Northwest Territories: the official figures for 2026

These are all the figures of jurisdictions.northwest_territories in the data file: eight loose figures and five tables with 27 rows, each with the statute it comes from, when it took effect and how far it has been verified.

Updated September 6, 2026 · Figures verified against the statutes of each jurisdiction · see all figures and their sources

It is one of the 14 pages of the Jurisdictions block, inside official figures. The raw data is in legal-data-2026.json.

Verified: Read in the primary source: the consolidated text of the statute or regulation itself.
Secondary source: The rule and the starting figures are official, but the resolved figure is not published by any authority: we work it out and show the arithmetic.
Not yet verified: We have not been able to confirm it against the primary source yet. It appears here for transparency and is not published as a firm figure on any other page of the site: the production build stops if anyone tries.

`jurisdictions.northwest_territories`

Figures in `jurisdictions.northwest_territories`
Key	Value	Source	Validity	Status
`northwest_territories.notice.qualifying_service` The Act counts 90 days of employment, not three months.	90 days	Employment Standards Act, s. 37 — Termination by notice or pay; exceptions	From 2008-04-01	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`northwest_territories.severance.exists` The Employment Standards Act contains no severance pay entitlement.	No	Employment Standards Act, S.N.W.T. 2007, c. 13	From 2008-04-01	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`northwest_territories.group_termination.threshold`	25 employees	Employment Standards Act, s. 41 — Notice to Employment Standards Officer (group termination)	From 2008-04-01	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`northwest_territories.group_termination.window`	4 weeks	Employment Standards Act, s. 41 — Notice to Employment Standards Officer (group termination)	From 2008-04-01	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`northwest_territories.holidays.count` Eleven statutory holidays, one of the longest lists in Canada.	11	Employment Standards Act, s. 22 — Holiday with pay (list of statutory holidays)	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`northwest_territories.final_pay.days_after_termination`	10 days	Employment Standards Act, s. 13 — Pay periods and payment after termination	From 2008-04-01	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`northwest_territories.final_pay.days_after_quit` Section 13(3) covers any termination of employment, so the same ten days apply when you resign.	10 days	Employment Standards Act, s. 13 — Pay periods and payment after termination	From 2008-04-01	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`northwest_territories.complaint.deadline` Twelve months from when the thing you are complaining about happened.	12 months	Employment Standards Act, s. 61 — Employee complaints and limitation period	From 2021-07-01	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06

Table `northwest_territories.notice.schedule.rows`
`service_from_years`	`service_to_years`	`weeks`
0.25 years	3 years	2 weeks
3 years	4 years	3 weeks
4 years	5 years	4 weeks
5 years	6 years	5 weeks
6 years	7 years	6 weeks
7 years	8 years	7 weeks
8 years	—	8 weeks

Source: Employment Standards Act, s. 38 — Period of notice. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `northwest_territories.notice.temporary_layoff_limits.rows`
`label`	`max_value`	`max_unit`	`window_value`	`window_unit`	`condition`	`source`	`quote`
Basic limit	45	days	60	days	—	nt_esa_s42	Subject to section 43, a temporary layoff must not exceed 45 days during a period of 60 consecutive days.
Extension ordered by an Employment Standards Officer	—	—	—	—	The Employment Standards Officer can order a longer layoff where special circumstances justify it and you will be recalled.	nt_esa_s43	The Employment Standards Officer may, by order, extend a temporary layoff to a period exceeding 45 days if he or she is satisfied that (a) special circumstances justify the extension; and (b) the employee will be recalled.

Source: Employment Standards Act, s. 42 — Temporary layoff. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `northwest_territories.group_termination.schedule.rows`
`employees_from`	`employees_to`	`weeks`
25	49	4 weeks
50	99	8 weeks
100	299	12 weeks
300	—	16 weeks

Source: Employment Standards Act, s. 41 — Notice to Employment Standards Officer (group termination). Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `northwest_territories.vacation.schedule.rows`
`service_from_years`	`service_to_years`	`weeks`	`pay_percent`
0 years	5 years	2 weeks	4%
5 years	6 years	2 weeks	6%
6 years	—	3 weeks	6%

Source: Employment Standards Act, s. 24 — Annual vacation. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `northwest_territories.holidays.list.rows`
`name`	`date_rule`
New Year's Day	January 1
Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Victoria Day	Monday before May 25
National Indigenous Peoples Day	June 21
Canada Day	July 1
First Monday in August	First Monday in August
Labour Day	First Monday in September
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	September 30
Thanksgiving Day	Second Monday in October
Remembrance Day	November 11
Christmas Day	December 25

Source: Employment Standards Act, s. 22 — Holiday with pay (list of statutory holidays). Reviewed on September 6, 2026.