Telephone Service

Telephone service is direct dial from everywhere in Nunavut except Bathurst Inlet and Umingmaktok. In the smaller communities, pay phones are limited to a few locations. Check at your hotel. Bring your calling card or purchase Prepaid Calling Cards at various stores. Some remote communities or lodges offer high-frequency radio on a daily basis or have satellite phones, but the rates for these are high. Mobile phone services are available in select communities. The area code for Canada’s entire North is 867.

Receiving Mail in Nunavut

You can have mail, including packages, sent to you in any Nunavut community. Allow plenty of time for it to get to the destination. It should be addressed to you, c/o General Delivery, with the community name and postal code. On the package, provide your expected arrival date and the note Hold for Pick-up. Mail can be held for only 30 days. Most post offices are in the local Co-op or Northern store; hours vary from community to community. For more information, phone Canada Post Corporation at 1-888-550-6333.

Time Zones

Nunavut has three time zones. Baffin operates on Eastern Standard Time; Kivalliq and Kitikmeot on Central Standard, and Kitikmeot (from Cambridge Bay west) on Mountain Standard Time.