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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.

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Learn (here) about the 2022 Upinnaqtuq Award Recipients Nunavut News –  Nunavut youth leaders honoured for their community accomplishments In memory of Justice Beverley Browne –  Learn more about her extraordinary journey  

The Nunavut Law Foundation is looking for a lay member of the public to fill a vacant position on its Board Detailed Call English; Inuktitut The public member will contribute to the work of the Law Foundation by expressing community concerns, sharing their knowledge and insight, and ensuring that decisions reflect the views of the general public,...

June 7, 2022 To: Law Society of Nunavut Membership TAKE NOTICE THAT the Nunavut Law Foundation is asking that all members who maintain trust accounts outside of the territory come into compliance with subsection 57(2) of the Legal Profession Act before membership renewals are due to the Law Society for the 2024/2025 membership year. This request...

In memory of Justice Beverly Browne Learn more about her extraordinary journey Nominations are open for Students enrolled in grade 6 to 12 or Youths between the ages of 10 to 20 years old. Please send a letter explaining why this individual deserves the scholarship to my attention by Thursday June 30, 2022. Click here to...

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