Witness Expense Assistance Program

The Witness Expense Assistance Program provides expense assistance to witnesses, for the prosecution and the defence in criminal matters, who reside outside the community in which a matter is being heard in the Northwest Territories. This program also pays witness fees to expert witnesses.

For further information, clarification or assistance in regard to witness expense assistance please contact:

Senior Finance Clerk
Finance Division
Government of the Northwest Territories
Department of Justice
6th Floor Courthouse
P.O. Box 1320
Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9

Toll Free Number: (866) 311-1152
Phone:  (867) 873-7615
Fax:      (867) 873-0173

The Finance Division can be reached during normal office hours. Any messages left after hours will not be answered until the next business day.