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Private market, tort-based

Auto insurance in Nunavut

What's required, what's optional, and how claims work — with every figure sourced and dated.

The system

Nunavut runs a private-market, tort-based system. Third-party liability and related coverages are mandatory under Nunavut motor-vehicle legislation.

What's mandatory

The statutory minimum third-party liability in Nunavut is $200,000. Mandatory third-party liability and related coverages per Nunavut motor vehicle legislation.

What's optional (and worth understanding)

Collision, comprehensive, and higher liability are optional.

How claims and disputes work

Escalate from your insurer's internal complaints office to GIO, then to the Nunavut Superintendent of Insurance.

Out-of-country health

Nunavut health plan pays limited out-of-country emergency care. Travel medical recommended. See the Travel & Snowbird tool to size the gap.

Nunavut at a glance — sourced facts

Auto system
Private market, tort-based
Source · Verified July 2026
Public insurer
Private market (no public insurer)
Source · Verified July 2026
Minimum third-party liability
$200,000
Source · Verified July 2026
Regulator
Nunavut Department of Finance / Superintendent of Insurance
Source · Verified July 2026
Workers' compensation
WSCC (NT/NU)
Source · Verified July 2026

Figures verified July 2026 against the sources shown. Auto rules change — confirm current requirements with your regulator or broker before relying on them. Education, not advice; no coverage is sold here.