Resources

Cabin Lease Standards (pdf/273.67 KB)
Description: 

This criteria is for new leases or new construction on an existing lease. If you currently have a lease, you are bound by the terms and conditions outlined in your lease.

Publication date: 
July 2024
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees
Resource Type: 
Guides and Manuals
Type of resource: 
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Cabin Lease Standards (pdf/273.67 KB)
Description: 

The Department of Lands has recently updated and harmonized its land management standards and criteria for leases for cabins. The Department of Lands will be evaluating Unauthorized Occupancies that were constructed
prior to April 1, 2014 against these standards and criteria to determine if a lease may be appropriate. If the occupancy complies with all standards, the owner may be able to apply for a lease.

Publication date: 
January 2021
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees, Land Management and Enforcement
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Evaluating Unauthorized Occupancies factsheet
Description: 

The document linked here is currently only in English, it is a voluntary declaration form for an occupant of a structure on public land to fill out if they wish to state their structure is ancillary to the exercise of an established or asserted treaty right.

Publication date: 
January 2021
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees
Resource Type: 
Forms and applications
Type of resource: 
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Voluntary Declaration of Occupancy form
Description: 

Frequently asked questions about unauthorized occupancy.

Publication date: 
January 2021
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees, Land Management and Enforcement
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Frequently asked questions about unauthorized occupancy
Description: 

As a first step, the Department of Lands is posting all structures that are occupying public land without a lease or tenure instrument in place to gather information on the nature of the occupancy.

Please contact the Department of Lands as identified 
on your posting notice to discuss your occupancy. 
Keep your posting notice and have it on hand when 
you contact the Department. 

Publication date: 
January 2021
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees, Land Management and Enforcement
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
I’ve received a First Notice – now what?
Description: 

Benefits of having a lease

Publication date: 
January 2021
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees, Land Management and Enforcement
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Benefits of having a lease
Publication date: 
April 2018
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees
Resource Type: 
Documents
Type of resource: 
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Land Lease Pricing (pdf/376.21 KB)
Description: 

In August 2023, the Government of the Northwest Territories reduced lease rent rates for all residential and recreational leases to help ease financial pressures and assist with cost-of-living challenges for lease holders.

Publication date: 
April 2018
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File

Land Lease Pricing (pdf/376.21 KB)
Publication date: 
March 2018
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees
Resource Type: 
Informational materials
Type of resource: 
File
Publication date: 
August 2017
Resource Category: 
Leases, Permits and Fees, Legislation, Regulations, Policies and Guidelines
Resource Type: 
Maps
Type of resource: 
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Focus Area map

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