Akitsiraq Law School was a program of the Faculty of Law at the University of Victoria, in partnership with Nunavut Arctic College. It is designed to help increase the number of lawyers in Canada's north, particularly the territory of Nunavut, Canada. The University of Victoria (usually known as UVic) is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (it is located northeast of Victoria and is split between the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich) . It is a medium-sized university, with approximately 18,000 students, as of 2004. ... Nunavut Arctic College is funded by the Government of Nunavut and has several campuses and centres spread out throughout Nunavut, Canada. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st)  - Land 1,936,113 km²  - Water 157,077 km² (7. ...

The program teaches a modified law curriculum of the University of Victoria in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The University of Victoria (usually known as UVic) is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (it is located northeast of Victoria and is split between the municipalities of Oak Bay and Saanich) . It is a medium-sized university, with approximately 18,000 students, as of 2004. ... Iqaluit (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut syllabics) is the territorial capital and the largest community of Canadas youngest territory, Nunavut. ...

11 people graduated from the program, bringing Nunavut's total number of resident lawyer's up to 12. It was designed as a one time program, although there is talk of running it again. Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st)  - Land 1,936,113 km²  - Water 157,077 km² (7. ...

External link

• http://www.law.uvic.ca/akits.html