Sparse signage, subtle election chatter in Canada’s northernmost community – Nunatsiaq News

Apr 23, 2025

In Grise Fiord, population approximately 140, there are 68 people registered to vote

With less than a week to go before millions of Canadians head to the polls, there were few indications around the country’s northernmost community this week that election day was coming soon.

Grise Fiord has a population of around 140 people. Located on Ellesmere Island just 1,500 kilometres from the North Pole, it is the smallest of Nunavut’s 25 communities.

“I don’t see or hear too much talk about elections here,” Jimmy Qaapik, an adult educator, hamlet councillor and resident since 1987, said of Monday’s federal election.

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