Welcome to the NMRPC
Photo by Felix Willie
The Nunavik Marine Region Planning Commission (NMRPC) is an Institution of Public Government (IPG) mandated to develop the Nunavik Marine Region Marine Use Plan (NMRMUP) for the Nunavik Marine Region (NMR) in accordance with the Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement (NILCA) and the planning principles, policies, priorities and objectives established by the NMRPC.
Devoted to protecting and promoting the existing and future well-being off Nunavik Inuit and communities in and using the Nunavik Marine Region.
Our head office is located in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik, Quebec; one of 14 Nunavik communities. Our organization supports the sustainable use and development of a marine area used by over 10,000 Nunavik Inuit and another 4,000 Nunavik Residents; collectively referred to as Nunavimmiut, or People of Nunavik.
The NMRPC factors in economic opportunities, community needs, cultural priorities, environmental protection and integrity of the NMR into the development and implementation of a marine use plan, but generally as well in all of its activities and decisions.
Region
The Nunavik Inuit Land Claims Agreement (NILCA) came into effect on July 10, 2007. It applies to the offshore region around Québec, Northern Labrador, and offshore Northern Labrador.
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One of the nice things about arriving in Chisasibi right after Goose Break was that we got sigabon! So delicious.
ᓯᓵᓯᐱᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓚᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᓂᕐᓕᓯᐅᕐᓂᖃᕇᕐᓯᒪᓕᕐᑎᓗᒍᑦ.
ᐃᒐᒍᓯᖓ ᓯᑲᐳ ᒪᒪᕐᑐᐸᐅᔮᓘᓚᐅᔪᖅ!
We are very grateful to the elders who made it to our open houses. Their life experience and knowledge are vital to our understanding on the Nunavik Marine Region, and the information they provided will make our survey better.
ᓇᑯᕐᓴᑐᒻᒪᕆᐅᕗᒍᑦ ᐃᓄᒻᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᙯᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖔᕐᑎᓯᓂᖃᕐᑎᓗᑕ. ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᓪᓚᕆᖏᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᒪᒐᓱᐊᕐᑎᓗᑕ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᕕᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕈᑎᑦᑎᓅᕐᑐᓭᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᕐᓴᐅᓛᕐᓂᐊᑐᑦ.
Being in gyms and community centres gave us the opportunity to see hometown pride. Check out this beautiful floor decal in Kangiqsualujjuaq.
ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕖᑦ ᐃᙯᓕᓴᕐᕕᖏᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᓪᓗ ᐱᖕᖑᐊᕕᖏᓐᓂᖃᑦᑕᓱᑕ ᑕᑯᑎᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᔪᕗᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᑉ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓐᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᑕᓐᓇ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᒪᕆᒃ ᓇᑎᕐᒥ ᑕᕐᓴᓕᐊᖑᒪᔪᖅ ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᒥ.
We ate so well! The catering people made, and country food people offered, was delicious! We are so thankful people took the time to make food for us and their communities.
ᓂᕆᑦᓯᐊᓚᐅᔪᕗᒍᑦ! ᓂᕿᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕐᑏᔪᕕᓃᑦ, ᓂᕿᑐᐃᓐᓀᓗ ᐃᒐᔭᕕᓃᑦ ᒪᒪᕐᑐᐸᐅᔮᓘᓚᐅᔪᑦ! ᓇᑯᕐᒦᖁᒍᑦ ᐃᓱᒣᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓄᑦ ᓂᕿᓕᐅᕐᑐᕕᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓂᓪᓗ.
Our community tours were an opportunity for our Commissioners to speak directly with community members about NMRPC and to hear what people have to say about the Nunavik Marine region. Our Commissioners come from many places, but all are committed to the Nunavik Marine Region. Here is Chairperson Billy-Dan May (first photo), Commissioner Lorne McNeice, and Commissioner Joannie Ikkidulak (second photo).
ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᐳᓚᕋᕐᓂᕕᓂᕗᑦ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᖃᕐᑎᓯᓚᐅᔪᕗᖅ ᑲᒥᓯᓇᑦᑎᓂ ᐅᖄᕈᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓯᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓄᑦ NMRPC ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓈᓚᖁᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᖅ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᑦᓴᖃᕐᒪᖔᑕ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᖁᑏᑦ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ. ᑲᒥᓯᓇᕗᑦ ᓇᑭᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐱᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᑭᓯᐊᓂ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᑕᕆᐅᖁᑎᓂᒃ ᑐᖕᖓᕕᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᓱᑎᒃ. ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᕗᑦ ᐱᓕ ᑖᓐ ᒣ (ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐹᒥ ᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᒥ), ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓗᐊᓐ ᒥᒃᓃᔅ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᔪᐊᓃ ᐃᑭᓪᓗᐊᒃ (ᑐᖓᓕᐊ ᐊᑦᔨᖑᐊᖅ).
