--- title: "Find a family doctor in Nunavut" url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/nunavut" description: "Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner in Nunavut: handled by Nunavut Department of Health. Compare all 13 provinces and territories. From official sources." site: "Canada Service Map" author: "Mahmoud Halat" publisher: "Space & Story" lastReviewed: "2026-10-12" 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." --- # Find a family doctor in Nunavut Nunavut · Health Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 12 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word. ## Short answer In Nunavut, Nunavut Department of Health (community health centres) handles it. Nunavut has no family doctor wait list; primary care is through your community health centre. Who handles it: [Nunavut Department of Health (community health centres)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-nunavut). Handles it in Nunavut. ## In every province and territory The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Nunavut is marked. | Province or territory | Who handles it | Official link | Good to know | |---|---|---|---| | [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/british-columbia) | Health Connect Registry (HealthLink BC, Ministry of Health) | [Join the registry](https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/find-care/health-connect-registry), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/alberta) | Alberta Find a Provider (Primary Care Alberta) | [Find a clinic accepting patients](https://albertafindaprovider.ca/find-a-doc/map), checked 12 October 2026 | There is no provincial waitlist; search for clinics accepting new patients or ask a clinic about its own waitlist. | | [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/saskatchewan) | Saskatchewan Health Authority | [Find a clinic in your area](https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/health/accessing-health-care-services/physicians-surgeons-or-specialists), checked 12 October 2026 | The province points you to local clinics by area; ask a clinic whether it takes new patients. | | [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/manitoba) | Family Doctor Finder (Manitoba Health) | [Register online](https://forms.gov.mb.ca/family-doctor-finder/), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/ontario) | Health Care Connect (Ministry of Health) | [Join Health Care Connect](https://www.ontario.ca/page/find-family-doctor-or-nurse-practitioner), checked 12 October 2026 | Register online or call 811; you need a valid Ontario health card. | | [Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/quebec) | Québec Family Doctor Finder (Guichet d'accès à un médecin de famille) | [Register for a family doctor](https://www.quebec.ca/en/health/finding-a-resource/quebec-family-doctor-finder), checked 12 October 2026 | | | [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/new-brunswick) | NB Health Link | [Register with NB Health Link](https://nbhealthlink.ca/pages/registration/), checked 12 October 2026 | You need a valid NB Medicare card; in some areas you may be waitlisted. | | [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/nova-scotia) | Nova Scotia Health | [Join the Need a Family Practice Registry](https://needafamilypractice.nshealth.ca/), checked 12 October 2026 | Register online or by calling 811; you must call 811 if you do not yet have a Nova Scotia Health Card. | | [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/prince-edward-island) | Provincial Patient Registry (Health PEI) | None on record | | | [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/newfoundland-and-labrador) | Patient Connect NL (Department of Health and Community Services) | [Join Patient Connect NL](https://www.gov.nl.ca/hcs/patient-connect-nl/), checked 12 October 2026 | Without internet access, register by phone at 1-833-913-4679. | | [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/yukon) | Find a Primary Care Provider registry (Government of Yukon, Health and Social Services) | None on record | The registry covers the Whitehorse area only; elsewhere, go to your community health centre. | | [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/northwest-territories) | Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) | [Integrated care teams](https://www.nthssa.ca/en/primary-health-care-reform), checked 12 October 2026 | In Yellowknife call Primary Care at 867-767-9294; elsewhere contact your local health centre. | | Nunavut (this page) | Nunavut Department of Health (community health centres) | None on record | Nunavut has no family doctor wait list; primary care is through your community health centre. | ## Where to go in person - Clinics and community health centres: [Arviat, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/arviat) (1), [Baker Lake, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/baker-lake) (1), [Igloolik, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/igloolik) (1), [Cambridge Bay, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/cambridge-bay) (1), [Pond Inlet, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/pond-inlet) (1), [Pangnirtung, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/pangnirtung) (1), [Cape Dorset, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/cape-dorset) (1), [Kugluktuk, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/kugluktuk) (1), [Gjoa Haven, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/gjoa-haven) (2), [Clyde River, NU](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/nunavut/clyde-river) (1) ## More - [Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner in every province and territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor) - [Public services in Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nunavut) - [Go to an emergency room](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-room) - [See a doctor without an appointment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/walk-in-clinic) - [Canadian Dental Care Plan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/dental-care) - [Get help in a mental health crisis (call or text 988)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/mental-health-crisis) - [First Nations and Inuit health benefits (NIHB)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/first-nations-health-benefits) - [Check product, food and vehicle recalls](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/product-recalls) ## Cite this page Canada Service Map, "Find a family doctor in Nunavut", checked 12 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/nunavut