The pan-territorial chapter sets out a brief context of the importance and role of the three territories as a political and economic ‘region’ of Canada. It highlights some of the key opportunities and challenges that the territories share, and provides an introduction to the more detailed territory-specific chapters that follow. The chapter begins with the components of the Premiers’ Pan-Territorial Vision for Sustainable Development, followed by key aspects of the pan-territorial context.

This chapter lays out the current context and main priorities for action of the peoples and Indigenous and public governments of the NWT.

These are presented in this chapter under the following Arctic and Northern Policy Framework (ANPF) topic area headings:

• Economy
• Infrastructure
• People
• Environment
• Governance and Reconciliation

This document was prepared in a collaborative manner but does not necessarily represent a consensus on all issues discussed and all recommendations made.