Table 01 - Physical and Biological Sciences - Summary of NWT Research Requirements

Note: you must also check Table 03 for additional considerations and approvals.
KIND OF RESEARCH REGION
Inuvialuit Settlement Region Gwich'in Settlement Area Sahtu Settlement Area North Slave Region Dehcho Region South Slave Region
Archaeology PWNHC PWNHC PWNHC PWNHC PWNHC PWNHC
Biology - Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat ENR-Wildlife
EISC
ENR-Wildlife ENR-Wildlife ENR-Wildlife ENR-Wildlife ENR-Wildlife
Biology - Wildlife - handling wildlife ENR-Wildlife
NWT-WCC
EISC
ENR-Wildlife NWT-WCC ENR-Wildlife NWT-WCC ENR-Wildlife NWT-WCC ENR-Wildlife NWT-WCC ENR-Wildlife NWT-WCC
Biology - Forestry ARI
ENR-Forest
EISC
ARI
ENR-Forest
ARI
ENR-Forest
ARI
ENR-Forest
ARI
ENR-Forest
ARI
ENR-Forest
Biology - Fisheries and Marine Mammals ARI
DFO
EISC
ARI
DFO
ARI
DFO
ARI
DFO
ARI
DFO
ARI
DFO
Biology - Migratory Birds and Species at Risk ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
EISC
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
Biology - Migratory Birds - Banding ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
CWS-CBBP
EISC
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
CWS-CBBP
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
CWS-CBBP
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
CWS-CBBP
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
CWS-CBBP
ENR-Wildlife
CWS-MB/SAR
CWS-CBBP
Biology - Other ARI
EISC
ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI
Physical ARI
EISC
ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI

ACRONYM ORGANIZATION AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
ARI Aurora Research Institute Scientific Research Licence
CWS-CBBP Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service Migratory Birds - Canadian Bird Banding Permit
CWS-MB/SAR Environment Canada - Canadian Wildlife Service Migratory Birds Scientific Permit or Species at Risk Permit
DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada Licence to Fish for Scientific Purposes and/or other DFO licences
EISC Environmental Impact Screening Committee Environmental Impact Screening
ENR-Forest Environment and Natural Resources Department - Forest Management Division Forest Research Licence
ENR-Wildlife Environment and Natural Resources Department - Wildlife Division Wildlife Research Permit
NWT-WCC Northwest Territories Wildlife Care Committee NWT Wildlife Care Committee Approval
PWNHC Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Archaeologists Permit