Order of the Northwest Territories | |
Awarded By: | the commissioner of the Northwest Territories |
Type: | Territorial order |
Eligibility: | All current and former residents of the territory who are not elected representatives in government |
For: | Those who have served with the greatest distinction and excelled in any field of endeavour benefiting the people of the Northwest Territories or elsewhere. |
Status: | Currently constituted |
Head2 Title: | Chancellor |
Head2: | Gerald Kisoun |
Grades: | Member |
Post-Nominals: | ONWT |
Date: | 2013 |
First Induction: | October 7, 2015[1] |
Total: | 21 |
Higher: | Order of Nunavut |
Lower: | Order of Yukon |
The Order of the Northwest Territories (French: Ordre des Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a civil honour for merit in the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. Instituted in 2013, it is the highest honour which can be bestowed by the Government of the Northwest Territories. It is intended to honour current and former residents of the territory who have served with great distinction and excelled in any field of endeavour to benefit the people of the Northwest Territories and others. The commissioner of the Northwest Territories is a member of the order by virtue of their position, and serves as the chancellor of the order.
First awarded in 2015, it may be awarded to up to 10 people in the first two years. In subsequent years it may be awarded to no more than three persons annually.[2]