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Iqaluit, NU

· Population 8,590 · Baffin Island · Eastern Time

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Population 8,590 · Baffin Island · Eastern Time

Iqaluit is the capital of Nunavut, Canada's newest and largest territory, with a population of approximately 8,500. Situated on the southeastern coast of Baffin Island on Frobisher Bay, Iqaluit is one of the most remote capital cities in the world — accessible only by air...

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📊 City Stats

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Population (2021)7,429
Area51.58 km²
Density144.0/km²
Time zoneEST (−05:00) / EDT (−04:00)
Postal codeX0A 0A1, X0A 0H0, X0A 1H0, X0A 2H0, X0A 3H0
Area code867

📰 Iqaluit News

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📅 Iqaluit Events

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🎵 Iqaluit Live Music

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🎵 Spring Concert 2026
Barker, Iqaluit, NU · Sun, May 24 at 12:00 AM
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🎵 SAFe® 5.1 POPM 2 Days Classroom Training in Iqaluit, NU
Iqaluit · Thu, May 28 at 4:00 PM
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🎵 Live Music in Old Town Gilbert Arizona featuring Cygnill at O.H.S.O. Gilbert
Breckenridge Manor, Gilbert · Sun, May 31 at 9:00 AM
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🦋 Bluesky

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🦋 APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social
A new scholarship in Nunavut has started accepting applicants to support students in numerous fields of studies. The scholarship is dedicated to Danielle Moore, a young educator who died in 2019 and…
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🦋 Longwoods Healthcare Careers @healthcarecareers.bsky.social
Deputy Chief of Public Health - Department of Health, Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU jobs.longwoods.com/job/72451/de...
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🦋 Jane George @sikugirl.bsky.social
It took just about forever for this story I did in 2024 about Nuuk in Greenland and Iqaluit in Nunavut to get online. Of course that was before Trump’s interest in Greenland came up. But still interes…
4 likes13d ago
🦋 Survalent @survalent.bsky.social
Final day at #PPDIUC2026! Great discussions on advancing renewable energy and strengthening grid intelligence with ADMS & DERMS. Exciting to see how these solutions are enabling resilient, flexible po…
0 likes17d ago
🦋 Survalent @survalent.bsky.social
Meet us at the Prime Power Diesel Inter-Utility Conference (PPDIUC) 2026 taking place at the Aqsarniit Hotel & Conference Centre to explore the future of power generation & distribution across norther…
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🦋 Eye on the Arctic - Regard sur l'Arctique @eyeonthearctic.bsky.social
Mosesie ‘Levi’ Pishuktie, 35, died after first responders found him suffering from “serious injuries” in a home on Tasilik Street on August 16, 2025, #police said in a news release. #Homicide #Iqaluit…
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🦋 Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social
Iqaluit: Adopted in 1999, the coat of arms is the same as Nunavut's. The blue and gold shield is for the riches of the land. The sun and North Star are represented, along with a qulliq and inuksuk. Th…
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🦋 Ready Aye Ready - Royal Canadian Navy #RCN @ready-aye-ready.bsky.social
HMCS Fredericton at Iqaluit, Nunavut over the Labour Day weekend Sep 05 2007. Photo: Rick Kelly, Wikimedia Commons #RCN
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🦋 remarkablehockey.bsky.social @remarkablehockey.bsky.social
A must watch video from Sportsnet! Hockey heroes journey to Iqaluit, Nunavut to help the Hockey Helps the Homeless cause. remarkablehockey.blogspot.com/2026/04/hock...
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🦋 Brice Ivanovic @briceivanovic.bsky.social
Qui dit printemps, dit début des célébrations à Iqaluit et partout ailleurs au Nunavut. Hier se déroulait la Kimmirut Race. Un grand moment pour la communauté inuit qui y forge ses nouveaux mythes, se…
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🦋 ScarletCoral @scarletcoral.ca
Wow a bus service in Iqaluit (Nunavut), the northernmost city in Canada! 🚌 Population: 7,429 (2021 census) via @cbcnews.ca : "There's a new bus service in #Iqaluit. It’s the first time the city has…
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🦋 Bill Wilkinson @drwilkinsonsci.bsky.social
On Wednesday's TGT discuss the creation of the territory of Nunavut in Canada - a landmark for indigenous peoples. Lots to discuss; go serious and discuss land rights or self-governance, or keep it li…
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🦋 Colleen Chanel (Colleen Toscano) @colleenchanel.bsky.social
Government of Canada completes construction for New Small Craft Harbour in Clyde River, Nunavut March 27, 2026 Iqaluit, Nunavut - Small craft harbours are critically important to coastal communities a…
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🦋 Mind's Eye Tom @tomr-bsky.bsky.social
#Limerick #entertainment #humor #Iqaluit #Nunavut #BaffinIsland #husky #steak www.youtube.com/channel/UCnf...
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🦋 Hank Tough 🇨🇦 @jetaitkens.bsky.social
Iqaluit last night
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🦋 APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social
Canada’s Housing Minister Gregor Robertson visited Iqaluit this week to celebrate an agreement made earlier this year to build 750 homes across Nunavut and the near-completion of 46 homes in Iqaluit.
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🦋 Someone Saw Something @someonesawsmthg.bsky.social
Please Help Locate Benjamin Palluq Benjamin has been missing since March 15, 2014 #missingperson #Unforgotten #unsolved #coldcase #sharethispost #truecrime #missing #truecrimecommunity #repost #unso…
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🦋 Brian McKinley #VA3BJM 12x💉😷 ELBOWS UP! #oneofthetwo @brianmckinley754.bsky.social
The Orange Felon is threatening our sovereignty: Canada will have None Of It! That's "Nunavut" in Canuck! Gray's Bay, Resolute Bay,& Iqaluit will be key to Northern sovereignty, resupply, rescue...an…
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💬 r/iqaluit

