Pick your city below - or read the Northwest Territories rules first, because what a tow operator can and can't do here is worth two minutes of your time.
NWT towing operates under territorial consumer law, with services concentrated in Yellowknife. Winter roads (ice roads) have their own seasonal rules and are far beyond ordinary towing coverage - commercial recovery on winter roads is specialized and expensive.
Highway 3 to Yellowknife is long, cold and quiet - carry survival gear from October through April, full stop. Ice crossing and ferry schedules control everything in shoulder seasons; check before you commit.
Yellowknife hook-ups start around $100–$150; distance and conditions set the rest. There is no cheap tow at -40 on Highway 3, and there shouldn't be - the operator is risking the same cold you are.
Extreme cold is the baseline, not the exception. Plug in, keep the tank full, and treat every winter trip beyond city limits as an expedition.
911
Emergencies (Yellowknife and most communities)
Drive NWT (dot.nt.ca road reports)
Territorial highway and ferry/ice-crossing status
867-669-1111
RCMP Yellowknife non-emergency
3 towing & roadside companies listed across 10 cities.