Elections Nunavut’s official Hudson Bay election record confirms a Sept. 28, 2026 by-election in Sanikiluaq. Advance voting at the Hamlet Office is scheduled daily from Sept. 14 through Sept. 24, from noon to 7 p.m. local time. Election-day voting will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. local time at Council Chambers. A mobile poll is scheduled for Sept. 21 from 9 to 11:30 a.m.; voters must contact the returning officer for that service. Source↗

The official candidate list now names two candidates—Jason Iqaluq and Nukaja Sala—after the Aug. 24–28 declaration week. The by-election will determine Hudson Bay’s representative in Nunavut’s Legislative Assembly; no result has been declared. Source↗

Voters can use the advance-voting period from Sept. 14 to 24, attend the Sept. 28 election-day poll, or contact Returning Officer Caroline Arragutainaq at 867-522-0159 about the Sept. 21 mobile poll. Elections Nunavut lists the returning officer’s office at the Hamlet Office. Source↗

Election type: territorial by-election. Constituency/community: Hudson Bay/Sanikiluaq. Candidate declaration week was Aug. 24–28, 2026. Advance voting: Sept. 14–24, noon–7 p.m. local time, Hamlet Office. Mobile poll: Sept. 21, 9–11:30 a.m., by arrangement with the returning officer. Election day: Sept. 28, 2026, 9 a.m.–7 p.m. local time, Council Chambers. Official status: voting is scheduled; the result remains pending.