Question Period Note: West Kitikmeot Resources Corporation’s Grays Bay Road and Port

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• Grays Bay Road and Port Project, part of the proposed Arctic Economic and Security Corridor, will support Canadian sovereignty, security and northern development.

• This Inuit-led regional infrastructure project is a priority for Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated. Once the Corridor is completed, it will connect Nunavut to southern Canada’s road networks for the first time.

• The Nunavut Impact Review Board is assessing the project. Established northern resource co-management frameworks allow a broad range of interests to be considered – all while supporting environmentally responsible development that respects Indigenous rights.

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If pressed on the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor

• The proposed Arctic Economic and Security Corridor is comprised of all-season roads extending from Alberta, through Yellowknife and the Slave Geological Province in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, to the Arctic Ocean.

• This nation-building infrastructure project has the potential to align with several of our Government’s goals, including strengthening infrastructure, supporting strong local and regional economies, and ensuring the Canadian Arctic and its people are safe, secure and well-defended. . [Redacted] If pressed on the consultation/review process

• The Government of Canada relies on the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s assessment process to assist in discharging the Crown’s duty to consult, owed to potentially affected Indigenous groups.

• The Board’s process is robust. It provides the opportunity for potentially affected Indigenous groups to express their views and concerns with respect to potential project-related impacts.

• The Government of Canada consults with potentially affected Indigenous groups on the Board’s recommendations before making a final decision. If pressed on transboundary agreements

• The recently approved the Mackenzie Valley Environmental Impact Review Board to enter into an agreement with the Nunavut Impact Review Board, to participate in the examination of the project’s effects in the Mackenzie Valley.

• The issuance of the Board's Cooperation Plan on October 14, 2025 sets out how the Boards will work together to ensure matters of importance to both Nunavut and the Mackenzie Valley are reflected throughout the assessment process.

• Such cooperation helps in achieving objectives with respect to regulatory efficiency, while ensuring potential impacts to Indigenous rights and the environment are effectively raised and considered. If pressed on participant funding

• The Department has committed over $1.7 million through the Northern Participant Funding Program to support meaningful participation in the assessment.

• This funding, which will support 12 Inuit and Indigenous governments and organizations, helps ensure parties can bring interests and concerns to the Board for its consideration – including about potential impacts to rights.