Department of Executive

The mandate of the Department of Executive is to provide overall management and direction to the Executive branch of the Government of the Northwest Territories. The Department is responsible for:

• coordinating and supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of initiatives and actions in support of cross-government goals;
• providing policy, strategic, legislative and communications advice to support Cabinet and Ministers;
• Negotiating and coordinating the transfer of provincial-type powers and responsibilities with respect to public lands and resources; and
• Supporting effective corporate communications and dissemination of appropriate economic, social and demographic statistics to government employees, the public and other governments.

Information on the role and activities of individual divisions can be found by visiting the Offices of the Executive section. Reports and other documents can be found in the Publications section.

What's New

The Government of the Northwest Territories recently announced its approach to regulatory improvement in the NWT. Detailed information on the GNWT approach is available on the Regulatory Improvement page.