MP Idlout Presses Minister Chartrand to Finalize Nunavut Land Use Plan

NDP MP Lori Idlout (Nunavut) is calling on the Hon. Rebecca Chartrand (Minister of Northern Affairs) to immediately sign-off on the Nunavut Land Use Plan (NLUP), after more than 15 years of engagement and over 100 community consultations. The NLUP balances economic development and vital infrastructure projects with robust protections for Nunavut’s land, water, and wildlife.

In November 2024, Idlout sent a letter to then Minister of Northern Affairs Dan Vandal urging prompt action on the NLUP. Nine months later, the plan remains in limbo.

In her latest letter to Minister Chartrand (English/Inuktitut), Idlout emphasized that the NLUP “safeguards critical habitat while providing clear pathways for responsible development.” She also noted the inclusion of recommended corridors for nation-building projects, which would allow key infrastructure projects to move forward.

The NLUP has received support from the Friends of Land Use Planning.

“Delaying approval further to cater to mining interests harms Nunavut,” Idlout wrote. “Every day without sign-off denies people of Nunavut the chance to develop skills, create opportunities outside mining, support their families and communities, move toward economic independence, and ensure Inuit participate directly in decisions about their territory.”

The final outstanding step is Minister Chartrand’s signature.

“The next step is yours,” Idlout wrote. “Stop delaying. Sign off on the NLUP and move Nunavut forward.”

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ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᖅᔪᐊᖅ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᖅ ᑐᐊᕕᖅᓴᐃᕗᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᐅᑐᐊᕋᓐᒥ ᐱᔭᕇᖅᓯᖁᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ

ᓄᑖᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᓂᖃᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᖅᔪᐊᖅ ᓘᕆ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᖅ (ᓄᓇᕗᑦ) ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᕐᑎᖅᔪᐊᒥᒃ ᐅᓖᐱᑲ ᑕᐅᑐᐊᕋᓐᒥ (ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ) ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᑲᐅᑎᒋᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑦ (NLUP), ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑦ 15 ᐅᖓᑖᓃᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᑎᑦᑎᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ 100 ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᑐᓴᕐᕕᒋᕙᒃᖢᒋᑦ. ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑦ ᓈᒻᒪᒃᓯᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᕙᖕᒪᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ, ᐃᒪᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪ ᐆᒪᔪᖁᑎᖏᑦ.

ᓄᕕᐱᕆ 2024, ᐃᓪᓚᐅᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᑖᓐ ᕕᓐᑕᓪ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᓪᓗᓂᐅᒃ ᐃᕐᖐᓇᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖁᓪᓗᒍ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ, ᑕᖅᑭᑦ 9 ᐊᓂᒍᖅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐃᖏᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ.

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹᒥ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖓᓂᒃ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᐅᑐᕋᓐᒧ (English/Inuktitut), ᐃᓪᓚᐅᖅ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᓚᐅᖅᐳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑦ “ᓴᐳᒻᒥᔾᔨᕙᒃᑐᖅ ᐱᕐᔪᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᓇᔪᒐᑎᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖃᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᓂᓗ ᑲᒪᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒥ.” ᑎᑎᕋᓚᐅᕐᒥᔪᖅ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᓱᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᒋᔭᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ−ᐱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᓄᑦ, ᑲᔪᓰᓐᓇᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓇᐸᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ.

ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓱᖅᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᖃᓐᓇᕆᔭᐅᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐃᔨᓂᑦ.

“ᑭᖑᕙᕆᐊᖅᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᖏᖅᑕᐅᔾᔪᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᑲᕐᕉᑕᐅᑐᐃᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓂᑦ ᓱᕈᖅᓴᐃᓂᐊᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ,” ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓪᓚᐅᖅ. “ᖃᐅᑕᒫᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᙱᓐᓂᓕᒫᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓂ ᐱᕕᖃᑦᑎᑦᑎᔾᔮᖏᑦᑐᖅ ᐊᔪᕈᓐᓃᖅᓴᓂᒃᑯᑦ, ᓴᖅᑮᔪᓐᓇᖏᓐᓗᑎᒃ ᐅᔭᕋᒃᓯᐅᕐᓂᐅᑉ ᓯᓚᑎᐊᒍᑦ ᐱᕕᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᔾᔮᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᖑᔪᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᑦ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᑭᒪᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᓱᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕆᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖏᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓄᑦ.”

ᑭᖑᓪᓕᖅᐹ ᐊᓪᓗᕆᐊᕈᑎᒥᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑕᐅᑐᕋᑉ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕈᓯᖓᑦ

“ᑭᖑᓪᓕᕐᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᕆᓂᐊᓕᕐᒥᔭᑦ ᐃᕝᕕ.” ᐃᓪᓚᐅᖅ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ. “ᑭᖑᕙᓯᒍᓐᓃᕈᒃ, ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓕᕈᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᖅᑎᒋᐊᓕᕈᒃ

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