Welcome to r/nunavut!

As someone who lives in Nunavut,

let me tell you,

I'm prefer a dry -40 in Iqaluit over a humid -2 in Vancouver, that's for sure.

I want to bring up some stuff in those big Canadian Tire plastic boxes. The total measurement written on the box adds up to 62.5 inches, but when I measure it myself it adds up to exactly 62. The Canadian North limit is 62. Are they going to measure it if they see it's so big and make a less charitable measurement? I just don't want to be charged that extra $200.

hi all,

i recently accepted a position in Baker Lake, NU and will be moving up there next month. does anyone have any advice, particularly for meeting people/making friends/etc.? nervous i’ll get up there and be totally socially isolated.

thank you all!!

I'm seeing quite a few Arctic North parkas secondhand on FB marketplace for good prices down south. This will be my first winter in Iqaluit (have lived there in the summer before) and looking for good winter clothes. I just bought the MEC St Elias expedition parka but might return if I can find something secondhand. Any other winter clothing advice is also appreciated. Thanks!

I'm 14, but moving to places in Northen Canada has always been my dream, especially Cambridge Bay. I live in Massachusetts currently. What does the process of moving there look like? How expensive would you think it'd be? What are some decent jobs there? Also, should I learn Inuinnaqtun, or do people mostly use English/French more?

I really appreciate all of these responses. Thank you :)

Hi everyone,

I am planning a trip to North America from Asia and want to try and see/photograph polar bears. I've already been to Churchill and have found that it's become quite crowded these days. So this time I am looking at either the far northern portion of Alaska or Nunavut.

With regards to Nunavut/Baffin Island, I have seen online that there are a couple of tour operators both in "mainland" Nunavut, and also on Baffin at a few different communities. However I have seen that almost all of these tours focus on a combination of things including birds (always birds) and other animals as well. And since it would be in a group setting, sometimes people have different interests and focuses.

Since I want to focus only on polar bears I am wondering if there would be a way to pay/hire a local person to take me out either via boat or snowmobile depending on the time of year. Is this something that is feasible or would it probably not be possible? I'm not really sure who to contact or how to find people that would do this. If anyone has contacts or people that they know that could do this, please let me know as well.

Thank you!

We are visiting Iqaluit next week during Family Day week and will be there for 5 days. There are only a few resources online, but we found a list of things to do:

•	Hike Apex Trail
•	Road to Nowhere (not sure how far north it goes)
•	Sylvia Grinnell Territorial Park
•	Museum

Qaummaarviit Territorial Park – not sure how expensive it is to get there or if it’s worth it.

About food: I’m not sure of specific dishes, but I heard the following places are good:

•	The Frob
•	Aqsarniit Hotel

The above list was compiled from Reddit threads. Are there any other must-see places we should add? Also, we would love to try some traditional food like smoked char, caribou stew, and roasted musk ox. Is there any restaurant or store where we can find these?

Hello,

I will be graduating from my teacher program in 2025 and would like to go to Nunavut in order to get some full time teaching experience right out the door (instead of subbing).

My question for you all is which community should I go to based off these following criteria:

Safety

Weather (if there's places that are more temperate)

Good community (I get very lonely but I'm very social and love to meet people. If I always have someone to talk to, I don't feel so lonely)

Overall things to do

I was thinking of Rankin Inlet, Cambridge Bay (for the warmer weather) or Arviat. I'm not looking to go to Iqaluit as there's more competition for jobs there.

Just wanna do some paintins, struggling to find good photos. All is welcome :)

(preferably nothing to gruesome but hunted stuff/meat is fine, so is basically anything else)

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.

After half a year, I came back from Canada, and I fell in love to this country. I have visited half of the provinces, also Nunavut. And I was enchanted by it.

Although I am not a Canadian ( I am from the Czech Republic ). I would like to become, if not permanently, a protector and scout in Nunavut. To live in nature, to try to preserve it as it is for future generations. Is there any possibility of becoming a protector of nature in this man-made beauty of our planet?

Thank you in advance for your answers and I envy you, in a good way, that you live in such a beautiful part of our planet.

Sincerely V.J.

Hey guys

I'm going to be moving to Iqaluit for a year for a job posting. I was wondering how everyone gets groceries in Nunavut? All I've ever heard is that food is crazy expensive and hard to get up north so I'm wondering what it's actually like.

Any insight/recs are appreciated!

Nunavut Brewing and the liquor store are closed Sunday and sadly open after my flight leaves on Monday...wanted to grab a couple cans as gifts for folks back home, is there anywhere else in town that sells them on a Monday morning?

Hello there , im an undergrad student majoring in biology and biochemistry id like to know if there are jobs related to ecology , Animal/plant biology, aquatic sciences in nunavut since its such a preserved ecological gem just wanted to know if there are position openings in Nunavut or NW territories (im from usask)

Hello Everyone!

Has anyone here made a big move from big city to remote area like Nunavut? Or experience working there? I’m from London, Ontario.

I’ve been offered a job in Baker Lake with better pay & benefits like travel, accommodation and food covered. Sounds like an adventure, I know the fact it’s pretty remote and they have -40 coldness for 7 months. I mean it’s given.. But I am hesitant to take it since my mom were worried about it since it’s far from hospital etc and it’s pure isolation. But I’m tired in this rat race city like this in London..

But I’m worried about the internet, if I can get the high speed and get at least streaming.. or is it easy to make friends there?

Would appreciate ur advices, tips and views. Thank You

Does anyone know when cell phones first appeared in Iqaluit? Wikipedia says landlines appeared in the 1950s, and data services and smartphones were available in 2013/14, but what about a "regular" cell phone plan that Southerners had in the 2000s? Did that get skipped over? I can't find any info before 2013.