The Nunavut Court of Appeal (NUCA; ,

Inuinnaqtun Inuinnaqtun (; natively meaning ''like the real human beings/peoples''), is an indigenous Inuit language. It is spoken in the central Canadian Arctic. It is related very closely to Inuktitut, and some scholars, such as Richard Condon, believe ...

: ''Nunavunmi Apiqhuidjutainut Uuktuffaarutit'', french: Cour d'appel du Nunavut) is the highest

appellate court A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of ...

in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. Its positions consist of '' ex officio'' justices from the

Nunavut Court of Justice The Nunavut Court of Justice (NUCJ; , ''Nunavuumi Iqkaqtuijikkut''; Inuinnaqtun: ''Nunavunmi Maligaliuqtiit'', french: Cour de justice du Nunavut) is the superior court and territorial court of the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It is administered ...

, the territorial courts of

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and the Northwest Territories, and the

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. The Chief Justice of Alberta, currently Catherine Fraser, also serves as the Chief Justice of the Nunavut Court of Appeal.

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* {{Courts of Canada Nunavut courts 1999 establishments in Nunavut Courts and tribunals established in 1999 Nunavut