Driver and Vehicle Offices
All offices are closed on statutory holidays.
For communities not listed, please contact the regional office.
Yellowknife
Address: 5015 49th Street (first floor)
Email: dmv@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 867-767-9087
Hours of operation:
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By appointment:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
- Wednesdays 9:30 am - 4 pm
To book an appointment, please visit DriverAppointments
We ask the public to arrive no more than 5 minutes prior to their scheduled appointment.
Clients are asked to check in on the kiosk using their phone number including area code to receive their ticket. -
Walk-in:
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 am - 4 pm
- Wednesdays 9:30 am - 4 pm
Aklavik
Address: Gardlund Road
Email: Faith_Gordon@gov.nt.ca or Julia_Storr@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 867-978-2351 (extension 2361)
Hours of operation: Tuesday 1 pm - 4 pm, Thursday 1 pm - 4 pm
Behchokǫ̀
Address: Nishkhon Centre (second floor)
Phone: 867-392-6500
Hours of operation: Tuesday and Friday, 1 pm - 4 pm
Fort McPherson
Phone: 867-952-2428
Email: Dawn_Alexie@gov.nt.ca
Hours of operation: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 1 pm - 5 pm
Fort Providence
Address: Infrastructure Highway Yard
Email: dmvfortprovidence@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 867-875-2783
Hours of operation:
- Every third Wednesday of the month.
- Driver Examination services: 10:30 am - 11 am
- For all other services: 11 am - 12 pm and 1 pm - 3 pm (closed 12 pm - 1 pm)
- Walk-in services only
- Cash payments only
- Services cannot be provided without required documentation. This documentation include 1 piece of photo ID, birth certificate and proof of residency (indicating mailing and physical address)
Fort Simpson
Address: Nahendeh Building (second floor)
Email: cheryl_sibbeston@gov.nt.cafor assistance
Phone: 867-695-6784
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 1 pm - 4 pm
Fort Smith
Address: 199 McDougal Road
Email: dmvfortsmith@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 867-872-4132
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm (closed 12 pm - 1 pm)
Closed: July 8, 2025
Hay River
Address: Suite 6, 66 Woodland Drive
Email: dmvhayriver@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 877-386-0234
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4:30 pm
Inuvik
Address: 106 Veterans Way
Email: dmvinuvik@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 867-678-8096 ext. 33613
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4 pm (closed 11:45 am - 1 pm)
- Closed the second Wednesday of each month.
- Services on Wednesdays, from 9:30 am – 11 am and Thursdays from 1 pm – 3 pm will be exclusively for clients who have booked written tests. If there are no written tests booked, registrations and other services will be available during these times.
- Please call in advance to ensure the services you require are available during these times.
Norman Wells
Address: 27 Mackenzie Drive
Phone: 867-587-2089
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4 pm (closed 12 pm - 1 pm)
Paulatuk
Address: #1 Main Street, P.O Box 98
Email: courtney_Wolkie@gov.nt.ca
Phone: 867-580-3531
Hours of operation:
- Monday 1 pm - 3 pm
- Tuesday 9 am - 12 pm
- Wednesday 2 pm - 5 pm
- Thursday 1 pm - 3 pm
- Friday 1 pm - 5 pm
Sachs Harbour
Phone: 867-690-4351
Hours of operation:
Closed until further notice - please contact Inuvik DMV Office for the time being.
Tulita
Phone: 867-588-3341
Hours of operation:
- Monday - Wednesday, 10 am - 12 pm
- Thursday 10 am - 3:30 pm (closed 12 pm - 1:30 pm)