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GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT
2025 NEWS RELEASES




January

05	Boil Water Advisory – Qikiqtarjuaq
04	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Qikiqtarjuaq
06	Reminder for Nunavut students: the Explore French immersion program upcoming deadline
06	Call for Proposals – Health and Wellness Awareness Initiatives
07	Aiming for financial wellness in 2025
07	Resignation of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
09	Iqaluit Public Health closed temporarily
09	Support available following fire in Iqaluit
10	Iqaluit Public Health Closed Temporarily
10	Friday update: support for Iqaluit fire victims
13	Iqaluit Public Health Now Open
14	Everyone Needs Vitamin D
14	The GN celebrates construction completion of Kivalliq Long-term Care Centre
14	Boil Water Advisory Reminder for Arctic Bay
14	The GN celebrates construction completion of Kivalliq Long-term Care Centre
15	Call for Proposals – Food Security Initiatives
16	Call for Proposals: not-for-profit core operations capital initiatives
16	Call for Proposals: childrearing community funding initiatives
16	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Sanirajak
17	Reminder: Whooping Cough Outbreak in Igloolik is Ongoing
17	January is Tobacco Reduction Month
17	Iqaluit Centennial Library closure
20	Call for Review Officer for the Dental Profession Act
21	Temporary Closure of Visitor Centres
21	Funding Available for Ikur’raq Cabins
17	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Taloyoak
21	Government of Nunavut receives ‘Canada's Top Employers for Young People’ Award
22	Deadline extended – Call for submissions: Government of Nunavut’s Artist-in-Residence Program 2025
22	Certain brands of shell eggs recalled due to Salmonella
23	Reminder: Water advisory for Sanikiluaq
23	Teach in Nunavut
23	Winter Influenza Reminder
24	Unikkaarvik building closure
24	Dangerous Ice Conditions at Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
24	Debt collection practices: statutory holidays
28	Boil Water Advisory – Rankin Inlet
30	Business Licence Renewal
31	Call for nominations to the Nunavut Impact Review Board

February

03	FANS spring/summer 2025 application deadline
04	February 4 is World Cancer Day
04	EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Closure of Pond Inlet Caribou Harvest
05	Stomach illness across the territory
05	Boil Water Advisory – Coral Harbour
10	Irene Avaalaaqiaq Tiktaalaaq awarded the 2024 Commissioner’s Arts Award
10	Reminder to Nunavut francophone students: the Destination Clic summer program application deadline
10	Premier responds to federal Conservatives’ platform
10	Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Week
10	Changes to former Government of Nunavut employee health and dental benefits | FAQ
10	Government of Nunavut partners with B2Gold and the Kitikmeot Inuit Association to promote responsible economic development
11	Reminder to Nunavut francophone students: the Destination Clic summer program application deadline
11	NTI Invests in Community Facilities for Elder Care
12	Tuberculosis outbreak in Arviat
12	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Rankin Inlet
12	Canada’s Premiers Advocate for Stronger Ties During Visit to Washington, D.C.
14	UPDATED: Iqaluit Centennial Library schedule
19	Syphilis is on the rise in Nunavut
21	Become a Community Justice of the Peace with the Nunavut Court of Justice
21	Measles Immunization Reminder
21	Service Reduction at Gjoa Haven Family Wellness Office
21	Investigation finds no criminal cause in deaths at Naja Isabelle Home
24	Financial Assistance for Nunavut Students (FANS) office closure
24	Food recall due to possible Salmonella and E. coli contamination
25	Expression of Interest: Public Representative for the Justice of the Peace Committee
25	Licensed child care centre wage scale increase
25	Pink Shirt Day 2025
25	Government of Nunavut responds to airline acquisition
25	Boil Water Advisory – Arviat
26	Boil Water Advisory – Baker Lake
26	Emergency landing in Rankin Inlet
26	Misinformation regarding RSV Vaccine
27	Call for Proposals – Nunavut Mine Training Fund
27	Call for Proposals – Independent Science Programs for Youth (I-SPY) Fund
27	Government of Nunavut acknowledges Canada’s apology to Inuit families for Dundas Harbour relocations
27	GN announces internet connectivity milestone
28	Closure of Nunik Care Services youth group home
28	Opening of the expanded Tumikuluit Saipaaqivik Child Care Centre in Apex

