Find the right franchise in Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories Helps Businesses Shine
The Northwest Territories is a large northern territory with a small, close-knit business community. Yellowknife, its capital, is the largest community and the main center for business and government services.
Running a business in the North means planning around long distances, seasonal conditions and a smaller local market, so it matters to choose a franchise model that fits those realities, and to ask how a franchisor supports owners who are far from its head office.
Talk to a FranNet consultant to explore which franchise could be the right fit for you and for the Northwest Territories.
Franchising in the Northwest Territories
- Franchise law: The Northwest Territories has no franchise disclosure law. (Source: Government of the Northwest Territories, consolidated legislation (checked 2026))
- Small businesses: In December 2024, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut together had 2,791 small businesses with 1 to 99 paid employees, 96.8 percent of all businesses with employees in the three territories. (Source: ISED Canada, Key Small Business Statistics 2025 (published 2026))
ISED counts businesses with 1 to 99 paid employees as small businesses.
Franchising facts last reviewed October 2026.
Franchise brands available in Northwest Territories
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