, it will apply to all public land. Under current legislation, public land includes Territorial Lands, Commissioner’s Land, public highways, and Territorial Protected Areas – these are shown in purple on the map. The PLA will not apply to municipal land, private lands selected under comprehensive land claim agreements (in the Inuvialuit, Gwich’in, Sahtu and Tłı̨chǫ settlement regions) – these are shown in orange on the map. The PLA also will not apply to federally-administered lands shown in green on the map, which includes contaminated waste sites, sites set aside for conservation purposes, and First Nation reserve lands. Jurisdiction of those lands was retained by the federal government after devolution.

Publication date: 
December 2020
Resource Category: 
Public Land Use and Maps
Resource Type: 
Maps
Type of resource: 
File

NWT Land Authority Map (pdf/1.47 MB)

map of the NWT showing land administered by the GNWT, the Federal Government and private land
Description: 

The Thaidene Nëné Territorial Protected Area is part of a larger Thaidene Nëné Indigenous Protected Area that also includes a National Park Reserve and a future Wildlife Conservation Area. If you are considering a trip to the Thaidene Nëné area, you should be aware of the requirements for the Territorial Protected Area and National Park Reserve.

Publication date: 
July 2020
Resource Category: 
Conservation planning, Wildlife and nature
Resource Type: 
Maps
Type of resource: 
File