Grays Bay not yet a nation-builder, but it’s prioritized in federal budget – Nunatsiaq News
Dec 3, 2025
Proposed road and port to connect Nunavut to rest of Canada still needs regulatory approval before it can be fast-tracked
Grays Bay Road and Port project might not have made Prime Minister Mark Carney’s list of major nation-building projects this year, but money is still earmarked for it in the federal budget.
The project was highlighted in the budget, which received parliamentary approval on Nov. 17. It includes a deepsea port at Grays Bay, approximately 200 kilometres east of Kugluktuk, and a 230-kilometre all-season road south to the former Jericho mine.
It’s part of a larger proposal, dubbed the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor, which would connect Grays Bay to other infrastructure, such as an all-weather road to Yellowknife.
