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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.
News and Announcements
Learn more about the seventeen inspiring recipients from across Nunavut here.
The Nunavut Law Foundation for its 11th year will be awarding students and youths in each region across Nunavut in honor of Justice Beverly Browne, who was the first senior judge in the Nunavut Court of Justice. She demonstrated great leadership in the community and had a strong commitment and passion for working with youths....
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,...
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