George Tuccaro
Canada has three territories. The Commissioner of the Northwest Territories is the Honourable George Tuccaro, the Commissioner of Yukon is the Honourable Geraldine Van Bibber, and the Commissioner of Nunavut is the Honourable Anne Meekitjuk Hanson. Each of these commissioners was appointed by the Governor General-in-Council.
Yellowknife is the capital of Northwest Territories, but Northwest Territories is not a province. As the name indicates, Northwest Territories is a territory.
1. The name is "Northwest Territories" and, as a name, must be capitalized. 2. Northwest Territories is not a province; Northwest Territories is a territory (despite the plural nature of its name). 3. In this context, neither "capital" nor "province" should be capitalized. 4. The capital of Northwest Territories is Yellowknife.
Nunavut, Yukon, The Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories is named, appropriately enough, Northwest Territories. It was transferred from Great Britain to Canada on July 15, 1870, the same day that Manitoba became a province. The expansions of Manitoba's boundaries were carved out of Northwest Territories. The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan were created out of Northwest Territories. Yukon and Nunavut were also created out of Northwest Teritories.
Northwest Territories was created in 1870.
The 2006 population of Northwest Territories was 41,464. The 2011 population of Northwest Territories was 41,462.
Canada's western provinces are governed through the Constitution Act of 1867. Each province comes under the "Crown" and has a Lieutenant Governor. The North has three territories Yuikon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. They have a mandate from the federal government and come under a commissioner. They (north) do not have a political party.
The Gyrfalcon is the northwest territories bird
The Mountian Avens is the northwest territories flower
Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut
Northwest Territories is the territory with the capital of Yellowknife.