How does Nunavut Canada make laws?

Answer 1

Laws in Nunavut are created by the Legislature of Nunavut. The Legislature consists of the Commissioner of Nunavut and the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, and bills must be approved by the Legislative Assembly and assented to by the Commissioner before they become law.

A bill must be introduced and read a first time. This is a formal procedure for the introduction of the bill to members of the Legislative Assembly, and the motion for this stage cannot be amended or debated.

A bill is then read a second time. This is the stage at which members of the Legislative Assembly debate the principles of the bill; amendments to the bill cannot be proposed at this stage.

A bill is then referred to a committee for more comprehensive scrutiny. Committees, made up of members of the Legislative Assembly, debate all aspects of the bill and consider amendments to the bill's content (with the consent of the sponsor of the bill).

The report of the committee is then taken up by the Committee of the Whole (unless the bill was referred to it to start with), and amendments recommended by the committee are considered. If approved, amendments are incorporated into the printed version of the bill, which is then reprinted and provided to members. Once the Committee of the Whole reports the bill to the Legislative Assembly, its report is considered without debate or amendment.

The bill is then read a third time and passed.

Once a bill has been passed at all stages by the Legislative Assembly, the Commissioner of Nunavut may grant assent to the bill. Once the Commissioner has assented to a bill, it becomes law. (It should be noted that the Governor General-in-Council has the authority to veto territorial bills or any parts of them within one year of enactment.)