March

03	Reduction in service delivery for Child and Family Wellness office in Igloolik
03	Enter the Qilaut 2025 Inuktut Songwriting Contest
03	Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Provide Roadmap to Securing Canada’s Arctic Sovereignty and Security
04	Call for Proposals – Targeted Labour Market Program
04	Government of Nunavut responds to U.S. tariffs with coordinated measures
05	Boil Water Advisory lifted for Arviat
07	T5007 2024 tax slips for Income Assistance recipients
07	Iqaluit walk-in clinic for whooping cough and measles vaccines
07	Court Orders Compensation from Tobacco Companies
07	Call for nominations to the Nunavut Planning Commission
10	Call for proposals: Women’s Initiatives and Men and Boys’ Initiatives grant programs
10	National Nutrition Month 2025 – Let’s celebrate healthy eating!
10	GN responds to NTI report on policing
10	Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
10	Call for proposals – Attaarnangitumik Inuusiqarniq gender-based violence initiative funding
11	Nunavut and Canada extend early learning funding agreements
11	Tobacco tax rate increases
12	Baby’s Safe Sleep Awareness Week
12	Call for proposals: Early Learning and Child Care Infrastructure Funding Program
13	Consultations on new health privacy legislation
13	Premier Akeeagok to award 54 King Charles III’s Coronation Medals
13	Government of Nunavut announces Nunavut curriculum launch
14	Fraud Prevention Month 2025
14	Government of Nunavut celebrates the grand opening of Kimmirut Air Terminal Building
14	Call for nominations to the Nunavik Marine Region Impact Review Board
14	Premier welcomes Prime Minister Mark Carney
17	Increased cases of viral respiratory illnesses and gastroenteritis
17	Victim Assistance Committee seeking members
17	Call for applications: Victim Assistance Fund
18	Celebrate Earth Hour by being energy wise!
19	Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Commission stores closed on April 1
19	Whooping cough outbreak declared in Naujaat
20	Stay safe on the land this spring
20	Call for Members – College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN)
24	Expression of Interest – Labour Standards Board
24	Partnering for a TB-free Nunavut on World TB Day
25	G N and the GoC sign new Canada-Nunavut Agreement on French Language Services and Inuktut Language
27	Norovirus cases increase in Nunavut
27	Boil Water Advisory Reminder for Arctic Bay
28	Fuel prices set to decrease on April 1, 2025 | Retail Price List
28	April Oral Health Month 2025
31	GN launches Namminiqsurniq Scholarship to support Devolution workforce
31	New departments designed to improve program and service delivery

April

01	FANS proof of enrollment for spring/summer semester
01	Foster parent recruitment night
02	Stay safe on the land – sign out a SPOT device
02	Tuberculosis outbreak updates: Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Naujaat and Arviat
02	Pertussis outbreak declared over in Igloolik
03	Official high school transcript request process
03	Dog suspected of rabies in Naujaat
04	Rabies warning due to fox activity in Kimmirut
07	Summer travel for FANS recipients
07	Call for proposals – Youth Initiatives Funding
09	Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq language month to return in February 2026
10	2025 Community Cleanup Superhero character design competition
11	No Boil Water Advisory issued for Chesterfield Inlet
11	Dog tests positive for rabies in Naujaat
14	Kindergarten registration for the upcoming school year
15	Heating fuel spill in Baker Lake
16	GN announces grand opening of Chesterfield Inlet Air Terminal Building
16	Reminder – increased risk of respiratory illness and the flu
16	Nunavut and Manitoba declare partnership to advance the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link | Joint Statement
17	National Immunization Awareness Week
22	Earth Day – Join in the fun!
22	Queen Elizabeth II Scholarships and Savanna Pikuyak Scholarship awarded to top Nunavut nursing and pre-health students
24	Client Relations: Your voice matters!
24	Whooping cough outbreak declared in Kugaaruk
25	Rabies warning due to fox activity in Sanikiluaq
25	National Day of Mourning commemorates workers’ safety and injury prevention
28	Extended Call for Members – College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN)
29	Arviat tuberculosis outbreak update
30	Call for proposals for Community Tourism and Cultural Industries Program
30	Apply now for Fish Skin Tanning Workshop in Apex
30	EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Closure of Dolphin Union Caribou Harvest

