Legislation and Legal Issues

1985 – Act – Territorial Lands Act (R.S., c. T–7)

Electronic version of an Act respecting Crown lands in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

1993 – Act – Nunavut Act (c. 28)

An Act to establish a territory to be known as Nunavut and provide for its government and to amend certain Acts in consequence thereof.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

1993 – Act – Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act (c. 29)

Electronic version of an Act respecting an Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

2002 – Act – Nunavut Waters and Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act (c. 10)

Provides the full document of the Nunavut Waters and the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal Act, which pertains to the management of water resources in Nunavut.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Access to Justice for Deaf Persons in Nunavut: Focus on Signed Language

This report calculated the number of deaf people in Nunavut, examined the pervasiveness of their sign language, and evaluated the justice system's ability to meet their needs.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Integrity Commissioner of Nunavut

The Integrity Commissioner advises Members on ethical performance of their official duties and administers a system of standards and accountability under the Integrity Act.

Source: Government of Nunavut; Government of Nunavut

Inuit Women and the Nunavut Justice System

This report focuses on three specific components of the criminal justice system in Nunavut-the unified court structure, justices of the peace and community-based justice committees.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Nunavut Court of Appeal (Decisions)

Search engine allowing to pinpoint any Nunavut's Court of Appeal decisions.

Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute

Nunavut Court of Justice (Decisions)

This collection contains decisions made publicly available as of June 1, 2000. When possible, prior decisions have also been included.

Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute

Nunavut Legal Services Study

The Nunavut Legal Services Study was commissioned by the Department of Justice Canada in order to gain an insight into the state of legal service provision in Nunavut; the challenges faced by legal service providers; etc.

Source: Government of Canada; Justice Canada, Department of

Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal

The Tribunal has set a goal of providing the fairest possible mechanism for the resolution of disputes within the context of the Agreement and draft legislation.

Statutes and Regulations

This section presents the Nunavut statutes and regulations as well as all issues of the Nunavut Gazette since its launch in April 1999.

Source: Canadian Legal Information Institute

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