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GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT
2023 NEWS RELEASES




January

04	Temporary closures: Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak
04	Surge of COVID-19 Cases in Qikiqtaaluk Region
04	Possible Rabid Fox in Iqaluit
05	Iqaluit Health Services - New temporary visitors policy
06	Call for nominations to the Nunavut Surface Rights Tribunal
06	Effective Immediately: Closure of Baffin Island Caribou harvest in Pond Inlet
06	Fox tests positive for rabies in Iqaluit
10	Fox Attack in Resolute Bay
11	Territorial Client and Family Engagement Plan
13	Premier Akeeagok announces senior management changes
13	Stomach Illness in Qikiqtarjuaq
16	Tobacco Reduction Month Kicks Off
16	Call for a Public Member for the Nunavut Midwifery Registration Committee
18	Fox tests positive for rabies in Resolute Bay
19	Iqaluit Public Health — Baby Drop-in Clinic
19	COVID-19 Hotline closing on January 31, 2023
19	Premier comments on QEC cyber-security incident
23	Temporary closures to v isitor c entres
23	Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Gjoa Haven
24	Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with Nunavut
24	Call for Nominations Building Advisory Committee
25	January 25 is Bell Let’s Talk Day
25	Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq – Inuktut Language Month to Take Place in April 2023
25	2022 Qilaut Inuktut songwriting contest winners
26	Understanding jury summons: what you need to know
27	Canada-Nunavut Housing Benefit (CHB) Program
27	Team Nunavut prepares for 2023 Arctic Winter Games
27	Call for Proposals – Childrearing Community Funding Initiatives
27	Reminder: COVID-19 Hotline closing on January 31
27	Business Licence Renewal
30	Team Nunavut Looking for Volunteers for Games
27	Take caution with payday loans
31	Beware of Arctic Winter Games Scam
31	Payroll tax annual returns for employers due

February

02	Nunavut Coroner’s Office seeks community coroners
03	February 4 is World Cancer Day
06	Prohibited Debt Collection Practices
08	Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut Sign Memorandum of Understanding
13	Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week
13	Military exercises happening across Nunavut
13	Nunavut premier responds to high-altitude object shot down over Yukon
16	Food recalls due to possible Listeria
16	Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
16	Consultations begin for Strategic Action Plan for Elders in Nunavut
16	Premier calls for equitable funding from federal healthcare proposal
16	Call for proposals – Targeted Labour Market Program
17	Call for Proposals – Food Security Initiatives
18	Food recalls due to possible Listeria
20	Food recalls due to possible Listeria
21	Pink Shirt Day 2023
22	Nunavut Prospectors Program accepting applications
22	2023 Purchasing Sealift Notice
24	Canada and Nunavut support the design phase for two new water treatment facilities
24	Department of Health seeks feedback on Children's Oral Health Program
24	Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) Iqaluit Store Closure
27	Pangnirtung tuberculosis update
27	Creation of Associate Deputy Minister positions
27	Book your flu shot today!
27	Call for members for the Nunavut Climate Change Youth Advisory Committee
28	Kinngait Family Wellness closed until further notice
28	Boil Water Advisory – Rankin Inlet
28	Temporary closure of Family Wellness offices in Gjoa Haven and Taloyoak

March

01	Call for proposals for suicide prevention initiatives and alcohol and drug prevention funding programs
02	Possible case of rabies in Baker Lake
06	Call for Proposals – Independent Science Programs for Youth (I-SPY) Fund
07	T5007 tax slips for Income Assistance recipients
08	Call for Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board Members
08	Boil Water Advisory Lifted – Rankin Inlet
09	Colorectal Cancer Screening Program
09	Minister Simailak resigns from Executive Council
10	Chickenpox in Arviat
10	Foster parenting information night
10	Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
14	Nutrition Month – Unlock the Potential of Food
14	Premier tables Katujjiluta progress report
15	Premier Akeeagok realigns cabinet portfolios
15	FANS Spring/Summer Semester Application Deadline
16	Reminder: Water advisory for Sanikiluaq
17	Tuberculosis Outbreak in Pond Inlet
20	Food recalls due to Cronobacter
20	Department of Health Launches Baby’s Safe Sleep Awareness Campaign
20	Celebrate Earth Hour by being Energy Wise!
21	2022 Indigenous Peoples Survey
21	Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) Store Closures in Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet
22	Northern Allowance Scam
24	World Tuberculosis Day
24	Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated reaffirm joint commitment to fight against tuberculosis in Nunavut
24	Online Scams – Buyer Beware
28	NULC taxi vouchers expire March 31, 2023
28	Canadian Motor Vehicle Arbitration Plan
28	Federal budget 2023-24 contributes to key Katujjiluta mandate priorities for Nunavut
29	Medical Travel private billet rate change
30	Employment opportunities for summer students
30	2023 Community Cleanup Logo Competition
30	Nalunaiqsijiit: Inuit Cruise Ship Training Initiative
31	Increase in Fuel Prices | Retail Price List
31	Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq 2023
31	Rabies in Baker Lake
31	Stomach illness and diarrhea

