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Month In Review – Nunavut

LAWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

Workplace Violence

Feb 29: Applications closed for Nunavut nonprofits and governmental organizations to apply to the Department of Family Services for government funding of projects to prevent Gender-Based Violence in the territories under the GBV National Action Plan.

Action Point: Find out how to implement an effective domestic violence prevention and response policy at your workplace

 

New Laws

Feb 6: The federal government announced that it’s providing $235,000 to support a building renovations food security project to turn a space in the Qajuqturvik Community Food Centre into bulk food and dry goods storage facility available to all Iqaluit residents.

 

Workers Comp

Feb 29: That’s the deadline for employers in Nunavut to file their workers comp Annual Payroll Report listing their actual 2023 payroll costs and projected costs for 2024 to WSCC to avoid the risk of 2% late fees, interest and penalties.

 

Environmental

Feb 12: The GN announced that the Total Allowable Harvest of 400 caribou has been reached and that the Baffin Island Caribou harvest for 2023-2024 is closed, effective immediately. Any additional hunting of caribous will result in penalties and enforcement action.