Commissioner of Nunavut | |
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ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut Commissaire du Nunavut | |
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since January 14, 2021 | |
Style | The Honourable |
Residence | Commissioner's Residence (2554 Paurngaq Crescent)[1] |
Appointer | Governor-in-Council |
Formation | April 1, 1999 |
First holder | Helen Maksagak |
Website | commissioner |
The commissioner of Nunavut (Inuktitut: ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ, romanized: Kamisin Nunavumut; Inuinnaqtun: Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut; French: Commissaire du Nunavut) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since January 14, 2021 is Eva Aariak who served as Premier from 2008 to 2013.
The commissioner is appointed to represent the Canadian federal government and performs many of the same duties of lieutenant governors in Canadian provinces, such as swearing in members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut and approving territorial legislation. However, unlike a lieutenant governor or the governor general of Canada, the commissioner is not a viceroy and does not represent the Canadian monarch.