April

03	COVID-19 vaccines continue to be available
03	Nunavut Homeowner Fuel Rebate available April 1 | FAQ
04	Call for proposals – Women’s Initiatives and Men and Boy’s Initiatives Grant Program
04	Fox suspected of rabies in Iqaluit
04	Temporary closure to Iqaluit Motor Vehicles Office
05	Call for Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board Members
05	Income Assistance Reforms
13	Call for proposals – Youth Initiatives Funding
13	Celebrate Oral Health Month
13	Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
14	Respiratory illness and the flu
14	Lottery licence administration training in Igloolik and Sanirajak
14	Premier Akeeagok announces senior management changes
14	2022 Qilaut Winner Concert comes to Iqaluit
21	Sport Awards and Sport & Recreation Scholarship
24	National Immunization Awareness Week
24	Nunavut Carbon Credit payments to begin this fall
24	2023 Premier’s Council of the Federation Literacy Award | Council of Federation Literacy Award Nomination Form
25	Territorial Client and Family Engagement Plan on hold
25	COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 detected in Nunavut
25	Rankin Inlet NULC Closures for Pakallak Tyme
28	Premier and Cabinet to visit Parliament Hill for series of working meetings
28	Expression of Interest for Appointment to the Labour Standards Board
28	EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Closure of Baffin Island Caribou harvest

May

01	National Mental Health Week
02	Fox Attack in Rankin Inlet
02	Queen Elizabeth II scholarship awards presented to top Nunavut nursing students
02	Teacher Appreciation Day 2023
02	Call for a Public Member for the Nunavut Midwifery Registration Committee
02	Joint statement by the Prime Minister and the Premier of Nunavut
03	National Alert Ready System Testing in Nunavut
04	Iqaluit Centennial Library one-day closure
05	COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 established in Nunavut
05	Call for proposals: Licensed Child Care Centre Infrastructure Funding Program
05	Emergency Preparedness Week 2023
05	Call for nominations to the Nunavut Impact Review Board
05	Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and Her Majesty The Queen Consort Camilla
08	Nunavut recognizes National Nursing Week
08	Community-wide screening for tuberculosis in Pangnirtung
09	Employment opportunities for summer students
10	Fox tests positive for rabies in Iqaluit
10	Call for applications for Inuit Tourism Business Mentorship Program
10	Fox tests positive rabies in Rankin Inlet
11	Fox activity in Pond Inlet
11	Premier responds to Inuit employment arbitration decision
12	Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
15	Premier recognizes the late Naujaat Elder Donat Milortok, Nunavut Agreement signatory
15	Spring rabies reminder
15	Call for proposals – Crime Prevention Fund
15	Kugaaruk and Taloyoak Family Wellness offices temporarily closed
15	National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
15	Five schools chosen for full-day kindergarten pilot project
16	Tuberculosis outbreak in Naujaat
17	GN declares state of emergency in Kinngait
17	Boil Water Advisory – Kugaaruk
18	Kugluktuk Family Wellness office temporarily closed
18	Launch of Women and Girls Wellness Program
17	Premiers commit to working together for a prosperous, healthy, and strong North
19	Boil water advisory - Kugluktuk
19	Call for applications: Territorial Board of Revision
23	Update to smoking, vaping and cannabis laws
23	GN ends state of emergency in Kinngait
24	Dr. Michael Patterson to serve as acting CPHO
26	Iqaluit NULC store no longer open on Mondays
26	Creative contests for children and youth from Firearm Safety Nunavut
26	Pangnirtung tuberculosis outbreak update
29	Foxes and domestic dog test positive for rabies in Pond Inlet
30	Premier responds to Auditor General’s reports
30	Minister of Family Services responds to Auditor General’s Performance Audit
31	World No Tobacco Day
31	Arctic Bay health centre temporarily closed

