Government Institution Regulations

Regulation

Regulation under the Official Languages Act

Registration: R-082-2006
Source: Unofficial consolidation PDF (justice.gov.nt.ca) consolidation downloaded Jun 6, 2026
Under: Official Languages Act

This is an unofficial reading copy parsed from the Department of Justice consolidation PDF above — itself an office consolidation, not an official statement of the law. The authoritative text is in the Revised Statutes of the Northwest Territories, 1988 and the annual Statutes volumes.

s.2 amended by R-079-2013,s.2 in force April 1, 2014
s.3 amended by R-079-2013,s.2 in force April 1, 2014
s.sched_1 amended by R-059-2008,s.2
s.sched_1 amended by R-041-2014,s.2 in force April 1, 2014
s.sched_1 amended by R-098-2016,s.2 in force Aug. 1, 2016 (SI-008-2016)
s.sched_1 amended by R-081-2017,s.2,3 in force Nov. 1, 2017
s.sched_1 amended by R-045-2019,s.2

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Contents

1. 1 2. 2 3. 3 SCHEDULE

The Commissioner, on the recommendation of the Executive Council, under section 34 of the Official Languages Act and every enabling power, makes the Government Institution Regulations.

For the purposes of the Official Languages Act, each agency, board, commission, corporation, office or other body referred to in the Schedule is designated as a government institution.

For the purposes of paragraph 11(1)(a) of the Act, there is a significant demand for communications with and services to the public in both English and French from an office of a government institution located in the following communities:

(a) Fort Smith;

(b) Hay River;

(d) Yellowknife.

R-079-2013,s.2.

For the purposes of paragraph 11(1)(b) of the Act, the nature of an office of a government institution is such that it is reasonable that communications with and services from that office be available in both English and French, if the office

(a) generally offers services to the public; and

(b) in respect of those services, is a central service point or a referral centre providing services to the public for the whole of the Northwest Territories.

R-079-2013,s.2.