Numavut independence: 'It's high time': Nunavut officially takes over land, resource responsibilities from feds

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'It's high time': Nunavut officially takes over land, resource responsibilities from feds
Prime Minister Trudeau signs agreement for largest land transfer in Canada's history

Emma Tranter · CBC News · Posted: Jan 18, 2024 12:06 PM PST | Last Updated: January 18

Nearly 25 years after Nunavut became a territory, it has signed a final agreement with the government of Canada to have the final say over a long list of decisions that were, until now, usually made in Ottawa.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. president Aluki Kotierk signed the agreement at a ceremony in Iqaluit this afternoon.

It's the largest land transfer in Canada's history, Trudeau said — two million square kilometres of land and water.

The 239-page document outlines how Canada will give control over Nunavut's land and resources to the government of Nunavut — a process known as devolution.

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