Commissioner of Nunavut provinces, but, they represent the Government of Canada not the monarch therefore, they are not viceroys. Commissioner of Nunavut The Commissioner of Nunavut (; Inuinnaqtun: "Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut"; ) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since June 23, 2015 is Nellie Kusugak, the fifth since the establishment of Nunavut in 1999. The commissioner is appointed to represent the Canadian federal government and performs many of the same duties of lieutenant governors in Canadian provinces, such as swearing in members of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut and approving territorial legislation. However, unlike a lieutenant
Law Society of Nunavut officers. The administrative unit has 3 members headed by a Chief Executive Officer. Law Society of Nunavut The Law Society of Nunavut (; Inuinnaqtun: "Nunavumi Maligaliuqtit"; ) is the law society responsible for licensing and self-regulation of the legal profession in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is based in the territorial capital of Iqaluit. The society was established in 1999 when Nunavut was created from portions of the Northwest Territories, most LSN members were formerly members of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories. LSN operates in English and French, with an additional legal aid hotline offering services in