Agencies & Associations
Legal Services Board of Nunavut
Community AssociationMail: 19 Recreation Drive PO Box 125 Gjoa Haven X0B 1J0, Gjoa Haven, NU, X0B 1J |
Street: 19 Recreation Drive PO Box 125 |
[email protected] |
The Legal Services Board of Nunavut (LSB) was incorporated in July 2000, pursuant to section 3(1) of the Legal Services Act, R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c-14. As the territory’s legal aid plan, LSB is responsible for providing legal services to financially eligible Nunavummiut in the areas of criminal, family and civil law.
LSB is governed by a territorial Board of Directors comprised of a Government of Nunavut representative, a Law Society of Nunavut representative, three regional representatives, and two members-at-large. The GN Minister of Justice appoints all LSB Board members. Legal services are provided through three regional clinics, each of whom has a regional board of directors. Although LSB is publicly funded it is not a government department – it is an arms’ length public agency that is independently run.