Feds commit $1.5B to fulfill Nunavut Land Claim in historic deal – Eye on the Arctic
March 10, 2025
The new Nunavut Agreement Implementation Contract includes $600M for Inuit employment training
The federal government has committed to spend $1.5 billion over 10 years to carry out promises it made in the Nunavut land claim agreement.
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok, federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Jeremy Tunraluk signed the new Nunavut Agreement Implementation Contract in Ottawa on Saturday. The ceremony was held at Nunavut Sivuniksavut College.
“This agreement means finally investing in the Inuit dream of Nunavut,” Akeeagok said.
