Northwest Territories Immigration

Northwest Territories Immigration

Northwest Territories is a vast, beautiful Canadian territory that is located north of the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and Saskatchewan, west of Nunavut territory and east of Yukon territory.

This territory used to be even larger than it is, but the eastern section of Northwest Territories was carved out to create Canada’s newest territory of Nunavut in 1999.

There are approximately 45,161 people who live in Northwest Territories and the largest city is Yellowknife (population 19,569), which is also the territorial capital.

Much of Northwest Territories is covered by scenic boreal pine forests, while the northern Arctic region is mainly tundra.

The Mackenzie Mountains are the biggest mountain range in Northwest Territories and Keele Peake is the highest point at 2,072 meters (9,751 feet).

Some of the animals living in Northwest Territories include Arctic foxes, caribou, polar bears, seals and walruses
The Mackenzie River is a major waterway that starts at the Great Slave Lake and flows north into the Arctic Ocean’s Beaufort Sea.

Great Slave Lake is North America’s deepest lake, with a depth of 614 meters (2,014 feet), while the Great Bear Lake is the biggest lake completely inside Canada (i.e., the Great Lakes are partially in Canada and partly in the United States).

The economy of Northwest Territories is based primarily on natural resources (e.g., mining gold and more recently diamonds; timber; oil and gas), services, public administration, and tourism.

Several festivals are held in Northern Territories, including the Great Northern Arts Festival, Folk on the Rocks music festival, and the Snowking Winter Festival.

Northwest Territories is a great place for hiking, camping backpacking, fishing, boating and other outdoor activities.

Some of the nature areas include Wood Buffalo National Park (most of which is in neighboring Alberta) and Nahanni National Park Reserve (home to majestic Virginia Falls).