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Co-op Gold frozen chicken products recalled over undeclared egg; Nunavut included in distribution
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says two Co-op Gold frozen chicken products were distributed in Nunavut and are being recalled because egg was not declared on the label. People with an egg allergy or sensitivity should not eat the affected products, while retailers should not sell, serve or distribute them.
Iqaluit consumer prices were 3.4% higher than a year earlier in August
Statistics Canada’s latest Consumer Price Index shows prices in Iqaluit were 3.4% higher in August 2026 than in August 2025. The overall index was unchanged from July to August, while Canada-wide prices rose 3.0% over the year.
Nunavut court orders legal-aid board to reconsider Iqaluit lawyer’s panel application
The Nunavut Court of Justice found the Legal Services Board of Nunavut breached procedural fairness when it refused Alison Crowe’s application to return to its criminal legal-aid panel. The court did not order her reinstatement or award damages. Instead, it sent the matter back to the board for a new decision that considers her response to its concerns.
Canada and Nunavut finalize funding deals tied to at least 750 planned homes
Canada announced July 23 that it had finalized separate agreements with Nunavut covering at least 750 planned homes and $155.4 million in federal infrastructure funding. The housing agreement replaces January’s agreement in principle, but the release does not provide a community-by-community unit list, construction schedule or the full funding agreements. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut expands free bassinet program to all three regions
Nunavut says expectant parents across the territory can now register during prenatal visits for a free bassinet and a newborn wellness kit. Registration is available at Qikiqtani General Hospital in Iqaluit or at local health centres. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Government’s current education table lists Arviat for full Sikusiqtuq Inuktut model in K–3
The Government of Nunavut’s current Inuktut education table lists Arviat’s kindergarten to Grade 3 classes under the full Sikusiqtuq bilingual model for the 2026–27 school year. The listing is a community-specific implementation record, while Atiilu News Desk previously reported the territory-wide Grades 2 and 3 curriculum rollout.
KIA seeks expressions of interest for additional directors before Sept. 18 deadline
The Kivalliq Inuit Association is seeking letters of interest and résumés from people interested in serving as additional directors at its annual general meeting in Rankin Inlet. Submissions are due Friday, Sept. 18, at noon Central Standard Time. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Iqaluit staff seek annual Survivors’ Flag raising on Sept. 30
Iqaluit’s Governance and Priorities Committee of the Whole will consider a staff recommendation Tuesday to add the Survivors’ Flag to the City’s annual flag calendar for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The City has raised the flag each Sept. 30 since 2021, but the practice is now approved year by year at the mayor’s discretion. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Igloolik boil-water advisory remains in effect two months after July notice
The Government of Nunavut’s current drinking-water advisory list continues to show Igloolik under a boil-water advisory issued July 15 because of high turbidity, meaning cloudy water. The page does not say when the advisory could be lifted, provide recent test results or give further local details. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut seeks business representative for procurement appeals tribunal
The Government of Nunavut is seeking one representative from a legally operating Nunavut business for a three-year, part-time seat on the Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti Appeals Tribunal. Applications are due Sept. 22, 2026. The tribunal hears certain complaints about how Inuit and Nunavut business preferences, Inuit employment and training scores, and other NNI rules were applied in government contract awards. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Federal tender seeks plant-based soil cleanup work at Eureka weather station
Environment and Climate Change Canada is seeking proposals for plant-based cleanup, monitoring and assessment work at the Eureka High Arctic Weather Station on Ellesmere Island. Solicitation 5000094879 was amended Sept. 8 and closes Oct. 1, 2026. It is an open procurement opportunity, not a contract award or confirmation that work has started. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
NIRB screening remains active for Inuit environmental-training field course near Iqaluit
A proposed field course for Nunavut Inuit learners employed through the federal Nunavut Regional Office remains in active screening at the Nunavut Impact Review Board. The course would include one-week field sessions in Sylvia Grinnell and Katannilik territorial parks in September 2026 and March 2027, weather permitting. The public comment period closed Sept. 10; the registry shows new Government of Nunavut and federal comment submissions, but no screening decision. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
ITK annual report says Inuit Nunangat University has secured $166M, with Arviat campus still planned for 2030
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s newly published 2025–26 annual report says $166 million has been secured toward Inuit Nunangat University, whose main campus is planned for Arviat. The report is an accountability update, not a construction approval or confirmation that the university will open by 2030. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Amautiit seeks confidential input on Nunavut family-violence supports
Amautiit Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association is inviting people with lived experience of intimate-partner, domestic or family violence to complete a confidential survey about getting help through shelters, policing, evidence collection and the justice system. The survey is open online as of Sept. 14, but Amautiit has not posted a closing date, response target or timeline for reporting results. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
KIA seeks Kivalliq Inuit nominees for two Sakku Investments board seats
The Kivalliq Inuit Association is seeking nominees for two member-at-large positions on the Sakku Investments Corporation board. Each position carries a three-year term, and applications close Friday, Sept. 25 at noon Central Standard Time. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut Trade Show opens in Iqaluit, with public day set for Thursday at AWG Arena
The 2026 Nunavut Trade Show begins Monday, Sept. 14, with conference and networking events in Iqaluit through Thursday. The public can visit the trade-show floor at the Arctic Winter Games Arena on Thursday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut’s $2.47B operating budget is approved for 2026–27, not just proposed
