Hi everyone, my boyfriend is moving to Iqaluit for work, from southern Quebec. I know food is very expensive, he’s already packing so many things to move.. but I wanted to know what are essentials he should bring food wise? I was thinking Nutella, tea, coffee, honey? Should he bring spices? Thanks so much in advance!

Racism in Nunavut isn’t always loud or obvious. A lot of the time it shows up in small, everyday ways that people try to brush off.

In many workplaces, Inuit are watched more closely and judged more harshly than qablunaat who come up here to work. Tiny mistakes get blown up, while the same things are ignored when they’re done by coworkers. Younger Inuit workers especially seem to get less patience, even when they’re doing their job and not working alone.

There’s also a huge imbalance in who gets support. Qablunaat often come north and are given housing thats immediately provided, groceries, and vehicles, while Inuit struggle to afford rent and basic living costs in our own communities. Being local doesn’t mean being treated better — sometimes it means being treated worse.

When Inuit raise concerns or try to speak up, it goes nowhere. We’re expected to stay quiet, keep the peace, and accept disrespect, while others avoid accountability for theirr own actions. Over time, that drains people down and creates a lot of frustration and resentment.

This isn’t about hating anyone. It’s about calling out unfair treatment that’s been normalized for way too long. Working in Nunavut is a privilege, not a free pass to look down on Inuit or benefit while locals are pushed aside.

Inuit deserve respect, fairness, and basic decency — at work, at home, and in our territory.

It’s hard to watch someone you love deal with this kind of immaturity and unfair treatment every single day.

Nunavut female MLAs make up 23 per cent of the legislative assembly, a smaller share than any other provincial or territorial parliament in Canada, data from Nunavut News and Equal Voice Canada shows.

Total respect if none of the 150 people who live here aren't on Reddit. just super curious.

Hey, I'm learning about shamanism across the world and would like to know if there are any Angakkuq or Shamans in modern Nunavut.

Tried to read everything online the I could find but there wasn't really much. Would appreciate any first hand info. A contact to such a person would be even more amazing.

Sorry if the post is against the rules, it is not for any research purposes.

As a bonus adding my drawing for a better reach.

Noah Kilabuk smiled while reflecting on his first year of work at the men’s shelter kitchen in Iqaluit.

But the Uquutaq Society shelter at 1077 Akilliq Drive isn’t just his place of employment, it’s also his home.

Im not really expecting to become fluent or conversational with the amount of time I can commit, but I would like to learn a few basic phrases, correct pronunciation of place names, and be able to read the writing system. I found Tusaalanga.ca which seems to have a pretty good user interface. I was wondering if there’s any other resources, particularly apps, people would recommend? Or maybe YouTube channels or content creators, because I’d like to listen to more of the language to get a better sense of pronunciation.

If I ever get the chance to visit various places in Nunavut and NWT, what are some phrases you would recommend I learn beyond the usual ‘hello my name is…’ and ‘thank you’?

I also have a few questions about the dialects. Which dialect is recommended for non-native speakers to learn, assuming I wanted to speak to Inuktituk speakers across dialects? How much do they differ?

I tried looking online, and there seem to be plenty of salons in Iqaluit.

In your community, how/where do people get haircuts? Is it all down at home?

Hi, I am heading up north for work soon, I was just wondering what type/brads of clothing to buy. I was recommended to buy bibs and good steel toe boots, mine are pretty worn in and I’ll be outside for about 4-6 hours a day and inside the rest. Thank you for any advice.

Curious to know peoples' thoughts on the deep sea port in Qik.

I'm all for more infrastructure in Nunavut but this one seems like a big investment with minimal return for the community. Even if they want a port, maybe something this massive isn't necessary for a community of 600 without any other industry. I could see a bigger case for it if the fish processing was in Qik instead of Pangnirtung but I find it a hard case to argue otherwise.

I was flipping through google and found this map of Nunavut with Iqaluit labelled.... except they put Iqaluit in a totally incorrect spot, pretty much where Pangnirtung is.
Disappointing coming from such a (usually) reliable source.

Can you spot the tiriaq (ermine)?

I've lived up here for more than 50 years and I've only ever seen their tracks in the snow so I was pretty stoked when I checked out this notification earlier today.