May

01	Updated schedule for Iqaluit Centennial Library
01	Deadline Extended: 2025 Community Cleanup Superhero character design competition
01	Warning: increased risk of measles across Canada
01	Increase in hand, foot and mouth disease cases in Kugluktuk
05	Emergency Preparedness Week 2025
05	Reminder – rabies encounters increase in spring
03	Premiers committed to working together to safeguard prosperity, now and into the future
05	Northern Premiers announce joint donation to support National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
06	Call for members – Nunavut Midwifery Registration Committee
06	National Public Alert System test in Nunavut
06	Kivalliq Long-Term Care Centre (KLTCC) to welcome first Elders in late May
09	GN and NTA reach tentative settlement on new collective agreement
09	Call for nominations to the Eeyou Marine Region Impact Review Board
12	National Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
12	Call for members of the Nunavut Climate Change Youth Advisory Committee
12	Premier Akeeagok announces Cabinet changes
13	Sanikiluaq Income Assistance Office re-opening
13	Second Call for Proposals – Culture and Heritage Grants and Contributions for 2025-2026
20	Canadian Free Trade Agreement: call for applications for Nunavut Dispute Resolution Rosters
20	May is National Mental Health Month
20	Government of Nunavut and Winnipeg Art Gallery Qaumajuq renew Memorandum of Agreement
20	NTI and GN leadership add Infrastructure and Arctic Sovereignty and Security to joint workplans
21	Deadline Extended: Enter the Qilaut 2025 Inuktut Songwriting Contest
22	GN launches Tuglirijavut program to empower students and foster future leaders
22	GN and The Ottawa Hospital launch Virtual Critical Care Program to enhance access to specialist support
22	GN focused on prevention in reaffirming commitment to addressing suicide crisis in Nunavut
23	New Nunavut medical travel handbook now available
23	Unlicensed lotteries are prohibited in Nunavut
23	GN seeking part-time contract liquor and cannabis inspectors in Rankin Inlet
23	Another fox tests positive for rabies in Baker Lake
26	Government of Nunavut unveils new polar bear licence plate design
26	Made in Nunavut early learning resources now available online
26	Government of Nunavut unveils new polar bear licence plate design
27	Fish-skin tanning workshop to hold open house at Abe Okpik Hall, Apex
29	Income Assistance Program reminder
30	Simata Pitsiulak Aviation Scholarship accepting applications
30	Call for applications: Sport and Recreation Awards and Scholarship
30	Health department launches campaign on new second-hand smoke laws

June

02	Nunavut Environment Week
02	Risk of wildfire smoke in Nunavut communities
03	Temporary relocation of Rankin Inlet Motor Vehicles office
03	Coral Harbour caribou tests positive for rabies
04	Stay safe on the land this spring
05	Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Teachers’ Association ratify new collective agreement
06	Medical travel ongoing despite Manitoba wildfires
06	National Day Against Gun Violence
06	UPDATE: Coral Harbour caribou tests positive for rabies
09	Call for applications: Sport for Social Development Grants
09	Help stop rabies in Baker Lake
10	Call for Members – Nunavut Medical Registration Committee
10	Nunavut Dental Registration Committee seeks two new members
10	Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park summer and fall road maintenance closures
10	2025 Iqaluit Community Cleanup
10	Beware of online scams
12	Arviat TB screening clinic ends this Friday, June 13
13	Naujaat pertussis outbreak has been declared over
13	Nunavut Teachers’ Association and Government of Nunavut sign new collective agreement
13	World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
15	FANS Fall Application Deadline
16	Kugaaruk pertussis outbreak has been declared over
17	“Learn To…” Summer Programming at Nunavut Parks
18	Boil Water Advisory – Rankin Inlet
18	Baker Lake boil water advisory reminder
18	Coral Harbour boil water advisory reminder
18	Kugluktuk, Naujaat and Whale Cove open new air terminal buildings
18	Measles vaccine available at Iqaluit walk-in clinic
19	Hamlets Employing Youth (HEY) applications open
20	Stay safe on the land this summer
20	Whooping cough outbreak declared in Pond Inlet
20	Whooping cough outbreak declared in Iqaluit
24	GN seeking part-time contract liquor and cannabis inspectors in Cambridge Bay
24	Summer Employment for Nunavut Students (SENS) program returns
25	Department of Health and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Declare Suicide as a Continuing Crisis in Nunavut
25	Health Client Travel Program provides visitation benefits for families of long-term care residents
27	Nunavut applicants sought for Ethics Officer role
30	2025 Qilaut Inuktut songwriting contest winners chosen

July

02	Celebration of Territorial Parks 2025
02	Pond Inlet declares tuberculosis outbreak over
03	Pangnirtung declares tuberculosis outbreak over
03	Uqausirmut Quviasuutiqarniq Scavenger Hunt commences on Nunavut Day
03	Search underway for missing teen in Arctic Bay
04	2025 Premier’s Council of the Federation Literacy Award accepting nominations
07	Injury Prevention Day
08	Clam harvesting safety tips
08	Minimum wage to rise to $19.75, formula introduced to adjust minimum wage annually
10	Boil Water Advisory reminder for Arctic Bay
10	Risk of wildfire smoke in Nunavut communities
10	Search Concluded for Missing Teen in Arctic Bay
10	Summer Reading Fun with Inuktut-ilinniaqta.com
11	Nalunaiqsijiit Inuit Cruise Ship Training Initiative
11	Applications for Inuit Tourism Business Mentorship Program
14	Boil Water Advisory – Clyde River
14	Unfair Business Practices: Use caution when purchasing items
15	Importance of Safe Store to Keep Communities Safe
16	GN enters into air travel agreement, with option to purchase equity interest
16	Whooping cough outbreak is ongoing in Iqaluit
17	Boil Water Advisory – Pond Inlet
17	Reminder: Drinking water advisory for Sanikiluaq
17	Call for Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board members
22	Reminder to Nunavut students: apply to Tuglirijavut for summer and year-round employment