June

01	Avian influenza reminder
01	Microsoft Translator User Guide
02	Payroll tax reminder for employers
05	Nunavut Environment Week
05	GN seeking part-time contract liquor and cannabis inspectors
05	2023 Iqaluit Community Cleanup
06	Boil Water Advisory – Pond Inlet
06	Premier delivers keynote address at Arctic Security Working Group gathering in Iqaluit
06	Boil Water Advisory Reminder for Kugaaruk
07	Call for Proposals: Health and Wellness Awareness Initiatives
07	Brain Injury Awareness Month
08	Call for applications: Territorial Board of Revision
08	Wolf Sample Collection Program increases compensation for submitted samples
09	Wellness resources available
12	Nunavut Minimum Wage Survey
12	Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
13	Teach in Nunavut
14	Food recalls due to risk of Clostridium botulinum
14	EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Closure of Bluenose East Caribou harvest in Kugluktuk
15	Elder Abuse Awareness Day and protecting our Elders
15	Iqaluit Foster Parent Information Session
15	QGH holds free prenatal class in Iqaluit
16	Update on Tuberculosis Outbreak in Pond Inlet
16	Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park summer and fall road maintenance closures
20	What does it mean to co-sign a loan?
20	Business licence fee regulations
20	Rankin Inlet NULC Closure
23	Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Kugluktuk
26	“Learn to…” summer programs at Nunavut Parks
27	Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) Stores Closed on Canada Day
28	Employment opportunities for summer students
28	2023 Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan
27	Western Premiers Focus on the Economy, Affordability and Future Prosperity
29	Kinngait Family Wellness office temporarily closed
29	Seeking foster parents in Iqaluit, Kinngait and Kimmirut
30	FANS Fall Semester Application Deadline

July

04	Boil Water Advisory Reminder for Pond Inlet
04	Boil Water Advisory Reminder for Kugaaruk
07	Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Kug aaruk
07	Happy Nunavut Day from Premier P.J. Akeeagok!
07	Boil Water Advisory for Arviat
07	Clam harvesting safety tips
11	Student employment opportunity to support Microsoft Translator Initiative
07	Media Statement – Northern Premiers issue Pan-Northern Statement on Senate Committee’s Arctic Security Report
12	Iqaluit Family Wellness office temporarily closed
12	Premier and Deputy Premier thank U.S. Ambassador for visiting Nunavut
13	Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
13	Student employment opportunity to support Microsoft Translator Initiative
14	Celebration of Parks Day
17	Student Transcript Request Reminder
17	Simata Pitsiulak Aviation Scholarship
18	Invitation to Iqaluit port grand opening
19	Maternal and Child Health Education Sessions
19	North American Indigenous Games Scam
19	Boil Water Advisory for Igloolik
19	RV Nuliajuk sailing schedule 2023
19	Boil Water Advisory lifted for the Hamlet of Arviat
20	Expression of Interest for Appointment to the Ethics Officer position
20	Boil Water Advisory – Whale Cove
24	Grise Fiord Celebration of the Park Day 2023
24	International Self-Care Day
25	Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park Closure
25	Clyde River Celebration of Parks Day 2023
25	Iqaluit Deep Sea Port Officially Opens | Backgrounder
28	RV Nuliajuk sailing schedule 2023
31	Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Pond Inlet

