Question Period Note: Recommended Nunavut Land Use Plan

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• The Government of Canada recognizes the importance of a Land Use Plan for Nunavut that supports economic development and key habitat conservation in Nunavut and for Nunavummiut.
• A Land Use Plan for Nunavut is also an important step toward streamlining regulatory and co-management decision-making in Nunavut.
•Getting it right is key, and the federal government is committed to working in partnership with the Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated to complete the review process to inform a co-managed decision.

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• The development of a Nunavut-wide plan, ongoing since 2007, has involved communities, governments, Indigenous organizations, industry and, most importantly, the people who live and hunt on the land.
• Since 2015, CIRNAC has provided $16.4 million of supplemental funding to the Nunavut Planning Commission to support development and public review of the Plan, in addition to annual core funding.
• There are no legislated timelines to make a decision. An approved plan will provide certainty for proponents and enable key initiatives to progress quickly to regulatory review.