Margaret Thom

Margaret M. Thom DStJ (born 1951) is a Canadian politician, who was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories. She previously served as the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from June 2, 2005, until October 2011. In June 2022 she was appointed to a second term.

Thom was born and raised in Fort Providence in an Indigenous family and worked a number of jobs before enrolling in a counselling program at Aurora College during the 1990s, subsequently becoming a counsellor at Deh Gáh School in Fort Providence.

Thom is a member of the NWT Education Hall of Fame and has been awarded the Territorial Wise Woman Award.

Honours and Arms

Ribbon bars of Margaret Thom

Appointments Country Date Appointment Post-nominal letters 2012 Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal 2017 Dame of Justice of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (Vice Prior of the Order in the Northwest Territories) D.StJ 2017 Order of the Northwest Territories ONWT 2024King Charles III Coronation Medal

Coat of arms Thom was granted a coat of arms through Grant of Arms and Supporters, with differences to Tina Marie Gargan, Melanie Georgette Thom-Gargan, Lee Maria Thom and Tamara Rosalie Thom-Field, on May 15, 2019.