Devolution
Environmental protection
Forest resources
Land management
Northwest Territories Lands Act
- Northwest Territories Land Use Regulations
- Northwest Territories Lands Regulations
- Quarrying Regulations
Commissioner's Land Act
Area Development Act
- Cassidy Point Area Development Regulations
- Enterprise Corridor Development Area Regulations
- Enterprise Development Area Regulations
- Ingraham Trail Development Area Firearm Regulations
- Inuvik Watershed Development Area Regulations
- Mackenzie Development Area Regulations
- Norman Wells Development Regulations
- Yellowknife Watershed Development Area Regulations
Surface Rights Board Act
Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (Government of Canada)
- Mackenzie Valley Land Use Regulations
The GNWT’s role
This legislation establishes public boards to carry out land use planning, regulate the use of land and water, and conduct environmental assessments of proposed developments in the Mackenzie Valley.
This is part of an integrated system incorporating the Waters Act, NWT Lands Act and other territorial and federal legislation.
Although the MVRMA remains federal legislation, devolution provided the Government of the Northwest Territories with significant delegated authorities in addition to its existing legislated authorities.
Legislated authorities
Authorities delegated to the Minister and department of Environment and Climate Change include:
- Approval of Type A water licences (outside federal areas)
- Designation of inspector for land use permits
- Setting security policy and holding securities for land use permits
- Duties and functions related to environmental assessment. decisions (non-federal land)
- Cumulative impact monitoring and environmental audits
Natural Resources Conservation Trust Fund
Protected areas
Reindeer
Species at Risk
Waste Reduction and Recovery
Water
Wildlife
- Wildlife Act | Plain language version
- Summary of Hunting Regulations
- Big Game Hunting Regulations
- Captive Birds of Prey Regulations
- Conservation Area Regulations
- Declaration of Pest Species Order
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Aklavik Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Olokhatomuit Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Inuvik Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Paulatuk Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Sachs Harbour Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Inuvialuit Settlement Region Tuktoyaktuk Hunters and Trappers Committee Regulations
- Mobile Core Bathurst Caribou Management Zone Regulations
- Nuisance Bison Control Regulations
- Sale of Wildlife Regulations
- Small Game Hunting Regulations
- Trapping Regulations
- Wildlife Business Regulations
- Wildlife Fees Regulations
- Wildlife General Regulations
- Wildlife Licences and Permits Regulations
- Wildlife Management Zones and Areas Regulations