Criminal Lawyers in Nunavut

Listings for Nunavut are being added. Until then, this page sets out where criminal cases are heard in the territory, how to reach legal aid, and how to check that a lawyer is licensed.

Where criminal cases are heard in Nunavut

The Nunavut Court of Justice is both the superior court and the territorial court of Nunavut. It is Canada's only single-level trial court, combining the powers of a superior trial court and a territorial court.

In Nunavut, as in the other two territories, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada is the only prosecutor. It prosecutes all Criminal Code offences and offences under every other federal law.

Check that a lawyer is licensed

The Law Society of Nunavut is the governing body of the legal profession in Nunavut. Its membership directory can be searched by first or last name.

Law Society of Nunavut: membership directory

The same Criminal Code across Canada

Criminal law is federal. The Constitution Act, 1867 gives Parliament the criminal law and the procedure in criminal matters, so a Criminal Code charge in Nunavut is the same offence it would be anywhere in Canada, and the charge guides on this site apply here too.

Everyone who is arrested or detained has the right under the Charter to retain and instruct a lawyer without delay, and to be told of that right. This page is general information, not legal advice.

Charge guides

Other provinces and territories

Sources

Read on the official sites below on 2026-10-28. Details change; confirm them with the court, legal aid office or law society before you rely on them.