Northwest TerritoriesBill 35Royal Assent
Bill 35: Miscellaneous Statute Law Amendment Act, 2026
Introduced October 30, 2025Checked September 5, 2026
Read the official textOfficial version — Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories
What this bill does
This bill makes minor technical corrections to several Northwest Territories statutes, fixing typographical errors, outdated cross-references, and minor wording inconsistencies across 10 different pieces of legislation. It also repeals the COVID-19 pandemic temporary time-period variation act, which is no longer needed.
Plain-language summary by Legisail — not legal advice.
Business impact
The practical impact on most businesses is negligible, as these are purely housekeeping corrections to drafting errors and cross-references in existing laws. Landlords and residential property managers in the NWT may note a minor clarification in the Residential Tenancies Act around termination notice wording. Healthcare practitioners — including nurses and physicians operating in the NWT — benefit from a corrected reference in the Evidence Act regarding who qualifies as a health care professional. No new obligations, costs, or operational changes are introduced for any business or employer.
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Where this bill is
First ReadingOctober 30, 2025
Second ReadingOctober 31, 2025
CommitteeFebruary 24, 2026
Third ReadingFebruary 25, 2026
Royal AssentMarch 6, 2026
Now law — awaiting coming into force
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- Bill number
- NT-035
- Type
- Government
- Jurisdiction
- Northwest Territories
- Session
- 20-1