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CMHC: New Iqaluit mortgage payment equalled 56% of typical household income in 2025
CMHC’s Northern Housing Report estimates that a new mortgage on an average-priced Iqaluit home required 56% of average household income in 2025,…
Iqaluit council to consider leases for Tundra Ridge expansion lots
Iqaluit council is scheduled to give first and second readings on Aug. 25 to By-law 1037, which would authorize 99-year City leases…
Federal notice signals potential Iqaluit NORAD project valued at more than $5B
Defence Construction Canada has issued an advance procurement notice for a potential modified design-build contract at Iqaluit’s Forward Operating Location under NORAD…
NTI announces Nunavut Day snowmobile and ATV draw winners
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says Nunavut Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement were automatically entered in its 2026 Nunavut Day draw, with one…
Anuri Street remains closed to vehicle traffic through Saturday for culvert and road work
Anuri Street is closed to vehicle traffic through Saturday, Aug. 22, while the City of Iqaluit installs a culvert and carries out…
Iqaluit reports $879,206 general-fund surplus through March 31; land fund also showed a Q1 surplus
Iqaluit staff presented first-quarter budget-variance tables to the Governance and Priorities Committee of the Whole on Aug. 18. The tables show a…
Iqaluit landfill metal disposal area remains closed until further notice
Iqaluit’s landfill remains open for regular waste, but its metal disposal area is closed until further notice while scrap metal is removed.…
NTI schedules public board meeting in Baker Lake for Aug. 25
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. says its Board of Directors will hold a public regular meeting at 1 p.m. Central on Tuesday, Aug. 25,…
IDEA posts 2026–27 Iqaluit school calendar with Sept. 1 student start
Iqaluit’s District Education Authority has posted its 2026–27 calendar for Joamie, Nakasuk, Aqsarniit Ilinniarvik and Inuksuk. Students are scheduled to start Tuesday,…
CMHC: Iqaluit land-title transfers fell to 20 in 2025; social housing made up 93% of Nunavut construction investment
CMHC’s July 29 Northern Housing Report says Iqaluit recorded 20 residential land-title transfers in 2025, down from 24 in 2024, while the…
KIA seeks consultant for $70,000–$100,000 Kivalliq entrepreneur handbook
The Kivalliq Inuit Association is seeking proposals by Aug. 31 for a consultant to develop a Small Business & Entrepreneur Handbook for…
KIA seeks four temporary AGM directors from Kivalliq beneficiaries
The Kivalliq Inuit Association is seeking Kivalliq beneficiaries for four Additional Director roles at its Oct. 6–8 annual general meeting in Rankin…
CMHC says Iqaluit public-housing waitlist exceeded 400 in February 2025
CMHC’s July 29 Northern Housing Report adds detail beyond its previously covered 0.3% Iqaluit rental-vacancy finding: it says Nunavut Housing Corporation public…
Iqaluit staff seek Ulu Lane easement for water and sewer work tied to Sivumugiaq subdivision
City staff asked Iqaluit’s Governance and Priorities Committee of the Whole on Aug. 18 to recommend approval of a survey sketch for…
Iqaluit remains under rainfall warning as heavy rain continues overnight
Environment Canada’s 3:18 p.m. EDT update keeps Iqaluit under a Yellow rainfall warning, with total accumulations of 30 to 50 millimetres expected…
Frobisher Bay forecast calls for 2–3 metre seas and low visibility Wednesday
Environment Canada’s 5 a.m. EDT marine forecast for Frobisher Bay says southeast winds near 20 knots and seas building to two to…
NTI Foundation opens $1,500 training scholarships for Inuit
The Nunavut Tunngavik Foundation is accepting applications for $1,500 Skills and Employment Advancement Scholarships for Inuit in recognized training or upgrading programs…
CMHC report highlights Inuit-led design and local capacity for Nunavut housing, but announces no new funding
A CMHC-commissioned report identifies community-led design, local training and construction capacity as priorities for more culturally appropriate and climate-responsive Indigenous housing. It…
Iqaluit lifts boil-water advisory for listed address ranges
The City of Iqaluit says a precautionary boil-water advisory has been lifted for addresses listed as 400–500, 523–856 and 1601–1692. The notice…
Nunavut backs Arviat seabed-mapping request, but no federal project approval is confirmed
Nunavut’s Transportation and Infrastructure minister says the territory supports Aqqiumavvik Society’s proposed seabed-mapping work near Arviat and that the Canadian Hydrographic Service…
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