Apply by Mail

1. To apply for a Tobacco Wholesaler License, the applicant will need to mail an application form to the Provincial Tax Commissioner.
2. The applicant will need to submit a tobacco wholesaler license application. Click on the following links to the application form Link
3. Fill out the application forms with all the relevant details.
4. Submit the application form by mailing it to the address mentioned under the “Office Locations and Contacts” section of this page.
5. The applicant may need to pay fees. Fee-related information will be intimated by the authorities.
6. Once the application has been signed and approved, the applicant shall receive their license by mail.
7. The applicant shall receive their license within a few weeks from the submission of the application.

• Application form Link

Mailing address: Government of the Northwest Territories
Treasury Division, Department of Finance
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Address: Tobacco Tax
Finance Treasury
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9

General Inquiries: 867 767 9177 ext. 15273
Toll-Free: 800 661 0820
Fax: 867 920 6133
Email: NWT_tax@gov.nt.ca
Contact Link

• The applicant must be 19 years of age or above.
• The applicant must sell, offer or sell tobacco for resale.

• The applicant may need to pay a bond deposit, this will be intimated by the authorities.

• The Tobacco Wholesaler License needs to be renewed, the expiry date will be mentioned in the license.

• Application form: Link

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• The applicant shall receive their license within a few weeks from the submission of the application.

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• Home telephone
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• A person who sells offers for sale or buys tobacco for resale is legally required to obtain a wholesaler license which is needed to carry out the above-mentioned activities.

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