Dogs & animal control across Nunavut
Do I need a dog licence? What are the leash rules?
3 of 25 municipalities in Nunavut have an adopted bylaw on dogs & animal control on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.
| Municipality | Adopted document | Key facts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge Bay Hamlet |
Cambridge Bay By-Law 82 — Animal Control
adopted 1995-01-19 |
licence required: True · licence fee: Un-spayed female dog $20; un-neutered male dog $15; spayed female $7; neutered male $7; dog team $50; replacement tag $4 · leash rule: No person shall walk a dog within the Hamlet unless the dog is controlled by a leash; owner shall secure dog to confines of owner's property; no dog shall run at large | 2026-06-04 |
| Clyde River Hamlet |
Clyde River Domestic Animals By-law No. 9
adopted 1981-12-24 |
leash rule: No person shall permit a dog to run at large within the Hamlet; a dog is running at large if off the premises of its owner and not under the physical control of any person · fines: fine of not more than $25.00 or imprisonment not more than 10 days or both | 2026-06-04 |
| Iqaluit City |
Domesticated Animal Control By-law No. 924 | licence required: True · licence fee: No fee for dogs or cats (altered/unaltered/under 4 months); Vicious Animal License $250.00; replacement tag $15.00; replacement tag for Vicious Animal $150.00 · leash rule: Owner shall ensure animal is not Running at Large; animal off property must be under control/supervised by person 18+ and securely tethered/leashed; dogs must be on a leash when off owner's property | 2026-06-04 |
Nothing on file for dogs & animal control
Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.
Checked, nothing adopted (2) — Kugluktuk (2026-06-04), Pond Inlet (2026-06-04).
Other bylaws on file, none on this topic (19) — Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Coral Harbour, Gjoa Haven, Grise Fiord, Igloolik, Kimmirut, Kinngait, Kugaaruk, Naujaat, Pangnirtung, Qikiqtarjuaq, Rankin Inlet, Resolute, Sanikiluaq, Sanirajak, Taloyoak, Whale Cove.
Unconfirmed (1, leads but nothing verified) — Arctic Bay.