Local Government Services & Municipal Transfers

The Divisions of Community Development and Community Support are responsible for developing community capacity through partnerships and training programs for elected officials and municipal staff. The divisions assist communities with program and service delivery by providing monitoring and evaluation services. Financial support is provided for specialized community support programs.

Community Planning and Lands is responsible for administering Commissioner’s Land in accordance with the Commissioner’s Land Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, providing and monitoring community planning activities and providing property assessment services for all lands within Nunavut. Community Planning and Lands also supports communities in developing community sustainability plans.

Sport and Recreation is responsible for the promotion, development and delivery of amateur sport, recreation and physical activity opportunities for Nunavummiut through its head office in Baker Lake and additional staff that are located in Kugluktuk and Iqaluit. Sport and Recreation’s clients include territorial sport and recreation organizations, sport clubs, volunteer organizations and municipal corporations. The division also coordinates Nunavut’s participation in multi-sport games such as the Arctic Winter Games, Canada Winter and Summer Games, Western Canada Summer Games and the North American Indigenous Games.

The Emergency Management Office division is responsible for the provision of search and rescue operations and emergency preparedness.

Community Infrastructure supports community governments with capital planning and lifecycle management of municipal infrastructure. It works with the Nunavut Community Infrastructure Advisory Committee to identify community capital infrastructure plans and priorities and supports communities in developing and maintaining Integrated Community Sustainability Plans. The division is directly responsible for the implementation, management and reporting required under the Gas Tax Fund, the New Building Canada Fund and other Federal Infrastructure Programs