The Department of Health listed Sanikiluaq among the communities with drinking-water advisories still in effect as of Sept. 17, 2026. The current territorial drinking-water page identifies the advisory as a do-not-consume order dating to June 24, 2016 and says it is due to high salinity in the source water. Source↗

This is a daily health and household-service issue. Residents cannot use regular tap water for consumption purposes and must rely on the household reverse-osmosis units or purchased water instead.

A March 12 Government of Nunavut notice said the advisory would remain until the new water-treatment plant is operating and the water is found safe to consume. The government has not published an expected operating date, a construction update or a timeline for lifting the advisory in the Sept. 17 reminder. Source↗

The Sept. 17 territorial reminder confirms the advisory remains active but does not repeat its original issue date or give a lifting date. The newer government drinking-water page lists the June 24, 2016 notice date and high salinity as the reason. This is a do-not-consume advisory, not a boil-water advisory: boiling tap water is not presented as the approved alternative for drinking or food preparation.