Nunavut

Form NU428, Nunavut Tax, is used to calculate your Nunavut tax.

Form NU479, Nunavut Credits, is used to calculate your refundable credits.

Nunavut Tax (NU428)

Tax rates for 2016

• 4% on the first $43,176 of taxable income, +
• 7% on the portion of taxable income more than $43,176 but not more than $86,351, +
• 9% on the portion of taxable income more than $86,351 but not more than $140,388, +
• 11.5% of taxable income over $140,388.

Non-refundable tax credits and other credits

Nunavut offers the following credits which further reduces your amount of territorial tax payable:

• Additional tax for minimum tax purposes - Nunavut
• Age amount
• Allowable amount of medical expenses for other dependants
• Amount for an eligible dependant
• Amount for infirm dependants age 18 or older
• Amount for young children less than 6 years of age
• Amounts transferred from your spouse or common-law partner
• Basic personal amount
• CPP or QPP contributions on self-employment and other earnings
• CPP or QPP contributions through employment
• Caregiver amount
• Disability amount (for self)
• Disability amount transferred from a dependant
• Donations and gifts
• Employment insurance premiums on self-employment and other eligible earnings
• Employment insurance premiums through employment
• Interest paid on your student loans
• Medical expenses for self, spouse or common-law partner, and your dependent children born in 1999 or later
• Pension income amount
• Spouse or common-law partner amount
• Tax on split income - Nunavut
• Territorial foreign tax credit
• Volunteer firefighters' tax credit
• Tuition, education, and textbook amounts transferred from a child
• Your tuition, education, and textbook amounts

Nunavut Credits (NU479)

Nunavut also offers the following credits:

• Cost of living tax credit
• Political contribution tax credit

For more information

If you have questions about the Nunavut cost of living tax credit or political contribution tax credit, contact:

Department of Finance
Government of Nunavut
Post Office Box 2260
Iqaluit NU X0A 0H0

Call: 1-800-316-3324
Fax: 867-975-5845

If you have other questions about your income tax return, go to Individuals or call 1-800-959-8281.

To get forms, go to Forms and publications.

Forms and publications

• Nunavut - General Income Tax and Benefit Package
• Form T691 - Alternative Minimum Tax
• Form T1206 - Tax on Split Income
• Form T2036 - Provincial or Territorial Foreign Tax Credit
• Form T2203 - Provincial and Territorial Taxes - Multiple Jurisdictions

Related topics

• Nunavut child benefit
• All about your tax return

Provincial and territorial government partners

• Department of Finance

Date modified:

2017-01-03