We are wrapping up our trip to Chisasibi and it has been such a wonderful time. We met community members, both Inuit and Cree, who were very interested in the Marine Region, asked excellent questions, and provided their valuable knowledge of this special area.
We were joined on this trip by James O’Leary, Interim Director of the Eeyou Marine Region Planning Commission (EMRPC). We thought this visit offered a good opportunity for our two organizations to spend some time together and with the community. We were fortunate to talk with EMRPC Chairperson James Bobbish, as well as Deputy Chief Mark Wadden. Being able to talk in person about the Marine Region is invaluable, and we thank them for their time.
Chisasibi was the last stop on our community tours, and we’re leaving feeling so full of thanks to all the people who came out to spend time with us. We’d like to say a special thanks to Christopher Snowboy for interpreting and for marketing our event, Catherine West for the amazing catering, and Richard Tookalook and his partner for the Sigabon.
ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕕᑦᓴᕗᑦ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᔪᖅ ᓯᓴᓯᐱᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᓕᐊᓇᕐᑐᐸᐅᔮᓘᖃᑦᑕᑐᖅ. ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᐅᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᓯᖃᑦᑕᓱᑕ, ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᓪᓚᓂᓪᓗ, ᑐᓴᕈᒪᓂᖃᑦᓯᐊᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ, ᐊᐱᕐᓱᖃᑦᑕᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᐱᐅᔪᐹᓗᓐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᕐᑐᒪᕆᓐᓂᒃ ᐅᖄᕈᑎᖃᖃᑦᑕᓱᑎᒃ ᑖᕙᓐᓇ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᑦ.
ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖃᓚᐅᕐᖁᒍᑦ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑐᕕᓂᐅᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᔦᒻᔅ ᐆᓕᐊᕆᒧᑦ, ᑐᑭᒧᐊᕐᑎᓯᔨᐅᓚᐅᕐᑐᑐᖅ ᐄᔫ ᑕᕆᐅᖁᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᐸᕐᓀᑏᑦ ᐃᑦᓯᕙᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ (EMRPC). ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᖃᕐᓯᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᕐᑐᕕᓂᐅᒍᑦᑕ ᒪᓂᔨᒐᔭᕐᓂᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᓯᐊᕌᓗᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᒋᓐᓄᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔫᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᐅᑎᓐᓂᑯᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᒻᒥᒃ. ᐅᖄᖃᑎᖃᕈᓐᓇᓯᔪᑦᓯᐊᖑᓚᐅᔪᒍᑦ EMRPC-ᒃᑯᑦ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᖓᓂᒃ ᔦᒻᔅ ᐹᐱᔅᒥᒃ, ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᐊ ᒫᒃ ᒑᑎᓐᒥᒃ. ᐅᖄᖃᑎᕇᒍᓐᓇᓯᓚᐅᔪᒐᑦᑕ ᑖᕙᓃᑎᓪᓗᑕ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᒥᑦᓵᓄᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓗᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᑯᕐᒦᓚᐅᔭᕗᑦ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᖃᕐᑎᓯᓂᕕᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᓯᓵᓯᐱ ᑭᖑᓪᓕᐹᓕᓗᑎᒋᓚᐅᔭᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐳᓛᕆᐊᕐᓂᑎᓐᓂ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓯᔪᒍᑦ ᑕᑕᑕᐅᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᓱᑕ ᓇᑯᕐᓴᒧᑦ ᐃᓄᓕᒫᓂᒃ ᙯᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᐅᕙᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᑲᑎᓯᒋᐊᕐᑐᓱᑎᒃ. ᓇᑯᕐᒦᓚᕆᒍᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᑯᕆᔅᑕᕗ ᔅᓇᐅᐳᐃᒥᒃ ᑐᓵᔨᕆᖃᑦᑕᔭᐅᕋᑦᑎᒍ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᓕᐅᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐳᓛᕐᓂᕆᖃᑦᑕᓛᕐᑕᑎᓐᓄᑦ, ᑳᑐᕆᓐ ᒍᐃᔅᑦ ᑕᒧᓗᒐᑦᓴᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᓚᐅᕐᒪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᕆᑦᓱᑦ ᑐᑲᓚᒃ ᐁᑉᐸᖓᓗ ᐳᐊᓈᓯᕐᑐᓯᒪᔪᕐᑎᑕᐅᓚᐅᕋᑦᑕ.
