While the SRB encourages parties to resolve matters without resort to the Board; in the event such resolution is not possible, anyone wishing to solve to a matter in dispute may make application to the Surface Rights Board.
Anyone seeking resolution of a matter in dispute regarding terms or conditions of access to lands or waters in the NWT, excepting waters in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, or the compensation to be paid in respect of that access, may make an application to the SRB explaining the nature of the dispute and identifying the parties involved. Additional information may be required prior to the SRB commencing its dispute resolution process.
The Board Documents section contains the application forms that apply and the Board’s Rules of Procedure and other relevant reference information.
More specifically, the Board Documents section includes the following application forms:
NWT SRB Application For Access Order (Initial Application Form)
NWT SRB Application for (Additional) Compensation Order (Initial Application Form)
NWT SRB Application for Review/Amendment of Order (Initial Application Form)
NWT SRB Application for Termination of Order (Initial Application Form)
NWT SRB Application For Interlocutory Order (General)
NWT SRB Application For Interlocutory Order (Insufficient Negotiation/Mediation)
NWT SRB Application For Interlocutory Order (Substitutional Services)
NWT SRB Application For Interlocutory Order (Costs)
NWT SRB Application For Interlocutory Order (Failure to Comply with Rules of Procedure/Practice Direction)