August

01	National Immunization Awareness Month: Well- Child clinics and vaccine protection
01	Mechanical Inspection Certificates for school buses
03	Call for applications for Community Tourism and Cultural Industries Program
03	Ontario and Nunavut honour deep-rooted partnership with new agreement | Backgrounder
04	Stomach Illness in Pangnirtung
08	Motor Vehicles to go cashless
08	New FANS enrolment verification process for students studying at Nunavut Arctic College
08	Boil Water Advisory for Pangnirtung
10	Learn To… Light a Qulliq in Baker Lake
10	Updates to RV Nuliajuk ’s sailing schedule
11	GN declares State of Emergency in Bathurst Inlet due to wildfire
14	Team Nunavut participation opportunities
14	Tundra Turning celebrates historic $83.7 million investment to build Aqqusariaq (formerly the Nunavut Recovery Centre) in Iqaluit
15	Suspicious email circulating around the GN
16	Wildfire Smoke in Nunavut communities
16	Wildfires affecting Kitikmeot medical travel
16	Effective Immediately: Closure of Baffin Island caribou harvest in Iqaluit
16	Government of Nunavut response to NWT wildfires
17	Government of Nunavut committed to supporting NWT wildfire evacuation efforts
17	GN ends state of emergency in Bathurst Inlet
18	NWT wildfires: travel notice for FANS students
21	Boil Water Advisory for Arctic Bay
22	Nominations Call for Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit Board Members
22	Passengers and goods flowing to and from Kitikmeot
23	Government of Nunavut to donate $250,000 to United Way NWT to support wildfire relief
24	Property Tax Mill Rate Increase for 2023
24	Call for proposals – Suicide, Alcohol, and Drug prevention initiatives
24	Wear Purple to mark International Overdose Awareness Day
25	NWT wildfires: travel notice for ALTS students
25	Boil Water Advisory for Resolute Bay
25	Rankin Inlet NULC Closure
26	Pangnirtung tuberculosis outbreak update
28	Updates to leadership team for Public Health Office
28	Premier Akeeagok announces senior management changes
29	Call for proposals: not-for-profit core operations capital initiatives
30	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Arctic Bay

September

05	National Coaches Week
05	Equal By 30
06	Taloyoak health centre temporary closure
06	Changes to Kitikmeot medical travel and flight capacity
06	Upcoming community wide screening for tuberculosis in Pangnirtung
06	Temporary Hours at Rankin Inlet NULC Store
07	Kivalliq Employment and Training Forum
07	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Resolute Bay
08	Liquor plebiscite and public meeting in Gjoa Haven
08	Nunavut celebrates Embrace Life Day and World Suicide Prevention Day
11	Deputy Premier Gross takes one-month leave
11	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Pangnirtung
13	Nunavut Carbon Credit payments issued
13	Identity Theft – How to protect yourself
14	Nunavut Artist in Residence Program at the Winnipeg Art Gallery Qaumajuq
15	National Community Health Representative Day
15	Government of Nunavut website restored
15	Shape the future of Nunavut education: become a DEA or CSFN member
15	Boil Water Advisory for Rankin Inlet
18	Become a certified Inuksiutiliriji
18	Minister Quassa resigns from Executive Council
18	Extending temporary hours at Rankin Inlet NULC store
20	Five schools offering Full-Day Kindergarten Pilot | Backgrounder
21	Department of Justice Career Fair
22	Premier Akeeagok welcomes Nunavut Inuit to executive-level positions
22	Extending temporary hours at Rankin Inlet NULC store
22	New daily purchase limits at Rankin Inlet NULC store
25	Premier Akeeagok announces Cabinet changes
25	Increase in respiratory infections for fall season, including COVID-19
25	Premier Akeeagok announces Cabinet changes
25	Nunavut celebrates Mining Week
25	Reporting: Illness in Harvested Animals
25	NULC Stores closed on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
27	Reminder: wildfire smoke in Nunavut communities
27	Victims Assistance Committee call-out
27	Fuel prices set to increase on October 1, 2023
28	Boil Water Advisory for Baker Lake
29	Lottery Licence Applications
29	The Governments of Canada and Nunavut sign two bilateral agreements to end gender-based violence