Nunavut’s Legislative Assembly gave assent on June 11 to the law authorizing $2.4702 billion in Government of Nunavut operating and maintenance spending for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2027. The budget was first presented in May as proposed Main Estimates, but it is now approved spending authority. The estimates include $663.2 million for Health, $309.9 million for Education, $296.0 million for the Nunavut Housing Corporation and $182.8 million for Justice. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
ITK directs at least $218M in federal housing and nature funding to Inuit organizations
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami’s board voted Sept. 9 to allocate $130 million in federal urban, rural and northern Indigenous housing funding and more than $88 million for Inuit-led environment and nature work. Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated is one of the four Inuit Treaty Organizations involved, but ITK has not published a Nunavut-specific share, project list, delivery schedule or application process. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
CRTC extends Broadband Fund application deadline to Oct. 15
The CRTC has extended the deadline for its fourth Broadband Fund call from Aug. 13 to Oct. 15, 2026. The call could support projects that improve internet service in underserved and satellite-dependent communities, including potential projects in Nunavut. It is an application deadline change, not a funding award. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Ahead of Nunavut oversight hearings, child advocate report shows unresolved gaps in child and youth services
Nunavut’s Representative for Children and Youth says departments agreed to all 16 recommendations in its 2024–25 annual report, including calls for more child-care spaces, better school attendance data, a government-wide child-abuse strategy and housing security. But the report also records missed follow-up on Family Services recommendations and continuing concerns about child-protection investigations, mental-health care and staffing. The Legislative Assembly’s oversight committee is scheduled to examine the Representative’s annual reports in televised hearings beginning Sept. 23. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
More than 350 military personnel taking part in Resolute Bay exercise until Sept. 25
Operation NANOOK-NUNAKPUT is underway in and around Resolute Bay until Sept. 25, bringing more than 350 Canadian Armed Forces members, including Canadian Rangers, to the area. The federal government says the exercise includes air, land and maritime training, heavy-equipment movement and surveillance activities. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
NIRB opens screening for Grise Fiord water-licence renewal and upgrade
The Nunavut Impact Review Board has opened screening for a Government of Nunavut request to renew Grise Fiord’s municipal water licence to 2047 and change it from Type B to Type A. The request supports operation of the community’s new water-treatment plant and proposes seasonal withdrawals of up to 2,160 cubic metres a day from Airport River. The file is in active screening, not approved. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Pond Inlet water-supply upgrade remains in NIRB screening as new federal comments are filed
The Nunavut Impact Review Board’s registry shows the Government of Nunavut’s proposed Pond Inlet water-supply facility is still in active screening. A new comment submission from Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada was added Sept. 10, following a Transport Canada submission on Sept. 8. The filings are comments in an ongoing review, not approval to build. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Iqaluit climate-hazard survey to bring drilling and excavation work from Sept. 14 to 22
Iqaluit residents may see short periods of drilling and excavation near public areas and roads from Monday, Sept. 14, to Tuesday, Sept. 22. The City says the geotechnical work will support city-wide climate-hazard mapping by improving information about ground and permafrost conditions. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Meliadine mine water-licence amendment open for public comment until Oct. 6
The Nunavut Water Board says Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. has filed an application to amend the Type A water licence for its Meliadine mine near Rankin Inlet. Interested people have until Oct. 6, 2026, to make representations. The notice confirms a live regulatory application, not an approval of any change. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut plans curriculum rollout for Grades 2 and 3 this school year
The Government of Nunavut’s 2026–2030 business plan lists implementation of the new Nunavut curriculum in Grades 2 and 3 as a 2026–27 action. The plan also calls for support for bilingual education models from kindergarten through Grade 3 in all schools. This is an approved government work plan, not confirmation that the rollout is complete. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut formally joins national wildfire-response network
The Government of Nunavut says it formally joined the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre on June 8. The move gives Nunavut a place in the national network that coordinates wildfire information and resource sharing, but the announcement does not identify new funding, equipment, staffing or a specific deployment plan. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut nursing regulator adopts three-year plan centred on safety, reporting and cultural care
The College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut has adopted its 2026–2029 strategic plan. It sets priorities for clearer complaint and reporting pathways, continuing competence, cultural safety and community input, but does not announce a new licence rule, budget or implementation timetable. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
Nunavut’s latest audited accounts show a $196.9M surplus, but not new money to spend
Nunavut recorded $3.47 billion in revenue and $3.27 billion in expenses in 2024–25, producing a $196.9-million annual surplus. The audited accounts also list $1.39 billion in liabilities at March 31, 2025. A surplus is an accounting result for that year, not a new spending approval or a cash fund that can automatically be used for new programs. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
City briefing says Lake Geraldine is essentially full, with about 530 days of water at current demand
Iqaluit’s Lake Geraldine reservoir held about 1.664 million cubic metres of water as of Sept. 8, according to a City briefing prepared for the Sept. 15 Governance and Priorities Committee of the Whole meeting. The City estimates that volume equals roughly 530 to 540 days of supply at early-September consumption levels, while cautioning that the estimate is not a prediction because demand, inflows and other losses can change. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗
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