Mandate
The Nunavut Law Foundation is a non-profit foundation created by the Legal Professions Act to manage a fund to support important law-related projects and initiatives in Nunavut. The moneys received by the Foundation come from lawyers practicing in Nunavut, either from the interest earned on monies held in lawyers’ trust accounts or from fees from lawyers who don’t have trust accounts. The Foundation is governed by a five member Board of Directors, four of whom are lawyers with one member of the public.
ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒐᓱᙱᑦᑐᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓚᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐊᙳᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᑲᔪᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ. ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᖃᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᔨᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ, ᐅᕘᓇ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᔨᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᐃᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᔨᓂᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕝᕕᖃᙱᑦᑐᓄᑦ.ᒪᓕᒐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᒃ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕐᕕᒃᓴᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓄᑦ, ᑎᓴᒪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᔨᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓂᙶᖅᑐᒥᒃ.
News and Announcements
The Law Society of Nunavut receives General Grants to support the advancement of Access to Justice for Nunavummiut Wills and Estates Community Pilot Initiative Objective Through a collaborative initiative between the Law Society of Nunavut and Nunavut Legal Aid with financial support provided by the Nunavut Law Foundation and the Canadian Bar Association (Nunavut Branch),...
Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society (PLEO) Provide Nunavut-specific legal information to non-profits throughout the territory through an AI-enabled digital platform. In collaboration with the Nunavut Association for Non-Profit Organizations (NANPO), the goal of this project is to demystify the law for non-profit leaders, directors and communities. By demystifying the most common legal issues and...
A General Grant was awarded to the Nunavummi Disability Makinnasuaqtiit Society for the hiring of a lawyer (member of the Law Society of Nunavut) to provide legal advice and support for case management and advocacy. Call for Expression of Interest is now open (must be licensed to practice in Nunavut). Deadline is Friday, April 10,...
The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the following organizations are recent recipients of a general grant. Canadian Legal Information Institute Project Phase II : Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Summarize Nunavut Primary Legal Information Read the Phase II project summary here . Phase I project summary is available here. You can learn more...


