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
Awarded 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
Chancellor
Margaret Thom
Grades
Member
Post-nominals
ONWT
Statistics
First induction
October 7, 2015[1]
Total inductees
21
Precedence
Next (higher)
Order of Nunavut
Next (lower)
Order of Yukon
Ribbon of the order
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 6 honorees inducted into Order of the Northwest Territories". CBC/Radio-Canada. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
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