Commissioner of Nunavut
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The Commissioner of Nunavut is the federally appointed territorial representative who performs many ceremonial and constitutional duties similar to those of a provincial lieutenant governor within the territory of Nunavut, Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commissioner of Nunavut canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
territorial commissioner
ⓘ
vice-regal representative ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Nunavut ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
the King-in-Council ⓘ
surface form:
Governor in Council
|
| ceremonialFunctionsInclude |
participating in civic ceremonies in Nunavut
ⓘ
reading the Speech from the Throne in Nunavut ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| firstOfficeHolder | Helen Maksagak ⓘ |
| formationContext | creation of Nunavut as a territory in 1999 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
acts on instructions from the federal Cabinet
ⓘ
ceremonial representative of the federal government ⓘ constitutional representative in Nunavut ⓘ dissolves the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ gives assent to bills passed by the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ presents honours and awards in Nunavut ⓘ promotes Nunavut and its interests ⓘ prorogues the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ represents the Crown at official events in Nunavut ⓘ signs territorial legislation ⓘ summons the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ swears in members of the Executive Council of Nunavut ⓘ swears in members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| isSimilarTo | Lieutenant Governor of a Canadian province ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Nunavut
ⓘ
surface form:
territory of Nunavut
|
| languageUse |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Inuktitut ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Nunavut Act
ⓘ
federal Orders in Council ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Prime Minister of Canada ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
Ann Meekitjuk Hanson
ⓘ
Edna Elias ⓘ Eva Aariak ⓘ Helen Maksagak ⓘ Nellie Kusugak ⓘ Peter Irniq ⓘ |
| officeLocation | Iqaluit ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Nunavut ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Commissioner of the Northwest Territories ⓘ |
| represents | federal Crown in Nunavut ⓘ |
| residence | Iqaluit ⓘ |
| style |
The Honorable
ⓘ
surface form:
The Honourable
|
| subordinateTo | Minister of Northern Affairs of Canada ⓘ |
| symbol | Flag of the Commissioner of Nunavut ⓘ |
| termLength | serves at the pleasure of the Governor in Council ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut
ⓘ
Premier of Nunavut ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.