Ramah Bay to the Sina.
©Michelle Saunders
Timeline and next steps
The creation of a new protected area is a complex process and the Governments of Canada and Nunatsiavut in discussions with key stakeholders such as the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and Makivvik, will take the necessary time to ensure that all parties are engaged, and that appropriate consideration is given at each stage. Now that the feasibility assessment is complete, the Steering Committee recommends that the parties advance to the next step of the establishment process. This includes negotiating a legally binding establishment agreement and other necessary agreements.
In March 2024, the Governments of Nunatsiavut and Canada announced the successful completion of the feasibility assessment that deemed the establishment of a new Inuit Protected Area in northern Labrador as both feasible and desired. Learn more about this major step.
A second round of community engagement took place in early 2024 in Labrador. The aim was to ensure input received to date for the Torngat-AOI had been captured, and to gather additional feedback.
The Steering Committee for the Torngat-AOI held meetings with key stakeholders between April and September 2023.
In late September 2022, community engagement sessions took place in Nunavik and Nunatsiavut. The purpose was to discuss the Torngat Area of Interest feasibility assessment and the potential for the marine area adjacent to Torngat Mountains National Park to become an Inuit Protected Area.
The Nunatsiavut Government and Parks Canada, with support from Fisheries and Oceans Canada, held a three-day Research Summary Workshop in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador in February 2022 to gather and consider existing cultural, ecological, oceanographic and archeological information for the Torngat Area of Interest. Information from data and knowledge holders is being collected and compiled to better understand the study area and surrounding region, identify key areas for protection, and continue to inform the Imappivut Marine Plan.
The Government of Canada and the Nunatsiavut Government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in February 2022 to continue work to assess the feasibility of establishing an Inuit Protected Area under the Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act in the Torngat Area of Interest.
Steering Committee established to lead the feasibility assessment for the potential Inuit Protected Area.
Canada announced the launch of a feasibility assessment in collaboration with the Nunatsiavut Government for an Inuit Protected Area.
Announcement of a Statement of Intent between the Nunatsiavut Government and the Government of Canada on a partnership to advance the Imappivut initiative for oceans management in the Labrador Sea.
Spring 2024
The Steering Committee recommends that the parties advance to the next step of the establishment process. This includes negotiating a legally binding establishment agreement and other necessary agreements.
In May, Makivvik joins the Steering Committee.
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Related links
- Torngat-AOI Final Feasibility Assessment Report
- ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ — Makivvik
- Governments of Nunatsiavut and Canada take major step forward toward establishing an Inuit Protected Area along the northern coast of Labrador
- The Governments of Canada and Nunatsiavut sign Memorandum of Understanding to assess feasibility of establishing a new protected area along northern Labrador coast
- Government of Canada and Nunatsiavut Government working together to protect Northern Labrador Coast
- Governments of Canada and Nunatsiavut Launch Partnership to Protect Ocean in Northern Labrador
- Canada National Marine Conservation Areas Act
- Imappivut – Nunatsiavut Marine Plan
- National Marine Conservation Areas System
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