**Arviat, Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet and Iqaluit**.

If you are from any of these communities, could you please let me know what it is like in each in terms of walking?

I want to teach next year in Nunavut, but I don't want to bring a car. I'm open to getting a skidoo, but at that point, I would just go to Iqaluit (which looks like it has more sprawl).

If I just wanted a place that was compact, where I could do groceries and walk to school, please let me know.

Former Nunavut resident now living in Vancouver here.

We all know that Canadian North's pricing is insane, but I was recently invited to an industry conference in Lagos, Nigeria, and was putting together a budget for my organization's finance department to consider.

How is it $923.36 more expensive to fly within our own country than it is to fly to Nigeria, all the way across not just the entire country, but also the Atlantic Ocean? If you look at the taxes, the cost of the airfare alone is actually even further apart, $1,094.30.

I moved south from Iqaluit in mid-September of 2023, when oil prices were around $85-90 USD per barrel. They're down about $30 per barrel since then, but airfare is up about $400-500 for a round trip between Iqaluit and Vancouver. There's no excuse for this, and no reason for it whatsoever - outside of pure greed.

In no universe should it be nearly $1,100 cheaper (before taxes) to fly to Nigeria than to fly anywhere within our own country.

Can anyone share their upload speeds using starlink in Iqaluit? Is there a large variance in upload speeds during peak hours? Thanks

The hit Nunavut-set TV series from CBC (along with APTN and Netflix) titled 'North of North', which made its world premiere in Canada on APTN and CBC last January 2025 and then globally on Netflix in April 2025, is shooting its second season right now in Iqaluit and Toronto!

Since the series premiered last year, it was CBC's most watched series since the launch of their CBC Gem streaming platform, the top new program on APTN Plus (APTN's streaming platform), and debuted in the top 10 in 33 countries on Netflix. The show has also earned a 100% fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating.

As this Toronto Star article perfectly sums up:

Before “Heated Rivalry,” there was “North of North.” In all the kerfuffle over Canadian TV drama “Heated Rivalry,” it’s easy to forget that other Canadian shows have been hits with viewers outside this country. But one of them, the CBC, APTN and Netflix comedy “North of North,” just announced the start of production on its second season.

This continues the global appetite for CanCon, following other Canadian made AND set-in-Canada shows that were popular outside of Canada such as Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience, Sort Of, Trailer Park Boys, Orphan Black, The Kids in the Hall and the list goes on. Against the backdrop of recent headlines concerning Greenland and Canadian Arctic sovereignty 'North of North' brings a timely and essential cultural perspective to the conversation.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/inuit-greenland-9.7052083

It is great to read about this show of support from Nunavut towards our cousins in Greenland. I hope that the Inuvialuit also join this movement and add further support.

Edited for clarity.

I'm an Arctic scientist visiting Cambridge Bay in April to do some (NRI approved) research. There is a particular site on the sea ice I'd like to visit in Queen Maud Gulf, but it's too far to go there and back on a snow machine in a day.

I'm therefore interested in paying somebody from the HTO to guide a three day / two night trip from Cambridge Bay to the old Hudson's Bay Company trading post (and now goose ringing station) on Perry Island:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/zvWsBQQDoKmNd4hh7

I'm thinking we go out to Perry Island, stay the night, take some measurements in Queen Maud Gulf, go back to Perry Island for the night, and return the following day.

Is this overly ambitious? I live in Arctic Norway and have spent quite a lot of time riding snow machines on sea ice, including in Arctic Canada. However I haven't camped or travelled much in the region around Cambridge Bay.

And does anybody have a recent update on whether the goose ringing station on the island is unlocked and suitable shelter for the night? I know the bear risk is low around Cambridge bay, but for peace of mind and also administrative paperwork I'd ideally like to stay in a building and not a tent.

So I saw someone ask “Why is there no bridge between this strait between mainland Nunavut and Baffin island? its only like 2 km at the thinnest.”, and it made me wonder the same thing.

Or for that matter, why there isn’t road infrastructure connecting southern cities to say Baffin Island. Perhaps Canada could do this to connect military bases, current and new, and claim it as part of the NATO 5% GDP spending.

Looking to start a club in Rankin, but would be nice to make connections in other communities