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About<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Legal Services Board of Nunavut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The Legal Services Board of Nunavut is comprised of a seven-member Board of Directors, appointed by the Territorial Minister of Justice and representing various stakeholders. We are responsible for providing legal aid services to Nunavut and its mandate, via the Legal Services Act, to:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>ensure the provision of legal services to all eligible persons;<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>To ensure that the legal services provided and the various systems for providing those services are the best that circumstances permit; and<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>To develop and coordinate territorial or local programs aimed at reducing and preventing the occurrence of legal problems,<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Increasing knowledge of the law, legal processes and the administration of justice, and<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>Providing public education and outreach with respect to human rights.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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who makes up our board<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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<\/path><\/svg><\/span>1 Representative from the\u202fLaw Society of Nunavut,<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>1 Representative from the\u202fGN Department of Justice,<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>1 Representative from each of the Qikiqtani, Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions;<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/path><\/svg><\/span>2 members at large.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Annual Reports<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 21-22<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 20-21<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 19-20<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 18-19<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 17-18<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 16-17<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 15-16<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Services Board Annual Report 14-15<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Board Policies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Civil Law Eligibility<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Appealing Denial Policy<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Criminal Choice of Counsel<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Criminal Law Eligibility Policy<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Family Law Coverage and Eligibility Policy<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Legal Aid Appeal Process<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>LSB Funded Criminal Appeals<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Resident Counsel Policy<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n
<\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span>Nunavut Panel Policy (July 2025)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n