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Tourism Operator Licensing 

If you offer guided commercial tourism activities in the Northwest Territories, you are considered a tourism operator under the Tourism Act and require a Tourism Operator Licence.  

Regional Industry, Tourism and Investment Licence Administrators are responsible for licensing NWT Tourism Operators, and fulfilling consultation requirements on all new or amended licences. Regional Tourism Officers are responsible for the enforcement of the Tourism Act and Regulations.

Tourist Operator Licences are issued through ITI’s regional offices in: Yellowknife (North Slave), Fort Smith (South Slave), Norman Wells (Sahtu), Fort Simpson (Dehcho) or Inuvik (Inuvik).

To contact the Licence Administrator or Tourism Officer in your region, click here

For a copy of the Tourism Operator’s Licensing Manual, click here 

For a Tourism Operator Licence Application Form, click here 

For a form to amend your Tourism Operator Licence, click here 

Download a list of Licensed Tourism Operators in the NWT - alphabetically or by region.