Chesterfield Inlet Canada Travel Information

Welcome to Chesterfield Inlet

The community of Chesterfield Inlet is located on the western shore of Hudson Bay, Kivalliq Region, in Nunavut Canada at the mouth of Chesterfield Inlet. Igluligaarjuk is the Inuktitut word for "place with few houses", it is the oldest community in Nunavut. The community is served by air, Chesterfield Inlet Airport, and by annual supply sealift. The Inuit people from the Chesterfield Inlet region are called 'Qaernermiut', though previously, they were referred to as Kenepitic, Kenepetu or Kenepitu. Today, Chesterfield Inlet is a closely knit Inuit settlement of approximately 400 people. The community has a strong community spirit blended with both modern and traditional lifestyles. You'll find modern structures in Chesterfield like houses, a health centre, a school, a Co-op and a Northern store. The ice floe-edge around the Inlet of the community starts to break-up approximately from mid-June to June 24th, and starts to freeze-up about mid-November.