Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Canada’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources; the Honourable David Akeeagok, Nunavut’s Minister of Human Resources, Economic Development and Transportation, Mines and Trade; and the Honourable Daniel Qavvik, Nunavut’s Minister of Environment, Energy, Culture and Heritage, announced that Nunavut is formally joining the Regional Energy and Resource Tables (Regional Tables). The Regional Tables are a collaborative initiative among the federal government and individual provinces and territories, alongside Indigenous partners and with the input of key stakeholders, that aim to advance, accelerate and collaborate on the top economic priorities in the energy and resource sectors in each of Canada’s regions as we transition to a net-zero future. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᕕᐅᓪᑭᓐᓴᓐ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ, ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓄᓪᓗ, ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᐅᖅᓰᖃᑦᑕᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ; ᐊᒻᒪ ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑖᓂᐊᓕ ᖃᕝᕕᒃ, ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ, ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕᖓ; ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᓗᑭ ᑰᑦᑎᖅ, ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᑐᓴᖅᑎᑦᑎᖅᑲᐅᕗᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ. ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒃᖢᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑕᐅᖕᒥᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᙶᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᖃᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᓪᓗᐊᑕᖅᑐᓪᓗ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ, ᑐᕌᒐᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᐊᐅᓚᔾᔭᐃᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᕝᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᑕᒪᐃᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᕙᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓱᕈᖅᓴᐃᙱᑦᑐᒥᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒧᑦ.

“In order to lead in the transition to a prosperous net-zero economy, we must thoughtfully plan and collaborate with key partners. The work done at this table will enable the Government of Nunavut and the Government of Canada, along with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and other key Inuit partners, to collectively accelerate sustainable economic activity for the people of Nunavut. These types of collaborations are positioning Canada as an inclusive global leader in the low-carbon future.”  

The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson 
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources 

“ᓯᕗᒧᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᑭᒍᓐᓇᕐᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᓯᐊᕿᑕᐃᓕᑎᑦᓯᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓂᕐᒧᑦ, ᐃᓱᒪᑦᓴᖅᓯᐅᖅᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᕐᓗᑕ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓗᐊᖑᐊᐸᑦᑕᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᕝᕕᑎᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᓗᐊᖑᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑕᖏᕐᓗᑕ ᒪᑭᒪᔾᔪᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᓯᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ. ᑕᐃᒪᐃᑦᑐᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᖃᕐᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᐸᓪᓕᐊᒍᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓯᐊᕿᒋᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᖃᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ.”

 ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᔮᓇᑕᓐ ᕕᐅᓪᑭᓐᓴᓐ
ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ

“The Government of Nunavut welcomes the opportunity to participate with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated and the Government of Canada in setting priorities to advance economic development and reconciliation in a manner that creates benefits for Nunavummiut and our communities through the Regional Energy and Resource Table initiative.”

The Honourable David Akeeagok

Minister of Economic Development and Transportation and the Minister of Justice

"ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᙵᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᔪᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᕐᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔪᓐᓇᐃᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓴᖅᑭᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ."

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑕᐃᕕᑦ ᐊᕿᐊᕈᖅ

ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᖏᕐᕋᔪᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑐᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ

 

“Partnering with the Regional Energy and Resource Tables initiative supports our efforts to outline the unique needs and resources required in our communities. This enhanced collaboration with our federal partners is needed to mitigate our reliance on fossil fuels so we can move Nunavut toward energy independence.”

The Honourable Daniel Qavvik

Minister of Environment, Energy, Culture and Heritage

"ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒋᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓲᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᑕᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᒋᐊᓕᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐱᔭᐅᒋᐊᓕᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒃᑎᒍᑦ.  ᐅᓇ ᐱᐅᓯᒋᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒍᓯᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᓕᕆᔨᐅᖃᑎᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᒪᑦ ᒥᒃᖠᒋᐊᕈᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᕐᓗᓂ ᑕᑎᖃᕐᓂᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᖅᓱᐊᓗᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᓅᑦᑐᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕋᑦᑕ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᑕᑎᖃᖅᑐᒧᑦ."

ᒪᓕᒐᓕᐅᖅᑎ ᑖᓂᐊᓕ ᖃᕝᕕᒃ

ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᓕᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓄᑦ

• The Regional Tables support clean growth by providing a forum to align resources and timelines across all levels of government and better coordinate regulatory and permitting processes — all while respecting the rights and engaging the interests of Indigenous Peoples as well as enlisting the expertise of stakeholders.

   ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᕗᑦ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᕈᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃᓴᖏᓐᓄᓪᓗ ᓇᓂᓕᒫᑦᑎᐊᖅ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᑖᖅᑎᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ −ᑕᒪᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᒃᐱᒋᔭᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᓪᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᖃᖅᑳᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᓐᓇᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᖃᖅᑎᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ.  

• With the addition of Nunavut, a total of 10 provinces and territories have now formally joined the Regional Tables.

  ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐅᔾᔭᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑲᑎᖦᖢᒋᑦ ᖁᓕᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐃᓚᐅᓕᖅᐳᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂ.

• At the federal level, the Regional Tables are an initiative led by Natural Resources Canada involving multiple federal institutions, including Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, the Regional Development Agencies and the Canada Infrastructure Bank.

  ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ, ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᔨᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐅᓄᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᑦ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᑎᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ, ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᔨᑦ ᑐᑦᑕᕐᕕᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᑭᒪᔾᔪᑎᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᖓ.

• The Government of Canada is actively investing in territories and provinces, including through the $35-billion Canada Infrastructure Bank, the $1.5-billion Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund, the $4.5-billion Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program and the Strategic Innovation Fund’s Net Zero Accelerator initiative.  

   ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᒐᕙᒪᒃᑯᖏᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᖅᐳᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᓗ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ, ᐅᑯᓂᖓᓗ $35−ᐱᓕᐊᓐ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒪᑭᒪᔾᔪᑎᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᒃᑯᕕᒃ, $1.5-ᐱᓕᐊᓐ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᖕᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᑦ ᒪᑭᒪᔾᔪᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ $4.5-ᐱᓕᐊᓐ  ᐊᑐᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓕᖅᓱᐃᓂᕐᓗ ᐊᖅᑯᑎᖓᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᖅᑑᕈᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓄᑦ Net Zero ᐃᖏᕐᕋᓯᑎᑦᑎᒋᐊᕈᑎᓄᑦ.   

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• The Government of Canada is actively investing in territories and provinces, including through the $35-billion Canada Infrastructure Bank, the $1.5-billion Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund, the $4.5-billion Smart Renewables and Electrification Pathways Program and the Strategic Innovation Fund’s Net Zero Accelerator initiative. ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ ᐆᒻᒪᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓄᓪᓗ ᓴᖅᑭᑕᐅᔪᑦ

 

Natural Resources Canada
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