QIA in the News

Regulatory talks about Baffinland’s proposed expansion of its Mary River mine should proceed “as soon as possible,” or face delays of up to one [...]

Baffinland Iron Mines Corp. says it has laid off 586 contracted employees working at its Mary River mine. Of those contractors, 96 are Inuit and [...]

More than 500 people have been laid off after Baffinland Iron Mines suspended work it scheduled to finish this year, one month earlier than it [...]

The Nunavut Impact Review Board hearing on Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.’s proposed expansion of its Mary River mine has been abruptly adjourned, [...]

The Qikiqtani Inuit Association, which controls most of the land occupied by the Mary River iron mine, refuses to endorse or support the mine [...]

Who you gonna call? The guardians! In remote areas across Canada — from the B.C. coast to Nunavut’s far north — Indigenous guardians are [...]

Future Arctic policies must be Inuit-led and Inuit-driven, writes Qikiqtani Inuit Association president As election day approaches, we at the [...]

The rise of tourism in Canada’s eastern Arctic, particularly from cruise ships, has prompted the regional Inuit association to start implementing [...]

Canada is creating marine sanctuaries in the Arctic Ocean. The Tuvaijuittuq and Tallurutiup Imanga conservation efforts could help tackle climate [...]

Commercial tourism operators now have to pay fees to access Inuit-owned land in the Qikiqtani region, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association announced [...]

Commercial tourism operators accessing Inuit-owned lands in the Qikiqtani region will now have to pay fees to the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. [...]

Nunavut’s first transitional housing project, run by the Uquutaq Society, is set to open in Iqaluit early next year. Uquutaq’s application for [...]

With the final piece in place, the Uquutaq Society is moving forward with its plan to vastly expand its offering for homeless men in Iqaluit. [...]