Research in the NWT is regulated by policies set out by the GNWT and Aurora College. Researchers should be familiar with the following pieces of policy and legislation:
To ensure that all research abides by these policies, any research that takes place in the Northwest Territories must be licensed.
For more information on how these policies apply to your research, contact us.
We respectfully acknowledge that the Aurora Research Institute is situated on the traditional territories and homeland of the Dene, Inuvialuit, Métis and Cree peoples of the Northwest Territories. We are grateful to the many Indigenous peoples of the NWT for allowing us the opportunity to learn, work and live on their lands. We are also deeply grateful for the generous sharing of Indigenous Knowledge, wisdom and ways of knowing, being, doing and believing with our students and employees.