Welcome to the Department of Human Resources website.

The Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to creating a northern public service that is representative of the people it serves and to maximize the opportunities for northerners to be a part of the public service at all levels.  The GNWT provides excellent service to the people of the Northwest Territories and supports the development of its employees. We are dedicated to our vision of a public service with a public focus.

We have exciting careers in a wide variety of fields in interesting and unique communities across the Northwest Territories.

On this site you will find valuable information about human resource services provided to the GNWT.

Human Resources Divisions:

Management and Recruitment Services

Responsible for “front-line” human resource services, client services and client service centres. This Division provides recruitment, labour relations support, employee development and related support for Departmental managers.

Corporate Human Resource Services

Responsible for labour relations, job evaluation, benefits analysis and the organizational development of HR management and Programs. This Division is also responsible for staff training and development/programs.

Human Resource Strategy and Policy

Responsible for human resource policies and programs, quality assurance, financial planning and records management. This Division is also responsible for research and reporting, systems, investigations and communications.

Employee Services

Responsible for providing pay and benefits, data management and the Human Resources Helpdesk.

Have a Human Resources related Question? Contact the Human Resources Helpdesk!
By Phone: Yellowknife - 920-3409; Toll Free - 1-866-475-8162
By Email: HRHelpdesk@gov.nt.ca
Helpdesk Hours: Tues-Fri 8:30 - 17:00; Mon/Wed 8:45 - 17:00

Final Equal Pay Payments!

The deadline of November 30, 2009 for the Equal Pay Payment submissions has passed.

The Department of Human Resources will be processing funds for eligible applicants of the final Equal Pay Payment. Cheques should be issued by the end of February or March for UNW employees. Eligible Excluded employees should receive payment approximately one month after the first payment scheduled for UNW employees. We will not be disclosing the dollar amounts of individual payments as payments will vary depending on time worked.

For more information please go to the Equal Pay website at: www.hr.gov.nt.ca/equalpay

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Collective Agreement!

A Collective Agreement was officially signed between the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Union of Northern Workers (UNW) on June 19, 2009. This is a three-year agreement expiring March 31,2012.

Find it here!

The entire Agreement is quite large, and downloading it for each inquiry can be time consuming. Therefore, certain sections of the Agreement have been linked to allow you to quickly jump to a specific location in a document. When using a link, only the pages of that section of the Agreement are downloaded reducing considerable time.

Check out the Collective Agreement through links to specific sections of the Collective Agreement!

Human Resource Manual ongoing revisions

The Human Resource Manual is primarily a set of guidelines and is subject to ongoing revision. For example, a number of revisions are ongoing to reflect the new Collective Agreement with the Union of Northern Workers.

Employees should review the new Collective Agreement and speak with their manager for clarification before relying on the guidelines contained in the HRM.

Managers may wish to consult with their Client Service Manager or the helpdesk for clarification on the guidelines contained in the HRM.