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Auditor General lists Nunavut drinking-water audit for 2027
The Office of the Auditor General of Canada has listed “Management of Drinking Water — Nunavut” as an upcoming territorial audit, with publication anticipated in 2027. The office has not yet published the audit’s scope, objective, departments under review or a firm release date. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
GN and NTI endorse renewed partnership approach, but give no action plan
The Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated say their joint Nunavut Partnership Committee has endorsed a renewed approach for targeted action on shared priorities. The Oct. 15 announcement does not identify the actions, timelines, funding, targets or reporting schedule, so residents cannot yet measure what will change in communities. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut fuel official scheduled to testify at Commons hearing on Northern affordability
Nathaniel Hutchinson, director of the Government of Nunavut’s Petroleum Products Division, is scheduled to appear before the House of Commons Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Oct. 20, as it continues its study of affordability challenges in Northern Canada. The hearing is scheduled, not a funding announcement or policy decision. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Coast Guard says first security patrols completed near Cambridge Bay; $25M icebreaker charter runs to Nov. 30
The Canadian Coast Guard says two of its icebreakers have completed its first maritime security patrols in Arctic waters near Cambridge Bay. A related federal contract record shows Ottawa awarded Qikiqtaaluk Horizon Arctic Services Limited Partnership up to $24,999,999.99 for a fully crewed Polar Class 3 icebreaker for the 2026 Arctic operating season, ending Nov. 30. The contract was awarded July 30, not this month. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut’s latest audited accounts show $196.9M surplus, while health spending ran $198.5M over budget
Nunavut’s newest available audited public accounts, for the year ended March 31, 2025, show a $196.9-million surplus on $3.47 billion in revenue and $3.27 billion in expenses. The surplus does not mean the government had that amount of new money available to spend: it was driven largely by revenue above budget, including $60.9 million from a tobacco settlement. Health spending reached $917.7 million, $198.5 million over budget, while Family Services and Housing also exceeded their budgets.
Commons committee adopts $283,629 travel budget for Northern affordability study
The House of Commons Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee adopted a proposed budget of $283,628.85 for up to six members to travel to Northern Canada in fall 2026 as part of its affordability study. The decision does not confirm a Nunavut stop, travel dates or public hearings in the territory. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut Employees Union convention and leadership election set for November
The Nunavut Employees Union will hold its 10th triennial convention in Iqaluit from Nov. 16 to 19. Delegates will vote on the union’s priorities and budget, and elect its president and four vice-presidents. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
A late federal mineral-rights proposal is testing Nunavut’s devolution timeline
A proposed federal power to cancel or restrict mineral rights has arrived as Nunavut races to finish the laws needed for the April 1, 2027 transfer of public lands and resources. The proposal is not law, but its timing could force changes to Nunavut’s draft legislation and raises unresolved questions about consultation, compensation and the meaning of “national interest.”
Ottawa’s Iqaluit NORAD plan is large—but not yet approved for construction
A federal notice outlines a potentially massive expansion of military infrastructure beside Iqaluit Airport, but Ottawa has not issued a request for proposals, approved a public project budget or guaranteed construction. Key questions remain about Inuit contracting benefits, land, municipal services and whether any infrastructure will serve civilian needs.
Supreme Court sets nationwide sentencing framework when Indigenous offender and victim are both Indigenous
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a three-year sentence in a Nova Scotia intimate-partner-violence case and set a three-step framework for sentencing where both the offender and victim are Indigenous. The ruling applies to courts in Nunavut, but it does not set a fixed sentence or announce a new territorial program. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut government employees’ pay scales rose 3% Oct. 1 under ratified agreement
The collective agreement covering Government of Nunavut employees sets a 3% general salary increase effective Oct. 1, 2026. The agreement was ratified in December 2025 and signed in March 2026, so this is an already-approved contract change, not a new bargaining settlement. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut minimum wage is now $20.17 an hour
Nunavut’s minimum wage has been $20.17 an hour since Sept. 1, 2026. The territory’s Labour Standards Compliance Office says the rate applies to all hours worked by employees covered by territorial labour standards, with no age restriction. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut approved $273.9M in added capital authority, largely for carried-over projects
Nunavut’s Legislative Assembly approved $273.909 million in supplementary capital spending authority on June 11. Most of the amount carries money forward from earlier capital appropriations for projects that were not finished or fully spent in 2025–26. The approval raised the territory’s 2026–27 capital appropriation to $647.126 million. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut sets 2026 property-tax rates outside Iqaluit; payment is due 60 days after each notice
Nunavut’s Finance Department has set 2026 property-tax mill rates for properties outside Iqaluit. Residential property is taxed at 6.15 mills, while commercial and industrial property is taxed at 6.77 mills. The government said notices would be sent in late September, with payment due 60 days after the date on each notice. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut still seeking 10 Elders for Inuit knowledge advisory committee
Nunavut’s Culture and Heritage Department is seeking nominations for 10 members of the Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit, an Elders committee that advises the territorial government on policies, programs and services. Members would serve three-year terms, but the public notice does not give a nomination deadline or say whether members are paid. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Ottawa commits $85.5M to rehabilitate Rankin Inlet Airport as new terminal officially opens
