Anthony Wilfred James Whitford ONWT (June 11, 1941 – September 16, 2024) was a Canadian politician, who served as the commissioner of the Northwest Territories from 2005 to 2010.

[1] Whitford was born on June 11, 1941,[2][3] and raised in the Northwest Territories, in the small town of Fort Smith, at the time the capital of the NWT.

On January 19, 2000, he was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, replacing Samuel Gargan, a position he was to hold until December 11, 2003.

[4] Whitford completed his term as Commissioner in April 2010 and served as an Honorary Naval Captain of the Canadian Navy.

He maintained a busy schedule with frequent travel to the communities of the Northwest Territories as well as tending to obligations in southern Canada and overseas.