Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Indigenous and remote communities across Canada are leading the way in prioritizing cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy sources as they continue to experience some of the deepest impacts of climate change. By investing in clean energy initiatives that support economic development and energy independence, we can make our air cleaner and build resilient, healthy communities - all while creating local jobs that residents can depend on. For Inuit and Northern communities, building community readiness based on Inuit knowledge and expertise is key to the clean energy transition in some of the most remote places in Canada.
Today, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, PrairiesCan and CanNor, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, announced an investment of nearly $5.5 million from the Government of Canada for Tarquti Energy to build capacity for renewable energy in the Nunavik region of Quebec.
In Northern Quebec, Tarquti is acting efficiently by leading Nunavik's clean energy transition in partnership with community stakeholders. In 2022, Tarquti signed an historic partnership with the provincial utility, Hydro-Québec, to advance community-led and -owned clean energy projects across the region. Tarquti's grassroots approach depends on the involvement of all major players in the clean energy sector and most importantly Nunavik's local and regional organizations, including landholding corporations and local cooperatives.
This funding will allow Tarquti to create the required tools and build capacity to develop and implement community engagement plans, establish a regional team, promote job creation and complete project studies and planning. Thanks to federal funding, Tarquti will increase its regional engagement by supporting local energy champions and creating energy planning in 12 communities, developing community clean energy projects tailored to local needs and priorities.
To support other Indigenous, rural and remote communities transitioning to clean energy, the Government of Canada has also created the Clean energy in Indigenous, rural and remote communities initiative, a single-window approach to access resources and energy funding.
This investment is another example of the Government of Canada's commitment to meaningful participation, ownership and decision-making by Indigenous Peoples in the energy transition as they expand innovative clean energy solutions to develop their local economies, displace fossil fuels and further advance self-determination.
ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑲᕙᒪᖓ ᑕᕐᖁᑎᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᒌᑦᓲᒃ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᓯᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ
ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᑯᒪᖃᕈᑏᑦ ᓄᑦᑎᑕᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᖕᖏᑐᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ
ᕕᕗᐊᕆ 10, 2023 ᐋᑐᒑ, ᐋᓐᑎᐅᕆᔪ
ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕆᐊᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᑐᓕᕆᔩᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᖃᕐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᓄᓪᓗ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓄᓇᓖᓪᓗ ᖃᓂᖕᖏᑐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑐᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐸᐅᑦᔨᒐᓱᐊᕐᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᖃᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᒥᒃ, ᐊᑭᑭᓐᓂᓴᐅᓗᓂ ᓯᖁᑦᑎᑲᑕᖕᖏᓂᕐᓴᐅᓗᓂᓗ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᒐᔭᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᓱᕐᕋᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒻᒪᕆᐅᒐᒥᒃ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᑉ ᐅᕐᖂᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᒥᒍᑦ ᒪᑭᑕᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓕᐊᓂᖅ, ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕐᓗ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᑯᑦ ᑎᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᒥᒃ ᐱᑕᖃᕈᓐᓇᑐᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑦᑎᓂᓪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᖕᖏᓯᐊᕐᓂᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᓗᑕ - ᐱᓇᓱᒐᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ. ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᓅᓕᖓᔪᖅ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᓄᓪᓗ, ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒪᑦᓯᐊᓂᖅ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓀᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᐅᓯᖓᓂᒃ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᐸᑦᑕᐅᒍᐊᕐᑑᖏᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᑐᓄᑦ.
ᐅᓪᓗᒥ, ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᒃ ᑖᓐ ᕚᓐᑖᓪ, ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᐅᓂᒃ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᐊᓐᓂᖓᓂᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑕᕐᕋᒥᐅᓂᓪᓗ, ᐱᒍᑦᔨᓱᓂ ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᔮᓂᑕᓐ ᒍᐃᓪᑭᓐᓴᓐᒥᒃ, ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕆᐊᓪᓚᒍᓐᓇᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᖃᕐᑐᖅ, ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᓛᕐᓂᒥᓂᒃ $5.5 ᒥᓕᐊᓐ ᒥᑦᓯᑎᓐᓃᑐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᓂᑦ ᑕᕐᖁᑎ ᓴᓇᒍᑎᐅᓛᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᑯᐯᑉ ᓄᓇᖓᓂ.
ᑯᐯᑉ ᑕᕐᕋᖓᓂ, ᑕᕐᖁᑎ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ. 2022-ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᑕᕐᖁᑎ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖃᑎᖃᓚᐅᔪᒧᖅ ᐊᑑᑎᔭᐅᓚᐅᕐᓯᒪᖕᖏᑐᒥᒃ ᑯᐯᒻᒥ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᕆᔨᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᕐᑕᐅᓗᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᓴᓗᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᑕᕐᖁᑎ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᕐᓱᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᓯᔪᖅ ᐃᓘᓐᓇᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᖃᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᓕᐅᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐱᓗᐊᕐᑐᒥᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᒃ ᑎᒍᒥᐊᕐᑏᑦ ᑯᐊᐯᓪᓗ.
ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᒍᑏᑦ ᑕᕐᖁᑎᒧᑦ ᐱᐅᒃᑯᑎᑖᕈᑎᐅᒍᓐᓇᓂᐊᕐᑐᑦ ᐱᒍᓐᓇᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᕈᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᓕᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᑎᖃᐅᓂᐊᕐᑐᓂᒃ, ᐱᓇᓱᒐᑦᓴᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᒍᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᔭᕇᕈᑎᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᕈᑎᓂᓪᓗ. ᓇᑯᕐᒪᑕ ᑲᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᖏᑦ, ᑕᕐᖁᑎ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᒥᓂᒃ ᐳᕐᑐᓯᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᓂᐊᓕᕐᑐᖅ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᓗᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᓂᓪᓗ ᓄNᓕᓐᓂ 12-ᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᓗᓂ, ᓄᓇᓖᑦ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᖃᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᑖᕈᓐᓇᓯᖁᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᑭᖕᖒᒪᒋᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᔭᐅᖁᔭᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᖃᕐᑐᓂᒃ.
ᓴᐳᒻᒥᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᖃᕐᓂᒃ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᕐᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᖃᓂᖕᖏᑐᒥᐅᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓄᑦᑎᐸᓪᓕᐊᖁᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᖃᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᑖᕐᓂᒧᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑲᕙᒪᖓ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓯᒪᒻᒥᔪᖅ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᖃᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᖃᕐᓂ, ᓄᓇᓕᐊᕈᕐᓂ ᖃᓂᖕᖏᑐᒥᐅᓂᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᖃᕐᑐᓄᑦ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᑦᑕᕕᖃᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᓗᑎᓪᓗ.
ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᒍᑎᐅᔪᑦ ᐆᑦᑐᕋᐅᑎᑦᓯᐊᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᑲᕙᒪᖓᑕ ᐱᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓚᐅᕕᖃᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ, ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᕐᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑐᑭᑖᕆᔨᐅᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᑐᙯᑦ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᐅᕐᓂᒥᒃ ᓱᒃᑯᓇᕐᑐᖃᖕᖏᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᕈᕐᐸᓕᐊᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᒋᒍᓐᓇᑕᒥᓂᒃ, ᑕᐅᕐᓯᐅᑎᐅᓗᑎᓪᓗ ᐅᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᑐᑐᓄᑦ ᐳᔪᕐᓗᓕᐅᕐᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᕐᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᒍᓐᓇᓯᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑎᒍᓯᒍᑎᒋᓗᓂᐅᒃ.