October

02	2024 Arctic Winter Games passport reminder
04	NWT medical travel update for the Kitkmeot region
05	Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Baker Lake
06	Iqaluit floating docks to be removed
06	In-community lottery licence administration training in Iqaluit and Qikiqtarjuaq
06	Fire Prevention Week
10	World Mental Health Day 2023
10	Foster Parent Information Night in Iqaluit
13	Call for nominations to the Nunavut Water Board
16	Alcohol Education Committee by-election in Naujaat
17	Waste Reduction Week challenge
17	Masks mandatory in all Nunavut health facilities
17	Boil Water Advisory for Sanirajak
18	Flu season and vaccination in Nunavut
18	Flu and COVID-19 Vaccine: Iqaluit Clinic dates
19	Celebrating Nunavut Education Week
23	Call for applications for Inuit Tourism Business Mentorship Program
23	Unlock benefits for your home daycare in Nunavut
24	Department of Health marks Client Safety Week
24	Reminder to update medical certificate for Nunavut driver’s licence
24	Gjoa Haven to remain a prohibited community for alcohol
25	Boil Water Advisory Lifted for Rankin inlet
25	FANS winter semester application deadline
25	Rebekah Uqi Williams Social Work Scholarship
27	Premier Akeeagok announces executive-level appointments
27	Boil Water Advisory for Kinngait
27	CGS announces Technical Professional Scholarships for 2023-2024
27	Notice of public consultations for the Nunavut Territorial Parks Act
27	CGS announces Technical Professional Scholarships for 2023-2024
30	Call for applications for Community Tourism and Cultural Industries Program
30	Application processing times for FANS funding

November

01	Reminder: Water advisory for Sanikiluaq
01	Diabetes Awareness Month
01	Boil Water Advisory Reminder for Igloolik
02	Savanna Pikuyak Scholarship
02	Community and G overnment S ervices announces: After School Employment Program (ASEP) Pilot
02	Call for applications: Sport and Recreation Division Micro-Grants
02	Call for Members – Nunavut Mental Health Review Board
02	Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) Nunavut Consultations | Poster
02	Qikiqtani Truth Commission resources to support the implementation of the made-in-Nunavut curriculum
03	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Kinngait
03	Boil Water Advisory Reminder for Whale Cove
03	Naujaat tuberculosis outbreak update
03	Pond Inlet tuberculosis outbreak update
03	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Sanirajak
06	Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission (NULC) stores closed on Remembrance Day
06	Grants and Contributions presentation in Taloyoak
06	Nunavut to increase minimum wage to $19/hour
07	Department of Education announces new wellness benefits for eligible Inuit FANS recipients
07	Take Our Kids to Work 2023
07	Adult Learning and Training Supports (ALTS)
08	Needs Assessed Loans for approved Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students
10	GN and NEU collaborate to improve recruitment and retention of health professionals
10	Governments of Canada and Nunavut Launch Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan
10	Virtual training for foster parents
10	Second Call for Proposals – Elders and Youth Grants and Contributions for 2023-2024
10	Heating fuel price decrease
14	Call for Proposals – Grants and Contributions for 2024-2025
14	Justice Committees in Nunavut seeking members
14	National Alert Ready System testing in Nunavut
16	Enter the Qilaut 2023 Inuktut Songwriting Contest | Entry Form Consent
16	Disability Grant available for eligible FANS recipients
17	Call for Members – Nunavut Mental Health Review Board | Application Form
20	National Child Day 2023
20	National Addictions Awareness Week
20	National Restorative Justice Week
20	Call for Proposals – Gender-Based Violence Initiative Funding
21	Updated: Notice of public consultations for the Nunavut Territorial Parks Act
21	Financial Literacy Month
21	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Igloolik
24	Planning Act Community Consultations
24	Sled Dog Safety in Territorial Parks
27	New territorial liquor import permit limits and office hours in effect
28	Food recalls due to salmonella

December

01	Possible botulism in Sanikiluaq
04	Flu shot reminder for Nunavummiut
05	Nunavut Homeowner Fuel Rebate offered again in 2024 FAQ
06	Pangnirtung community-wide tuberculosis screening clinic completed
08	Pangnirtung tuberculosis outbreak update
08	Respiratory illness and the flu
13	Pond Inlet health centre temporary closed
14	Minimum wage increase
18	Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications consultations
18	Call for applications: Grants and Contributions
19	Flags at half-mast to honour Elder Qapik Attagutsiak
20	Igluliuqatigiingniq Nunavut 3000 celebrates success of capacity-building partnership pilot project
20	Nunavut health centres on emergency services during holiday closure period
20	Reminder: 2023 Homeowner Fuel Rebate deadline is December 31
22	Fuel prices set to increase on January 4, 2024