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Our Arctic, Our Strength

Four Inuit-led projects that will anchor Canada's Arctic sovereignty for generations.

The Qikiqtarjuaq Deep Sea Port, Grays Bay Port and Road, the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link, and Iqaluit Hydro are shovel-ready, Inuit-owned infrastructure. Investing in Nunavut is investing in Canada.

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Inuit-led Projects of National Interest
4
Combined project value
$5B+
Inuit-owned proponents
100%
Of new Arctic power & fibre corridor
1,200km
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There can be no Arctic sovereignty without Inuit security.

Nunavut sits at the centre of Canada's Arctic. The same infrastructure that supports daily life — ports, energy, and connectivity — also strengthens Canada's presence, defence readiness, and economic resilience in a rapidly changing North.

Nation-building infrastructure

These four projects are at or nearly shovel-ready, aligning directly with the federal Major Projects Office and Canada's $1 billion Arctic Infrastructure Fund.

Dual-use by design

Every project meets everyday community needs — housing, energy, connectivity — while also enhancing search and rescue, defence, and Arctic domain awareness.

Inuit-led and Inuit-owned

Each proponent is an Inuit-owned organization. Investment dollars stay in Nunavut, building long-term local capacity instead of extractive, southern-led models.

“Investing in Nunavut’s infrastructure strengthens Canada.”Government of Nunavut & Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
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Projects of National Interest across Nunavut

From the Northwest Passage's eastern gateway at Qikiqtarjuaq to the western Arctic corridor at Grays Bay, these projects connect Nunavut communities to each other, to the rest of Canada, and to global markets.

Map of Nunavut showing the Projects of National Interest: Qikiqtarjuaq Deep Sea Port, Iqaluit Hydro, Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link, and Grays Bay Port and Road, alongside existing and proposed protected and conserved areas.
Source: NTI & Government of Nunavut, Projects of National Interest mapNunavut Tunngavik Incorporated / Government of Nunavut
  • Existing protected & conserved areas
  • Proposed protected & conserved areas
  • Project of National Interest
  • Community
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Inuit-led infrastructure, ready for investment

Together these projects strengthen Canada's sovereignty, serve community needs, and meet NATO defence and supply chain commitments.

Each project reports the outcome it is built to deliver, in its own terms — a port, a road, power, or displaced diesel. Only total project cost is directly comparable across all four.

A resupply vessel near Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage.

3.1QIKIQTARJUAQ, EASTERN NUNAVUT

ᕿᑭᖅᑕᕐᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᑎᔪᖅ ᑕᕆᐅᕐᒥ ᑭᓴᕐᕕᒃQikiqtarjuaq Deep Sea Port

A permanent, Inuit-led deep-water marine hub at the eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage — a corridor with no deep-water berth today. The port will handle offshore fishing vessels, sealift cargo, and larger Arctic-going ships, keeping fisheries revenue, jobs, and cold-storage capacity in Nunavut instead of flowing to Greenland or southern ports. It also strengthens search and rescue staging and Canada's ability to monitor the increasingly accessible Passage.

Proponents: Qikiqtani Inuit Association & Qikiqtaaluk Corporation, with Arctic Economic Development Corporation.

Total project cost
$300M
Potential fisheries value unlocked
$300M
Target construction start
2026

Learn more at QikPort.ca (opens in a new tab)

Workers and a helicopter on the rocky coastline near Grays Bay, Nunavut, during survey work.

3.2WESTERN KITIKMEOT, NUNAVUT

ᖁᕐᓗᖅᑐᐊᕐᔪᖕᒥᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑦ ᑐᓚᒃᑕᕐᕕᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅGrays Bay Port and Road(Arctic Economic & Security Corridor)

The first deep-water port in the western Canadian Arctic, connected by a 230 km all-season road to the Tibbitt–Contwoyto winter road network and on to Yellowknife. This dual-use corridor unlocks world-class copper, zinc, gold, and silver deposits in the Kitikmeot, closes a strategic gap between Alaska and Greenland's expanding Arctic ports, and can resupply Canadian Coast Guard and defence vessels operating in the western Arctic.

Proponent: West Kitikmeot Resources Corp., owned by the Kitikmeot Inuit Association.

Total project cost
~$1B
All-season road
230km
Construction jobs
250–400

Learn more at westkit.ca (opens in a new tab)

Aerial view of a Kivalliq community in Nunavut on the coast.

3.3KIVALLIQ REGION, NUNAVUT

ᑭᕙᓪᓕᕐᒥᑦ ᖃᐅᒻᒪᖅᖁᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ-ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᕈᑎᒧᙵᕈᑎKivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link

A transformative 1,200 km electric and fibre corridor connecting five Kivalliq communities and regional mines to Manitoba's grid — Nunavut's first permanent physical connection to southern Canada. It will deliver up to 150 MW of clean power and high-speed broadband, replacing roughly 138 million litres of diesel shipped through sensitive Arctic waters every year, without raising household power costs.

Proponent: Nukik Corporation (100% Inuit-owned), with the Kivalliq Inuit Association and Sakku Investments Corporation.

Total project cost
$3.39B
Clean power delivered
150MW
Person-years of construction employment
15,625

Learn more at nukik.ca (opens in a new tab)

Aerial view of Iqaluit, Nunavut, on the coast.

3.4KUUGAALUK RIVER, NEAR IQALUIT

ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᒃᑭᒃᓴᐅᑏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅIqaluit Hydro(Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Project)

A proposed 15–30 MW waterpower project on the Kuugaaluk River, roughly 60 km northeast of Iqaluit, designed to replace 100% of the capital's diesel-generated electricity. Iqaluit is one of Canada's fastest-growing communities, and its energy system is entirely diesel-dependent today. Iqaluit Hydro is Inuit-owned, community-led through free, prior, and informed consent, and expected to create more than 200 jobs.

Proponent: Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation, a subsidiary of Qikiqtaaluk Corporation.

Total project cost
$752M
Diesel avoided annually
17M L
Jobs created
200+

Learn more at nunavutcleanenergy.ca (opens in a new tab)

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These projects deliver for Nunavummiut and for Canada.

The Nunavut Arctic Sovereignty and Security Strategy calls for a shift from extractive, southern-led models to Inuit-led approaches that prioritize community benefit, environmental stewardship, and cultural preservation. Every dollar invested here does double duty.

  • Builds One Canadian Economy through infrastructure, clean energy, and critical mineral access.
  • Protects Canadian sovereignty through Inuit governance and strategic dual-use infrastructure.
  • Enhances defence and emergency response capacity across the Arctic.
  • Advances reconciliation under Articles 23 and 24 of the Nunavut Agreement.
  • Trains Inuit youth for careers in clean energy, critical minerals, and shipbuilding.

Read the full StrategyPDF · 44 pages · 8.7 MB

Premier of Nunavut and NTI President shaking hands after signing an agreement.
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Invest in Nunavut's Projects of National Interest

NTI is inviting government, industry, and infrastructure partners to help close the funding gap on these four shovel-ready projects. This is our time, our territory, and our voice — and the world is listening.

Contact NTI's Infrastructure team to discuss partnership and investment opportunities.
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