Zoning & land use — Arctic Bay, Nunavut

What can I build? Do I need a development permit?

No adopted bylaw has been confirmed for Arctic Bay — the documents below are unconfirmed leads or supporting material (checked 2026-06-04).

Arctic Bay Community Plan By-law No. 144-2017 (2023 Draft)

Community Plan By-law No. 144-2017 for the Hamlet of Arctic Bay setting 20-year land-use policy to 2037 (pop. 994 per 2021 census). The served PDF is labelled 'DRAFT 2023'; demoted from primary because the URL serves a draft.

Arctic Bay Zoning By-law No. 145-2017 (2023 Draft)

Divides the Hamlet of Arctic Bay into land-use zones (R, C, M, OS, ER, GR, MR, WD, T, N, Watershed Overlay) and requires development permits. Cover and footer read 'By-law No. 145-2017' but the served PDF is labelled '2023 DRAFT'; demoted from primary because the URL serves a draft, not the adopted version.

Arctic Bay — Community Planning Documents (cs-pals.ca index)

Government of Nunavut CGS PALS portal listing planning and land documents for the Hamlet of Arctic Bay: Zoning By-law, Community Plan By-law, Land Administration By-laws, and maps.

Machine-readable: zoning.json · Official website: none on record · Last verified 2026-06-04 · Zoning & land use across Canada