Confirmation of Upcoming Sittings of the Legislative Assembly
IQALUIT, Nunavut (September 10, 2020) - Speaker Paul Quassa today announced that the House has been recalled to sit at 1:30pm on Monday, September 21, 2020.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (September 10, 2020) - Speaker Paul Quassa today announced that the House has been recalled to sit at 1:30pm on Monday, September 21, 2020.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (May 1, 2020) - Speaker Paul Quassa today announced that the spring 2020 sitting of the 2nd Session of the 5th Legislative Assembly has been cancelled.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (March 20, 2020) - As a precautionary measure in response to the COVID-19 situation, access to the Legislative Building has been restricted.
Public tours and general visitor access to the Legislative Building have been suspended until further notice. Persons with appointments at the Legislative Assembly are advised to make appropriate advance arrangements to gain access to the facility. Inquiries may continue to be directed by telephone, fax and email at:
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IQALUIT, Nunavut (November 8, 2019) - The Legislative Assembly’s Standing Committee on Legislation today announced the schedule for its upcoming televised hearings on Bill 25, the proposed Act to Amend the Education Act and the Inuit Language Protection Act.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (October 7, 2019) - Speaker Simeon Mikkungwak today issued the following statement:
IQALUIT, Nunavut (September 25, 2019) - The Standing Committee on Legislation today announced the next steps in its consideration of Bill 25, An Act to Amend the Education Act and the Inuit Language Protection Act. Bill 25 was introduced by the Minister of Education on June 4, 2019, and was subsequently referred to the standing committee for consideration.
YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories and IQALUIT, Nunavut (July 2, 2019) - Speakers Jackson Lafferty and Simeon Mikkungwak today mourn the passing of former MLA Ludy Pudluk, who passed away on Monday following a long illness.
Ludy Pudluk served as a Member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1995. During his tenure in public office, Mr. Pudluk represented the communities of the High Arctic and was instrumental in the movement that led to the creation of Nunavut.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (June 6, 2019) - The Legislative Assembly today approved a motion recommending that Ms. Marilyn Jane Bates be appointed Nunavut’s new Representative for Children and Youth. The motion was unanimously adopted by the House.
The territorial Representative for Children and Youth Act provides that the Representative holds office for a five-year term. The appointment of Ms. Bates is effective July 22, 2019.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (May 30, 2019) - Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Chairperson of the Order of Nunavut Advisory Council Simeon Mikkungwak today announced that Mr. Zacharias Kunuk will be invested into the Order of Nunavut at a ceremony to be held on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, at 6:00pm (EST) in the Chamber of the Legislative Assembly.
IQALUIT, Nunavut (May 29, 2019) - John Main, Chairperson of the Legislative Assembly’s Regular Members’ Caucus, today tabled the first-ever Letter of Expectation to the Executive Council of Nunavut.