Northwestel

Northwestel Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1979; 45 years ago (1979)
HeadquartersWhitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Area served
Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern British Columbia and northern Alberta
Key people
  • Charles Brown (chair)
  • Curtis Shaw (president)
  • Stan Thompson (CFO & VP Corp. Services)
  • Andrew Pothier (VP Network & IT)
  • Paul Gillard (VP Business Markets)
  • Tammy April (VP Consumer Markets)
ParentBell Canada (1988-present)
Sixty North Unity (sale pending)
Websitewww.nwtel.ca

Northwestel Inc. (stylized as NorthwesTel) is a Canadian telecommunications company that is the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC) and long-distance carrier in the territories of Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and part of northern British Columbia and northern Alberta. Originally established in 1979 by the Canadian National Railway from CN's northern telecommunications assets, it has been owned by BCE Inc. (formerly Bell Canada Enterprises) since 1988.