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10Life in Iqaluit8Drove around town during sunset last week8Happy Cakeday, r/Iqaluit! Today you're 106Happy Cakeday, r/Iqaluit! Today you're 96Moving into Iqaluit5Nunavut's first transitional housing project opens in Iqaluit4Translation4Massive Storm to Hit Iqaluit Nunavut on Saturday December 19, 20204Major Winter Storm to Hit Iqaluit Nunavut on Monday January 18, 20213RCMP to begin using body-worn cameras in Iqaluit next month | Nunatsiaq News2Survey: ADHD, Cannabis, and Academic Success (Canadian college/university students, 19+) - YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE ADHD/USE CANNABIS2Mathew Alainga2Is camping in Iqaluit safe, enjoyable, and worth it (for only one night)?2🔴 LIVE: Annular Solar Eclipse (June 10, 2021) | Ring of Fire Livestream1Participate in a Study on Mental Health During COVID-191Looking for a place to rent in Iqaluit.1The University of British Columbia's Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Lab: Study of Emotional Responsiveness (Moderator Approved)1Iqaluit RCMP provides details for body-worn camera pilot project | Nunatsiaq News1Iqaluit mayor trying to deliver after "talking smack" a year ago1Nunavut's first transitional housing project opens in Iqaluit

🎥 Iqaluit Videos

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Riding my quad around the Qikiqtani Regional Hospital and clinic in Iqaluit.
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Riding my quad around the Qikiqtani Regional Hospital and clinic in Iqaluit.
Samuel de Beer · 1d ago
Riding my quad from Tundra Ridge, down the hill behind Joamie school to Happy Valley.
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Riding my quad from Tundra Ridge, down the hill behind Joamie school to Happy Valley.
Samuel de Beer · 1d ago
Riding through Tundra Ridge in Iqaluit. Certain parts of the suburb is called Lego Land!
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Riding through Tundra Ridge in Iqaluit. Certain parts of the suburb is called Lego Land!
Samuel de Beer · 1d ago
Riding my quad throught Tundra Valley in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad throught Tundra Valley in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 1d ago
Riding on my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding on my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 2d ago
CROSSING THE SEA ICE: 1 Hour Arctic Journey to Apex & Iqaluit | Snowmobile & Sea Ice Ambiance
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CROSSING THE SEA ICE: 1 Hour Arctic Journey to Apex & Iqaluit | Snowmobile & Sea Ice Ambiance
Arctic Ambient · 2d ago
APQUT: The Path through the Arctic | 63°N
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APQUT: The Path through the Arctic | 63°N
Arctic Ambient · 6d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 7d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 7d ago
Driving through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
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Driving through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.
Samuel de Beer · 7d ago
The Truth About Nunavut: Canada's Hidden Arctic Territory
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The Truth About Nunavut: Canada's Hidden Arctic Territory
Grace & Grit with Queen · 8d ago
Bendera, Lambang Kebesaran, Motto dan Deskripsi Teritori Kanada Ke-3=Nunavut #kanada
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Bendera, Lambang Kebesaran, Motto dan Deskripsi Teritori Kanada Ke-3=Nunavut #kanada
Yin MLBB x Pengetahuan Negara · 8d ago
Ice fishing 50km north of Iqaluit!
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Ice fishing 50km north of Iqaluit!
Samuel de Beer · 8d ago
SUNNY TUNDRA: The Road to Nowhere | 1 Hour of Chill & Focus Ambiance for Study and Flow State | 63°N
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SUNNY TUNDRA: The Road to Nowhere | 1 Hour of Chill & Focus Ambiance for Study and Flow State | 63°N
Arctic Ambient · 9d ago
Riding my quad through Iqaluit!
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Riding my quad through Iqaluit!
Samuel de Beer · 10d ago
Riding my Suzuki KingQuad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my Suzuki KingQuad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 10d ago
Riding my Suzuki KingQuad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
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Riding my Suzuki KingQuad through Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada!
Samuel de Beer · 10d ago

🎧 Iqaluit Podcasts

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Nation to Nation
As Mary Simon leaves Rideau Hall, reconciliation files remain unresolved ·
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APTN News Brief
Missing and murdered Indigenous men and boys walk held in Winnipeg ·
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Unreserved
Hearing the symphony in Indigenous story ·
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APTN News Brief
Judge rules Manitoba and Canada breached First Nations' child welfare rights ·
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Unreserved
Mother’s day stories of strength and cultural reconnection ·
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Nation to Nation
Auditor General questions why feds don't track progress ·
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The Conversation Piece
Chief Ken McMullen: Why Canada Needs a National Fire Strategy ·

📷 Iqaluit Photos

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Operation NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
It took just about forever for this story I did in 2024 about Nuuk in Greenland
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13
Final day at #PPDIUC2026! Great discussions on advancing renewable energy and st
Operation NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Meet us at the Prime Power Diesel Inter-Utility Conference (PPDIUC) 2026 taking
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
Iqaluit: Adopted in 1999, the coat of arms is the same as Nunavut's. The blue an
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
HMCS Fredericton at Iqaluit, Nunavut over the Labour Day weekend Sep 05 2007. Ph
OP NANOOK 13
OP NANOOK 13
On Wednesday's TGT discuss the creation of the territory of Nunavut in Canada -
Operation NANOOK 13
Operation NANOOK 13

💡 Did You Know?

Trivia
“Pope Francis visited Iqaluit in 2022 to apologize to residential school survivors — the first pope to visit Nunavut.”
Source: CBC News