The federal government announced $85.5 million for Rankin Inlet Airport runway, taxiway and apron rehabilitation on Sept. 28, the same day the community’s new terminal building was formally opened. The terminal had already begun handling airline operations on June 23. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut’s proposed territory-wide land-use plan cannot proceed as drafted
Canada, the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated jointly decided on July 3 not to accept the 2023 Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan in its current form. The decision leaves Nunavut without an approved territory-wide plan while the three parties work with the Nunavut Planning Commission on further changes. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
House committee to hear Nunavut non-profit and Qulliq officials on affordability Tuesday
The House of Commons Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee is scheduled to hear from the Nunavut Association of Non-Profit Organizations and Qulliq Energy Corporation during its Northern affordability study on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT hearing is a chance for Nunavut organizations to put evidence on record, but it is not a funding announcement or policy decision. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut’s consolidated 2026–27 budget forecasts a $1.3M deficit
The Government of Nunavut’s consolidated 2026–27 budget forecasts $3.921 billion in revenue and $3.922 billion in expenses, leaving a projected $1.32-million deficit for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. The document combines departmental budgets with territorial corporations and other controlled public entities; it does not announce new spending or change the appropriations already approved by the Legislative Assembly. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Iqaluit releases third-quarter councillor attendance record
The City of Iqaluit’s new attendance report records five council and committee meetings from July 28 to Sept. 22. Coun. Amber Aglukark attended all five, while Coun. Simon Nattaq was marked absent from four. The report does not give reasons for any absences. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut’s audited accounts show $197M surplus, with health spending $198.5M over budget
Nunavut recorded a $196.9-million consolidated surplus for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, according to the Government of Nunavut’s newest Public Accounts. The result was largely driven by revenue above budget, including $60.9 million in tobacco-settlement proceeds, while Health, Family Services and Housing spent more than planned. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
House committee adopts $283,629 travel budget for Northern affordability study
The House of Commons Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee adopted a proposed travel budget of up to $283,628.85 for as many as six members to travel to Northern Canada this fall while studying affordability. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout attended the Sept. 24 meeting. The decision does not confirm a Nunavut stop, travel dates, participants, a final report or new funding for residents.
Nunavut child benefit is now $58 a month per child after law takes effect
Nunavut’s amended Income Tax Act took effect July 1, 2026, doubling the statutory base amount for the Nunavut Child Benefit. The Canada Revenue Agency’s current program page lists the benefit at $58 a month for each eligible child under 18, paid with the Canada Child Benefit. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
GN employees represented by NEU move to 3% higher pay scale Oct. 1
Government of Nunavut employees covered by the Nunavut Employees Union agreement move to a 3% higher pay scale on Oct. 1, 2026. The increase was already negotiated, ratified and signed; it is the next scheduled change under the collective agreement that runs until Sept. 30, 2028. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Ottawa commits $85.5M to Rankin Inlet airport runway rehabilitation as terminal opens
The federal government announced $85.5 million for Rankin Inlet Airport airfield rehabilitation on Sept. 28, the same day the community formally opened its new terminal. The money is for runway, taxiway and apron work—not the terminal—and the announcement does not set a construction start or completion date. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Jason Iqaluq elected in Hudson Bay by-election
Jason Iqaluq was elected in Nunavut’s Hudson Bay by-election on Sept. 28, Elections Nunavut reports. Iqaluq received 168 votes, ahead of Nukaja Sala’s 54, with 228 ballots cast and turnout of 48.61 per cent. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut francophone school board votes to seek full control of its operations
The Commission scolaire francophone du Nunavut has unanimously authorized its leaders to negotiate with the Government of Nunavut for full management autonomy, including governance, human resources and financial management. The May 20 resolution does not itself transfer any powers, set a completion date or approve funding. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut land-use plan rejected as drafted, leaving territory-wide rules unresolved
Canada, the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated decided on July 3 not to accept the 2023 Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan as drafted. The joint decision leaves Nunavut without an approved territory-wide land-use plan while the parties and Nunavut Planning Commission continue work. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut keeps residential property-tax rate unchanged outside Iqaluit, raises rates for commercial and resource properties
Nunavut’s 2026 residential property-tax rate outside Iqaluit remains 6.15 mills, but the rate for commercial and industrial properties rises to 6.77 mills. The new rates took effect Sept. 3, and the Finance Department says tax notices will be sent in late September with payment due 60 days after the notice date. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut minimum wage is now $20.17 an hour
Nunavut’s minimum wage has been $20.17 an hour since Sept. 1, 2026. The territory’s Labour Standards office says employees must receive at least that rate for all hours worked, with no age restriction.
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