Applicants and holders of water licences and land use permits will now need to refer to the Standards for Geographical Information Systems (GIS) Submissionsand the Document Submission Standards when submitting applications, plans, reports, GIS data, and other material related to their developments.

The standards will improve the consistency and efficiency of the submission and review process, further contributing to regulatory improvements as addressed inRoad to Improvement:  the Review of the Regulatory Systems Across the North (the McCrank Report), the 2005 Auditor General’s Report and the 2005 and 2010 NWT environmental audits conducted under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act (MVRMA).

See News Release.