GN services during the holiday closure
Public Service Announcement
GN services during the holiday closure
All Government of Nunavut (GN) offices are closed from December 22, 2017, to January 1, 2018. During this holiday closure period, the following services will be available:
Community and Government Services
Nunavut Emergency Management services will be available for emergencies 24 hours a day, toll free at 1-800-693-1666.
Family Services
Emergency coverage involving child welfare matters will be provided. Contact information for all community social services workers is available at: https://gov.nu.ca/sites/default/files/Social-Services-Offices.pdf.
Finance
Liquor permits will still be available for purchase at the Cambridge Bay and Kugluktuk offices. Please check with them for holiday business hours. Licensee and community orders will not be processed from the Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet warehouses, and no import permits will be issued at the Iqaluit and Rankin Inlet permit offices during the holiday closure period.
Business hours will be reduced at the Iqaluit beer and wine store. On December 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 and 30, the store will be opened from 1-6 p.m. Please note that the store will be closed on Boxing Day, December 26.
Health
Urgent health care services will continue to be available during the holidays. A complete list of health facility contact information is available on the Department of Health website at: https://www.gov.nu.ca/health/information/health-centres.
Justice
Corrections
All correctional facilities in Nunavut will be open throughout the holidays.
Community corrections regional supervisors will be on standby to deal with breaches and any other issues. They can be contacted at: 1-867-982-2556 (Kitikmeot Region), 1-867-645-6779 (Kivalliq Region), 1-867-975-1616 (South Baffin Region) and 1-867-899-1380 (North Baffin Region).
Community Justice
Emergency Protection Orders will be available throughout the holidays. Personnel on-call can be contacted at 1-844-534-1038.
Courts
If there is an urgent matter for the Nunavut Court of Justice, please contact the Manager of Court Operations at 867-222-0029. The court registry will only be open for electronic filing at @email or @email. Documents received during the holiday closure period will be considered filed at the time of receipt. For questions about registry filings, please refer to the Court Services contact list available at: www.nunavutcourts.ca/index.php/contacts.
Legal Registries
The Legal Registries office will remain open for registration of corporations, commercial documents, personal property, securities brokers and issuers, and land titles. More information is available at http://nunavutlegalregistries.ca/.
Nunavut Housing Corporation
For general public housing issues, please call 867-857-6856. District staff, on standby to deal with housing issues in their respective region, can be contacted at: 867-857-6523 (Kivalliq), 867-222-2160 (Kitikmeot) and 867-897-7875 (Qikiqtaaluk).
All GN offices will reopen on Tuesday, January 2, 2018, for regular business. Happy holidays!
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Media Contact:
Denise Grandmaison
Manager, Communications
Department of Finance
867-975-6818
@email