Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti

To register as a Nunavut Business - A business must comply with the legal requirements to carry on business in Nunavut, and meet the following criteria:

1. is a limited company with at least 51 percent of the company's voting shares beneficially owned by Nunavut Residents, or
2. is a co-operative with at least 51 percent of the voting shares beneficially owned by Nunavut Residents, or
3. is a sole proprietorship, the proprietor of which is a Nunavut Resident, or
4. is a partnership, the majority interest in which is owned by Nunavut Residents and in which the majority benefits, under the partnership agreement, accrue to Nunavut Residents, and
5. regardless of ownership structure, complies with all of the following:
   1. maintains a registered office in Nunavut by leasing or owning office, commercial or industrial space or in the case of service oriented businesses, residential space, in Nunavut on an annual basis for the primary purpose of operating the subject business, and

   2. maintains a Resident Manager in Nunavut, and
   3. undertakes the majority of its management and administrative functions related to its Nunavut operations in Nunavut, and

Note: To qualify for the Nunavut Business bid adjustment, the business must have received designation as a Nunavut Business at least two weeks prior to the Tender or RFP closing.

If your business anticipates selling products in addition to your services, your business must be registered as a Nunavut Supplier as well. You may request to be a Nunavut Supplier at the same time as registering your Nunavut Business or at any point afterwards when you have met the following criteria:

"A Nunavut Business that is a supplier of goods to which the general public has access and from whom the general public can purchase directly from a Representative Inventory of items offered for sale, and has received designation as a Nunavut Business at least two weeks prior to a Tender or RFP closing. For a company that is a supplier of goods, an inventory stored in the community where the company is located, that consists of the type of goods that the supplier deals in. The inventory volume should be large enough too generally to meet the demand of Local and Nunavut Residents and is to be re-stocked as goods are sold so that goods are usually available off the shelf."