The Honourable Daniel Shewchuk

Constituency: 
Arviat
MLA for: 
Arviat
  • Minister of Justice
  • Minister Responsible for Nunavut Arctic College
Email: 
DShewchuk [at] GOV [dot] NU [dot] CA
Constituency Office: 

Arviat, NU
X0C 0E0
Phone: (867) 857-4485
Fax: (867) 857-4486
Email: arviatmla [at] qiniq [dot] com

Legislative Office: 

P.O. Box 1200,
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Phone: (867) 975-5024
Fax: (867) 975-5095

Daniel Shewchuk was elected on October 27, 2008, to represent the constituency of Arviat in the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. 

Prior to being elected to the Legislative Assembly, Mr. Shewchuk was employed for seven years by the Government of Nunavut’s Department of Environment as a Wildlife Manager in the Kivalliq. He served as the Chair of the Department’s Inuit Qaujimajangit Committee and as the Government of Nunavut’s representative on the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management Board. 

Mr. Shewchuk previously worked for the Government of Manitoba as a Conservation Officer in eight different communities. He is a former President of the Manitoba Conservation Officers’ Association. 

Mr. Shewchuk was appointed Minister of Environment on November 19, 2008. 

Mr. Shewchuk is an avid hunter and fisher.