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Transition to Audio File Requests

Effective immediately, we are updating our procedure for accessing court records. Please note that we will no longer accept requests for written transcripts. Instead, parties interested in obtaining records will now be able to request audio files of court proceedings. This change allows users to utilize the transcriptionist of their choosing to convert these audio files into written transcripts.

For instructions on how to request audio files, and for more information on this new process, please visit our website Nunavut Courts - Transcript Requests

We appreciate your cooperation as we transition to this new model, aimed at providing more flexible and accessible services.

Welcome

The Nunavut Court of Justice is a single level or unified trial court. Its judges hear all matters assigned to both the lower provincial courts and the superior courts. When performing functions normally associated with the lesser statutory jurisdiction of a lower court, the judges of the Nunavut Court of Justice continue to exercise all the powers associated with a superior court. The other provinces and territories of Canada have separate superior and provincial/ territorial courts. Elsewhere in the country, each level of court has its own special trial jurisdiction. The unified trial jurisdiction of the Nunavut Court of Justice is unique in Canada.

This website provides information about Nunavut’s Courts, which includes the Nunavut Court of Appeal, Nunavut Court of Justice, Youth Justice Court of Nunavut, Justice of the Peace Court, as well as the Court Services Division of the Government of Nunavut.

Here you will also find important information about the functioning of the Court, including information about judicial independence, the Court’s annual reports and practice directives. You are encouraged to use this site to learn as much as you can about the functioning of the NCJ and the administration of justice in Nunavut.

   

Please read the:     PRIMER OF NUNAVUT

Please read about   JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE

 

prepared by the Office of Chief Justice.  

 

 

Tips from our web team:

Only CONTACT WEBADMIN for a web technology related item.

Please use the CONTACT THE COURTS  for all COURT RELATED inquiries.

On the Left-side Bar you will find links to deep within the website for some of the most important resources. On the Right-side bar you will find links to further your access to information regarding Nunavut and the law.

Please note that if you are looking for links to the websites of the Coroner, the Labour Standards Office, the Rentals office, or the Family Enforcement office you can click on the Nunavut Quasi-Judicial link or for the the Nunavut Criminal Code Review Board/Labour Standards Board you can select the Nunavut Quasi-Judicial Boards link.