Nunavut: the official figures for 2026

These are all the figures of jurisdictions.nunavut in the data file: eight loose figures and five tables with 26 rows, each with the statute it comes from, when it took effect and how far it has been verified.

Updated September 6, 2026 · Figures verified against the statutes of each jurisdiction · see all figures and their sources

It is one of the 14 pages of the Jurisdictions block, inside official figures. The raw data is in legal-data-2026.json.

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Secondary source: The rule and the starting figures are official, but the resolved figure is not published by any authority: we work it out and show the arithmetic.
Not yet verified: We have not been able to confirm it against the primary source yet. It appears here for transparency and is not published as a firm figure on any other page of the site: the production build stops if anyone tries.

`jurisdictions.nunavut`

Figures in `jurisdictions.nunavut`
Key	Value	Source	Validity	Status
`nunavut.notice.qualifying_service` The Act counts 90 days of employment, not three months.	90 days	Labour Standards Act, s. 14.03 — Termination of employment and notice	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`nunavut.severance.exists` The Labour Standards Act contains no severance pay entitlement.	No	Labour Standards Act, C.S.Nu., c. L-10 (formerly R.S.N.W.T. (Nu) 1988, c. L-1)	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`nunavut.group_termination.threshold`	25 employees	Labour Standards Act, s. 14.07 — Notice to Labour Standards Officer (group termination)	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`nunavut.group_termination.window`	4 weeks	Labour Standards Act, s. 14.07 — Notice to Labour Standards Officer (group termination)	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`nunavut.holidays.count` Eleven general holidays, including Nunavut Day, which no other jurisdiction has.	11	Labour Standards Act, s. 1 — Definitions, including "general holiday"	From 2022-06-13	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`nunavut.final_pay.days_after_termination`	10 days	Labour Standards Act, s. 50 — Payment of wages; where employment terminated	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`nunavut.final_pay.days_after_quit` Section 50(3) covers any termination of employment, so the same ten days apply when you resign.	10 days	Labour Standards Act, s. 50 — Payment of wages; where employment terminated	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06
`nunavut.complaint.deadline` Nunavut's Act sets no deadline for reporting unpaid wages: the Labour Standards Officer may act at any time. The only time limit in the Act is two years for a prosecution.	None	Labour Standards Act, s. 53 — Wages recovery by certificate	—	Verified Reviewed 2026-09-06

Table `nunavut.notice.schedule.rows`
`service_from_years`	`service_to_years`	`weeks`
0.25 years	3 years	2 weeks
3 years	4 years	3 weeks
4 years	5 years	4 weeks
5 years	6 years	5 weeks
6 years	7 years	6 weeks
7 years	8 years	7 weeks
8 years	—	8 weeks

Source: Labour Standards Act, s. 14.03 — Termination of employment and notice. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `nunavut.notice.temporary_layoff_limits.rows`
`label`	`max_value`	`max_unit`	`window_value`	`window_unit`	`condition`	`source`	`quote`
Basic limit	45	days	60	days	—	nu_lsa_s14_01	not exceeding 45 days of layoff in a period of 60 consecutive days
Recall inside the officer's time	—	—	—	—	A layoff longer than 45 days still counts as temporary if your employer recalls you inside a time the Labour Standards Officer fixes.	nu_lsa_s14_01	exceeding 45 days of layoff, where the employer recalls the employee to employment within a time fixed by the Labour Standards Officer

Source: Labour Standards Act, s. 14.01 — Definitions, temporary layoff and termination pay. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `nunavut.group_termination.schedule.rows`
`employees_from`	`employees_to`	`weeks`
25	49	4 weeks
50	99	8 weeks
100	299	12 weeks
300	—	16 weeks

Source: Labour Standards Act, s. 14.07 — Notice to Labour Standards Officer (group termination). Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `nunavut.vacation.schedule.rows`
`service_from_years`	`service_to_years`	`weeks`	`pay_percent`
0 years	5 years	2 weeks	4%
5 years	—	3 weeks	6%

Source: Labour Standards Act, s. 16 — Annual vacation with pay. Reviewed on September 6, 2026.

Table `nunavut.holidays.list.rows`
`name`	`date_rule`
New Year's Day	January 1
Good Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Victoria Day	The day fixed by the Governor General for the reigning sovereign's birthday, the Monday before May 25
Canada Day	July 1
Nunavut Day	July 9
First Monday in August	First Monday in August
Labour Day	First Monday in September
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation	September 30
Thanksgiving Day	Second Monday in October
Remembrance Day	November 11
Christmas Day	December 25

Source: Labour Standards Act, s. 1 — Definitions, including "general holiday". Reviewed on September 6, 2026.