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Registration

As the last point of contact for up-to-date trip information before visitors embark into a Nunavut park, the registration and orientation process is a chance for visitors to finalize their level of preparation and equipment for their trip, as well as to ask park staff any remaining questions.

Currently, registration/de-registration is mandatory for all visitors planning trips into Katannilik Territorial Park. If you are planning a wilderness trip to one of Nunavut’s other parks, register your plans with the RCMP at the detachment closest to your departure point (and very importantly DO NOT forget to check in when you return!) It’s a good idea to leave your plans with someone you trust as well.

For Katannilik, registration and de-registration is available at the Unikkaarvik Visitor Centre in Iqaluit and the Katannilik Territorial Park Visitor Centre in Kimmirut. Guided visitors must be registered through their guide / outfitter company. Guide / Outfitting companies must contact Nunavut Territorial Parks Headquarters in Iqaluit for details of the Guides and Outfitters Registration / Deregistration and Orientation process.

A Nunavut Parks Registration Form must be completed and signed jointly by group leaders and registration staff during the registration and orientation process. The Registration Form is a record of expected trip plans, equipment and supplies.

Through the registration process visitors can obtain additional, known, up-to-date information including safety notices, land and water conditions, as well as wildlife sighting reports and emergency shelters / group shelter use levels. Registration allows parks staff to know intended travel routes and expected dates of return. Group leaders must acknowledge that all group members have read and understood the Safe and Sustainable Travel / Polar Bear Safety in Nunavut Territorial Parks mandatory pre-trip information.

To be most beneficial, this information must be read at home while visitors are still in the trip planning process.

As part of the mandatory registration process all park visitors watch the Safe and Sustainable Travel / Polar Bear Safety in Nunavut Territorial Parks Orientation Slideshow. This audio-visual presentation is an opportunity to see images and hear key messages reinforcing considerations that visitors should make before embarking on their Nunavut Territorial Parks experience.

Group leaders must also de-register at the end of their trip. De-registration allows park staff to know that registered groups have returned. De-registration is an opportunity for visitors to convey information back to park staff including park conditions, wildlife sightings and level of satisfaction with park facilities and information. If a group does not return by the date agreed upon on the registration form, a search and rescue effort will be initiated.

All search and rescue costs are the responsibility of the visitor.

Visitors should be aware that search and rescue efforts can be delayed, sometimes for many days, due to poor visibility, weather conditions or high winds. Aircraft can only land if terrain is safe.

Download and read the appropriate registration package:

• Katannilik Park Registration Information for Non-Guided Groups (.pdf)
• Katannilik Park Registration Information for Outfitted/Guided Groups (.pdf)