NWT Region contacts by area of responsibility

On this page

• General questions
• Allegations and complaints
• Contaminated sites in the Northwest Territories
• Media enquiries
• Governance and band administration
• Indigenous and Territorial Relations
• Education and Social Programming
• Resource and land management
• Regional Director General's office

General questions

Email: ntcommunications@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca

Allegations and complaints

To file a complaint or allegation about the conduct of First Nations, Inuit or Métis government bodies and organizations in the Northwest Territories, email: nwtcorporatesec@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.

Allegations and complaints should be about:

• the funding provided by CIRNAC or ISC, and the way those funds are administered
• issues with program or service delivery, such as:
  • housing
  • education
  • social assistance
• governance issues, such as:
  • abuse of power
  • election processes
  • nepotism
• delays in the status application process
• wills and estates
• legal and policy issues
• health-related, such as the quality of non-insured health benefits

Contaminated sites in the Northwest Territories

To talk to someone about the Giant Mine Remediation Project:

Email: giantmine@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-669-2426

For all other contaminated sites in the Northwest Territories, email: rcaanc.ntcardall.cirnac@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.

Media enquiries

For media questions about the Northwest Territories region, contact:

Kimberly Walker
Manager, Corporate Secretariat and Communications
Email: Kimberly.Walker@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-444-9144

Myranda Bolstad
Senior Communications Advisor
Email: Myranda.Bolstad@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-445-9681

Daniella Vaniersel
Senior Communications Officer
Giant Mine Remediation Project
Email: Daniella.Vaniersel@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 873-353-3603

Jacqueline Mo
Senior Communications Officer
Contaminants and Remediation Division
Email: Jacqueline.Mo@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-445-4179

Meghan Housley
Communications Officer
Governance and Partnerships/Operations and Community Services
Email: Meghan.Housley@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-444-8049

Our team will get back to you as soon as we can to answer your questions or direct you to someone who can.

For questions about national files, visit:

• CIRNAC media relations
• ISC media relations

Governance and band administration

For questions about individual affairs, treaty and governance programs contact:

Indigenous and Territorial Relations

For questions about Indigenous and territorial relations, contact:

Helen Vaughan-Barrieau, Manager, Indigenous and Territorial Relations
Email: Helen.Vaughan-Barrieau@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-669-2856

Education and Social Programming

For general questions about these programs for residents of the Northwest Territories, contact:

Kate Hillman-Barnes
Manager, Education and Social Programming
Email: kate.hillman-barnes@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-669-2522

For information on University and College Entrance Preparation Program (UCEP), contact:
Email: NTEducation-NTEducation@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-669-2506

For information about the First Nations Adult Education in Yukon and Northwest Territories Program, contact:
Email: NTEducation-NTEducation@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-669-2498

For information about the First Nations Adult Secondary Education Program, contact:
Email: NTEducation-NTEducation@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca
Phone: 867-669-2498

Resource and land management

For questions about Crown land or resource management, contact: rlm-grt@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.

Regional director general's office

To reach the office of the Regional Director General of the Northwest Territories, Ron Pankratz, email: ron.pankratz@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.