Since early 2018, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) and the Government of Canada have been negotiating an Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA) for Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area. The parties have now reached an Agreement in Principle (AIP).

In scope, Tallurutiup Imanga would be the biggest protected area in Canada once established, covering approximately 109,000 square kilometres. Tallurutiup Imanga would serve the Government of Canada’s target of protecting 10 per cent of its marine and coastal areas by 2020.

Upon reaching the AIP, signatories for the parties, P.J. Akeeagok, president, Qikiqtani Inuit Association; Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada; and Jonathan Wilkinson Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, released a statement.

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