The Community Access Program provides financial contributions for access roads, trails, docks and wharves.

Project proposals are accepted twice a year. There is a spring intake for summer construction projects and a fall intake for winter construction projects.

Application Requirements

All communities in the Northwest Territories are encouraged to apply for program funding for construction projects that meet the following community needs:

• Access roads to hunting, fishing, wood harvesting, and community recreational areas.
• Trails connecting to the community for walking, hiking, recreational and traditional activities (camps, archaeological sites).
• Docks and wharves to support boating and marine activities, as well as harvesting (including fishing and hunting) and recreational uses.
• Winter access to granular sources.

The program is application‐based and funding is allocated on an annual basis  according to the merit of a project proposal, level of community support received, and sufficient funds remaining in budget. Project proposals must be supported by community leadership. Communities must apply each year.

The Department will evaluate proposals based on the information provided. 

How to apply

To apply, please contact your Regional Superintendent and submit a project proposal: 

• North Slave Region
  5013 44 Street
  P.O. Box 1320
  Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2L9
  Phone: 867-767-9089 (extension 31194)
  Fax: 867-873-0606
• South Slave Region 
  Suite 201
  76 Capital Drive
  Hay River, NT, X0E 1G2
  Phone: 867-874-5000
  Fax: 867-874-2272
• Dehcho Region
  Second floor, Nahendeh Kue Building
  9706 100 Street
  Fort Simpson, NT, X0E 0N0
  Phone: 867-695-7651
  Fax: 867-695-3029
• Beaufort Delta Region

  106 Veterans Way
  Bag Service #1
  Inuvik, NT, X0E 0T0
  Phone: 867-777-7146
  Fax: 867-777-3463

• Sahtu Region 
  1st Floor Combıned Servıces Building
  335 Canol
  Bag 1000
  Norman Wells, NT, X0E 0V0
  Phone: 867-587-7251
  Fax: 867-587-2718