The Nunavut Court of Appeal (NUCA; Inuktitut: ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐅᓐᓂᓗᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃ, romanized: Nunavuumi Unniluqsaqtunut Iqkaqtuivik, Inuinnaqtun: Nunavunmi Apiqhuidjutainut Uuktuffaarutit, French: Cour d'appel du Nunavut) is the highest appellate court in the Canadian territory of Nunavut.
Nunavut Court of Appeal | |
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ᓄᓇᕘᒥ ᐅᓐᓂᓗᖅᓴᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᖅᑐᐃᕕᒃ Nunavunmi Apiqhuidjutainut Uuktuffaarutit Cour d'appel du Nunavut | |
Established | 1999 |
Jurisdiction | Nunavut |
Location | Iqaluit |
Composition method | ex officio justices from Nunavut Court of Justice, territorial courts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and Court of Appeal of Alberta |
Appeals to | Supreme Court of Canada |
Appeals from | Nunavut Court of Justice |
Website | nunavutcourts.ca/nunavut-court-of-appeal |
Chief Justice | |
Currently | Catherine Fraser |
Since | 1999 |
Its positions consist of ex officio justices from the Nunavut Court of Justice, the territorial courts of Yukon and the Northwest Territories, and the Court of Appeal of Alberta.[1] The Chief Justice of Alberta, currently Catherine Fraser, also serves as the Chief Justice of the Nunavut Court of Appeal.[2]