N.W.T. Obs. DCHP-1 (pre-1967)
1
the early administrative districts which later became Saskatchewan and Alberta.
See also: Northwest Territories (def. 1b)
2
from January 1, 1920, the division of northern Canada between the Yukon Territory and Hudson Bay, including Baffin Island and the islands in James Bay, Hudson Bay, Hudson Strait, and the Canadian Archipelago; the districts of Franklin, Keewatin, and Mackenzie.
See also: Northwest Territories (def. 2b)