---
title: "Public services in Nunavut: who handles what"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nunavut"
description: "Public services in Nunavut: 53 services, the 12 biggest cities and towns and 66 public places from open data. The biggest: Iqaluit and Arviat."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
updated: "2026-10-14"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Public services in Nunavut

Territory

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, updated 14 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

Who handles public services in Nunavut, with a page for each of 53 services. Below: the 12 biggest cities and towns and the main territorial government bodies.

## At a glance

- 53 public services have a page for Nunavut on this site.
- 26 cities, towns and communities in Nunavut have public places on the map, 66 places in all.
- The biggest by population is Iqaluit: 7,429 people (2021 Census). Source: [Statistics Canada, Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), table 98-10-0002-01, 2021 Census of Population](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201) (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
- 33 territorial government bodies in Nunavut are on record.

## Services

### Identity and documents

- [Order a birth certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/birth-certificate/nunavut): Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health)
- [Order a death certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/nunavut): Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health)
- [Order a marriage certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-certificate/nunavut): Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health)
- [Legally change your name](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/name-change/nunavut): Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health)
- [Get a photo ID card (if you don't drive)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/photo-id-card/nunavut): Motor Vehicles Division (Government of Nunavut)
- [Change your address with the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/nunavut): Government of Nunavut

### Driving and vehicles

- [Get, renew or replace a driver's licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/drivers-licence/nunavut): Motor Vehicles Division (Government of Nunavut)
- [Book a road test or knowledge test](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/driving-test/nunavut): Motor Vehicles Division (Government of Nunavut)
- [Register a vehicle and renew licence plates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vehicle-registration/nunavut): Motor Vehicles Division (Government of Nunavut)
- [Get an accessible parking permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/accessible-parking/nunavut): Municipalities (no territorial program)
- [Check road conditions and closures (511)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/road-conditions/nunavut): Government of Nunavut

### Health

- [Apply for or renew your health card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-card/nunavut): Health Insurance Programs Office (Nunavut Department of Health)
- [Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Health (community health centres)
- [Talk to a nurse (811 health line)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-advice-line/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Health (community health centres)
- [Get help paying for prescription drugs (pharmacare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Health (Extended Health Benefits); federal NIHB for Inuit
- [Vaccines and immunization records](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/immunization/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Health (public health)
- [Register as an organ and tissue donor](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/organ-donor/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Health
- [Home care and community care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/nunavut): Home, Community and Continuing Care (Nunavut Department of Health)

### Family and children

- [Register a baby's birth](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-birth/nunavut): Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health)
- [Get a marriage licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/nunavut): Nunavut Vital Statistics (Department of Health)
- [Get help paying for child care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-care-subsidy/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Family Services (Daycare User Subsidy)
- [Find licensed child care or daycare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-child-care/nunavut): Early Learning and Child Care (Nunavut Department of Education)
- [Collect child or spousal support](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-support-enforcement/nunavut): Family Support Program (Nunavut Department of Justice)
- [Report child abuse or neglect](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/report-child-abuse/nunavut): Child and Family Services (Nunavut Department of Family Services)

### Benefits and money

- [Apply for income assistance (welfare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-assistance/nunavut): Income Assistance (Nunavut Department of Family Services)
- [Disability income support from the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/nunavut): Income Assistance (Nunavut Department of Family Services)

### Work and business

- [Register a business name or incorporate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/nunavut): Corporate Registries (Legal Registries Division, Nunavut Department of Justice)
- [Report a workplace injury (workers' compensation)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/workplace-injury/nunavut): Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC)
- [Your rights at work: pay, hours, leave and firing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-standards/nunavut): Labour Standards Compliance Office (Government of Nunavut)
- [Get help finding a job or training](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-services/nunavut): Career Development (Nunavut Department of Family Services)
- [Become an apprentice or get certified in a trade](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/apprenticeship/nunavut): Apprenticeship, Trade and Occupations Certification (Nunavut Department of Family Services)

### Housing and property

- [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles/nunavut): Land Titles Office (Legal Registries Division, Nunavut Department of Justice)
- [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment/nunavut): Government of Nunavut (property assessment and taxation)
- [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes/nunavut): Nunavut Rental Office (Rental Officer)
- [Apply for social or affordable housing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/nunavut): Nunavut Housing Corporation, through Local Housing Organizations

