Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Apr. 07, 2014
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Feb. 28, 2014
Trading Symbol	ncq
Entity Registrant Name	NovaCopper Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001543418
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--11-30
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		53,629,245
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer	No
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1