Nunavut’s ambitious land use plan is vital for the future of the territory

Land use planning is essential to Inuit, our communities, governments, organizations, industry, and all living things.

The territory represented by a single MP—NDP MP Lori Idlout—makes up one-fifth of Canada's land mass. No other jurisdiction in the world has attempted to create a land use plan on such a scale.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ANDREW NAKASHUK

October 24, 2022

Nunavut is nearing the end of a long territory-wide land use planning process with broad implications for Canada and the world. It is vital that we complete it. After 15 years, the Nunavut Planning Commission has started final public hearings and will submit a recommended draft plan early next yea...

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