Due to the evolving COVID-19 situation, the Government of Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) Driver and Vehicle Services has extended expiration dates on Northwest Territories (NWT) driver’s licences, general identification cards and motor vehicle certificates of registration.

·Any NWT driver’s licence or general identification card that expires during the period of March 31, 2020, to July 31, 2020, will remain valid until August 1, 2020. 

·Private motor vehicle certificates of registration that expire during the period of March 31, 2020, to July 31, 2020, will remain valid until August 1, 2020.

·Motor vehicle certificates of registration for construction vehicles, dealer inventory vehicles, government vehicles, rental vehicles, school buses, and society vehicles that expired on March 31, 2020, will remain valid until August 1, 2020.

At this time, there is no set date for reopening DMV offices for in-person services. Clients can renew their driver’s licences, general identification cards and vehicle certificates of registration online at www.idmv.inf.gov.nt.ca.

For online support, contact: 1-844-368-4698

For general inquiries, please email dvlicensing@gov.nt.ca or call 1-888-803-8773

Links:

Driver and Vehicle Services
https://www.inf.gov.nt.ca/en/services/driver-and-vehicle-services

Infrastructure COVID-19 Updates
https://www.inf.gov.nt.ca/en/services/infrastructure-covid-19-updates

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
https://www.hss.gov.nt.ca/en/services/coronavirus-disease-covid-19

For more information or for media requests, contact:
Public Affairs and Communications  
Department of Infrastructure 
Government of the Northwest Territories
INF_Communications@gov.nt.ca  
Follow us on Twitter at @GNWT_INF

For media requests related to COVID-19 Contact: 
Cabinet Communications 
Government of the Northwest Territories 
presssecretary@gov.nt.ca