Deputy Sheriff

Overview

Title: Deputy Sheriff
Department: Justice
Community: Iqaluit
Requisition Number: 426
Type of Employment: Indeterminate
Salary range: $86,009 to $97,589 per year, 37.5 hours/week
Northern Allowance: $16,328 per year
Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available
Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union
Closing date: February 13, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m. eastern time

Eligibility: This employment opportunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only.

Reporting and Role: Reporting to the Deputy Sheriff, Sergeant, the Deputy Sheriff is a uniformed Peace Officer responsible through statutory authority for security, prisoner management, and civil enforcement duties in relation to the Justice of the Peace Court, Nunavut Court of Justice, and Nunavut Court of Appeal at the Nunavut Justice Centre in Iqaluit and circuit sitting throughout the Territory. The incumbent holds the legislated statutory appointment of Deputy Sheriff and acts as a Peace Officer pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Code.