Canada’s North
Northwest Territories and Nunavut Construction
Association (NNCA) serves, promotes and
represents 150 industry members
NWT Data Centre
Canadian Design and Construction Report special feature
Established in 1976 as the NWT Construction Associa-
tion, as a voluntary member association committed to
serve, promote and represent the local construction indus-
try, in 2012 the association was renamed the Northwest
Territories and Nunavut Construction Association (NNCA).

Today the NNCA’s 150 members include general con-
tractors, trade contractors, manufacturers and suppliers,
road builders and heavy construction contractors, logistics
and transportation businesses, and allied professionals.

Other members include associations, government depart-
ments and agencies working in the north.

NNCA president Dave Brothers says the association
adopted a new constitution and new bylaws at its 2015
AGM, noting, “The constitution expanded and refined the
association’s objectives to reflect contemporary and antic-
ipated opportunities and challenges, including the changes
and growth of the northern construction industry.”
Listed in the new constitution is the intent to “promote
suitable and desirable legislation affecting the construction
industry and to provide government with a liaison for any
contemplated legislation, regulation or policy, by munici-
Contnued on page 44
UNW 42 – September 2016 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report