Who to call in Nunavut
The offices to call in Nunavut, on top of the national numbers on Who to call in Canada.
Nunavut has no credit freeze
Only Quebec and Ontario residents can freeze a credit file. Here, you can place a fraud alert instead. It asks a lender to check it is you before giving credit.
Call Equifax on 1-800-465-7166 and TransUnion on 1-800-663-9980. Each places its own alert, and neither tells the other.
a credit freeze a block that stops a credit bureau sharing your file with a new lender
Ontario and Quebec law let you ask Equifax and TransUnion not to give your file to a lender who would open new credit. Neither bureau charges for it, and each has to be asked separately. Equifax calls it Credit Lock. Everywhere else, the option is a fraud alert instead.
a fraud alert a note on the credit file asking a lender to check who they are talking to
It asks; it does not stop anything on its own. A lender is meant to make contact and confirm identity before approving credit in your name. Each bureau keeps its own file, so one placed at one does nothing at the other. A bureau may charge for placing one.
The Office of the Superintendent of Securities
867-975-6590, or 867-975-6594. It is part of the Legal Registries Division of the Department of Justice, on the first floor of the Brown Building in Iqaluit.
Call it to check that the person selling you shares or other investments is licensed.
Call rather than use its website. The Legal Registries Division says the site is under construction, and that nobody should rely on it for an up-to-date description of securities law. It asks people to call instead.
Where to call about abuse
- Kamatsiaqtut Nunavut Helpline, any hour, 1-800-265-3333 toll free, or 867-979-3333
- Hope for Wellness 1-855-242-3310
- Healing by Talking 1-888-648-0070
- Ilisaqsivik 1-888-331-4433
- Victim Services 1-866-456-5216
- After hours and weekends, the Family Abuse Support Program, in English or Inuktitut, 1-844-534-1038
A Community Justice Outreach Worker can help you apply for an emergency protection order, a community intervention order or a peace bond. They work in your own community.
The Department of Justice is on 867-975-6170. If somebody is in danger now, call your local Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) detachment. In Iqaluit that is 867-979-1111.
The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee
1-866-294-2127, toll free, or 867-975-6338.
The Public Guardian advocates and makes decisions for Nunavummiut who have been found to lack capacity in certain areas of their lives. The Public Trustee settles estates and administers property for children and for adults found incapable of managing their own.