NWT, NV, YK release 2025-26 budgets

The Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut, and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated have signed a $1.5B, 10-year contract under the Nunavut Agreement that will strengthen the territory’s Arctic sovereignty and empower Inuit communities. The agreement covers a variety of priorities, including skills training and employment. Nunatsiaq Online reports that $600M has been allocated to Inuit […]

The Government of Nunavut’s Department of Education has announced the launch of the territory’s new curriculum, which is grounded in Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, reflecting Inuit language and culture. The curriculum will be implemented over time, with one year of new curriculum introduced each year until the full K-12 implementation is achieved in 2036. The upcoming school […]

Nunavut Arctic College and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on training and research in the High Arctic. QIA is currently building a Research and Training Centre in Pond Inlet that is expected to be completed in 2026. The MOU will see the two partners exploring innovative approaches […]

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout is calling on the federal government to ensure that the Inuit Child First Initiative—which is set to expire at the end of March—is renewed and continued. APTN News explains that the program covers health, social, and educational services for Inuit children. More than 13,000 Inuit youth are enrolled in the ICFI, […]

The Government of Nunavut has appealed a Nunavut Court of Appeal decision to allow Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (NTI) to continue its lawsuit against NV over Inuit language instruction. NTI is pursuing the territorial government over the lack of Inuit-language education, which it says has eroded the use of Inuktut and negatively affected educational attainment among […]

The Nunavut Court of Appeal has struck down the Government of Nunavut’s appeal against a lawsuit launched by Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated (NTI) and two representative plaintiffs. The lawsuit, first launched in 2021, alleges that the territorial government is discriminating against Inuit students by not fulfilling its obligation to provide Inuit language instruction. “My first three […]

Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (NTI) and three regional Inuit organizations have announced the rollout of the Nunavut Inuit Post-Secondary Education Program. Three regional Inuit associations—Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Kivalliq Inuit Association, and the Kakivak Association—are designated Regional Delivery Agencies (RDAs) which will provide Nunavut Inuit across Canada with dedicated student supports. Inuit students will be able to […]