The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Northwest Territories:

The Northwest Territories – The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,144,000 km² (442,000 sq mi) and a 2016 census population of 41,786, it is the second-largest and the most populous of the three territories in Northern Canada.^[1] Its estimated population as of 2018 is 44,445.^[2]

The Northwest Territories is bordered by Canada's two other territories, Nunavut to the east and Yukon to the west, and by the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan to the south.

• Alternate name(s):
  • les Territoires du Nord-Ouest (French)
  • Denendeh (Athabaskan languages)
  • Nunatsiaq (Inuinnaqtun)
  • ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ (Inuktitut)
• Pronunciation:
• Adjectival(s): Northwest Territorian ("N.W.T.")
• Demonym(s): Northwest Territorian
• Postal code: X0, X1 (Yellowknife)

History of the Northwest Territories

• History of the North-Western Territory
  • List of lieutenant governors of the Northwest Territories
• History of Northwest Territories capital cities
  • Timeline of Yellowknife history
    • Yellowknife Historical Society
  • The Carrothers Commission

Districts of the Northwest Territories

Historic places in the Northwest Territories

• National Historic Sites in the Northwest Territories

Geography of Northwest Territories

• The Northwest Territories is: a territory in Northern Canada
• Population of the Northwest Territories: 41,786
• Area of the Northwest Territories: 1,143,793.86 km²

Politics of the Northwest Territories

• Form of government: territory
• Capital of the Northwest Territories: Yellowknife
• Elections in the Northwest Territories
• Political parties in the Northwest Territories: Consensus government
• Plebiscites in the Northwest Territories

Culture of the Northwest Territories

• Curling in the Northwest Territories
• Languages of the Northwest Territories
• Museums in the Northwest Territories
• Music of the Northwest Territories
• Order of the Northwest Territories
• Same-sex marriage in the Northwest Territories
• Symbols of the Northwest Territories
  • Coat of arms of the Northwest Territories
  • Flag of the Northwest Territories
  • Tartan of the Northwest Territories
• Scouting and Guiding in the Northwest Territories
• World Heritage Sites in the Northwest Territories
  • Nahanni National Park Reserve
  • Wood Buffalo National Park

Economy of the Northwest Territories

• Radio stations in the Northwest Territories
• Energy in the Northwest Territories
• Mining in the Northwest Territories

Education in Northwest Territories

• Schools in the Northwest Territories
  • List of Canadian primary and secondary examinations
  • Standardized Testing in Northwest Territories
• School districts in the Northwest Territories

Bibliography of the Northwest Territories

• Outline of Canada
• Outline of geography