Our Mission

To play a central role in providing effective and innovative access to information resources to a wide range of users within and outside the Justice system in Nunavut.
The Nunavut Court of Justice Law Library's services and collections anticipate and respond to the reference and research needs of the Judiciary, Justice Department staff, the local and national legal community and the general public.
The Nunavut Court of Justice Law Library is committed to providing flexible, effective access, creating cooperative relationships with users, furthering staff expertise and managing resources responsibly.
NOTE: The Nunavut Court of Justice Law Library subscribes to the principles of Fair Copy under the Copyright Act. That is no more than 10% of a book/serial/library resource may be photocopied and must be copied for personal use only (i.e., not for sale). For additional information, please contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The NUCJ Library catalogue link connects you to the collections of the Nunavut Courts of Justice Law Library. You have the option of searching by title, subject, call number, or keyword.

Please note you will be taken to an external site where the search functions and the search results will be in English. Titles which are published in multiple languages will have English-{Language of Publication} titles or titles which are published in one language will have the title in the language of publication.

Ex:

  • A brief report of the federal government of Canada's residential school system for Inuit = ᓇᐃᓪᑐᓪᓗᒍ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅᑐᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑕᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᑕᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕐᕕᕕᓂᖏᑦ

  • Vocabulaire juridique

You may also find the holdings of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut Library of assistance to your research. You can find their catalogue, along with the holdings of Arctic College at http://nuvt.vtls.com/cgi-bin/nuvt/chameleon

Please contact the Legal Information Services Administrator at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.   or (867) 975-6165 if you require assistance with the catalogue.