### Education

- [Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-student-loans/nunavut): Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (Government of Nunavut)
- [Apply for student loans and grants](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/student-aid/nunavut): Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS), Department of Education
- [Get a high school transcript or diploma copy](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/high-school-transcript/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Education (Student Records)

### Justice and safety

- [Sue for a small amount (small claims)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/small-claims/nunavut): Nunavut Court of Justice (Civil Registry)
- [Get legal aid](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/legal-aid/nunavut): Legal Services Board of Nunavut
- [Make a human rights complaint](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/human-rights-complaint/nunavut): Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal
- [Complain about a business (consumer protection)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/consumer-complaint/nunavut): Consumer Affairs (Government of Nunavut)
- [Emergency alerts and how to prepare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/nunavut): Nunavut Emergency Management (Government of Nunavut)

### Environment and outdoors

- [Buy a fishing licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/fishing-licence/nunavut): Department of Environment (Government of Nunavut)
- [Buy a hunting licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/hunting-licence/nunavut): Department of Environment (Government of Nunavut)
- [Reserve a campsite in a provincial or territorial park](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-park-camping/nunavut): Nunavut Parks and Special Places (Department of Environment)
- [Wildfire status and fire bans](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/wildfire/nunavut): Government of Nunavut

### Immigration, citizenship and travel

- [Immigrate through a province or territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-nominee/nunavut): Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (federal)

### Voting and democracy

- [Vote in a municipal election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-municipal/nunavut) (Election day: 25 October 2027)
- [Vote in a provincial or territorial election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-provincial/nunavut): Elections Nunavut
- [Find your member of the provincial or territorial legislature](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-mla/nunavut): Legislative Assembly of Nunavut

### Seniors

- [Apply for a long-term care home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/nunavut): Home, Community and Continuing Care (Nunavut Department of Health)
- [Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/nunavut): Nunavut Department of Family Services (Senior Citizen Supplementary Benefit)

## Biggest cities and towns

- [Iqaluit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/iqaluit): population 7,429, 7 public places
- [Arviat](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/arviat): population 2,864, 2 public places
- [Baker Lake](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/baker-lake): population 2,061, 3 public places
- [Igloolik](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/igloolik): population 2,049, 3 public places
- [Cambridge Bay](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/cambridge-bay): population 1,760, 3 public places
- [Pond Inlet](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/pond-inlet): population 1,555, 2 public places
- [Pangnirtung](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/pangnirtung): population 1,504, 3 public places
- [Cape Dorset](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/cape-dorset): population 1,396, 4 public places
- [Kugluktuk](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/kugluktuk): population 1,382, 2 public places
- [Gjoa Haven](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/gjoa-haven): population 1,349, 5 public places
- [Clyde River](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/clyde-river): population 1,181, 2 public places
- [Coral Harbour](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/coral-harbour): population 1,035, 2 public places

## Main territorial government bodies

- [The Government of Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-nunavut) ([website](http://www.gov.nu.ca/))
- [Nunavut Housing Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/nunavut-housing-corporation) ([website](https://www.nunavuthousing.ca/))
- [Commission scolaire francophone du Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/commission-scolaire-francophone-du-nunavut) ([website](https://csfn.ca/))
- [Nunavut Business Credit Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/nunavut-business-credit-corporation) ([website](https://www.nbcc.nu.ca/))
- [Nunavut Development Corporation](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/nunavut-development-corporation) ([website](https://ndcorp.nu.ca/))
- [Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/qulliit-nunavut-status-of-women-council) ([website](https://www.qnsw.ca/))
- [Apex Education District](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/apex-education-district)
- [Arctic Bay Education District](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/arctic-bay-education-district)
- [Arviat District Education Authority](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/arviat-district-education-authority)
- [Baker Lake District Education Authority](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/baker-lake-district-education-authority)
- [Cambridge Bay District Education Authority](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cambridge-bay-district-education-authority)
- [Cape Dorset Education District](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/cape-dorset-education-district)

33 territorial government bodies are on record in all.

## Other provinces and territories

- [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/alberta)
- [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/saskatchewan)
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- [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nova-scotia)
- [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/prince-edward-island)
- [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/newfoundland-and-labrador)
- [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/yukon)
- [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Public services in Nunavut: who handles what", updated 14 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nunavut