Agenda: Ingiulik - Nunavut Shipping Symposium 2026

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Monday, January 12, 2026
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Pre-Symposium - Facilitated by NTI with simultaneous interpretation in Inuktitut, Kalaallisut and English

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

8:30 AM

Coffee, tea, baked goods and fruit

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Inuit Caucus (Open for Inuit and Inuit Representative Organizations only)

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Inuit Caucus for Post-Secondary Students and Young Professionals

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

10:15 AM

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Kathy Martha Padluq, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

10:30 AM

Inuit Marine Monitoring Program

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Daniel Taukie, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (NTI)
Izaac Wilman, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

12:00 PM

Lunch (Provided)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Nunavut Marine Council Strategic Plan

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Adrian Gerhartz-Abraham, Nunavut Planning Commission

Inuit Caucus for Post-Secondary Students and Young Professionals

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

1:30 PM

Shipping, Conservation Organizations and the Health of Our Oceans

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Paul Okalik, WWF-Canada
Amanda Joynt, Oceans North

2:30 PM

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Inuit waterways: Qajaq revitalization in Nunavut and Kalaallit Nunaat

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Maligiaq Padilla
Robert Comeau, Qajakkut Society

4:00 PM

Side meeting: Facilitated by Government of Nunavut (Everyone Welcome)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Amber Giles, Fisheries & Sealing - Government of Nunavut
Curtis Didham, Environment Canada & Climate Change
Rory MacDonald, Fisheries and Oceans Canada

6:30 PM

Last Ice Documentary - Film Screening with Q& A

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Maatalii Okalik

Day 1, facilitated by NTI with simultaneous interpretation in Inuktitut, Kalaallisut and English

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

8:30 AM

Coffee, tea, baked goods and fruit

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Qulliq Lighting and Opening Prayer

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

9:15 AM

Welcome and Delegate Roll Call

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

President Obed, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK)

10:30 AM

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

10:45 AM

Shipping and Marine Tourism Panel

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Michael Milton, Ikaarvik
Mariah Erkloo, Oxen
Inuuteq Kriegel, Oxen
Malayah Maloney, Community Ambassador

12:00 PM

Lunch (Provided)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Leaders in conversation: Shipping Impacts and Regional Priorities

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

President Olayuk Akesuk, Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Gwen Natsiq, National Inuit Youth Council

2:00 PM

Monitoring and Enforcement Panel

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Kevin Knapp, Canadian Coast Guard
Jaideep Johar, Transport Canada
Kevin Kullualik, Canadian Rangers

3:00 PM

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

3:15 PM

Shipping and Marine Conservation

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Richard Paton, Qikiqtani Inuit Association

3:30 PM

Shipping and Inuit Stewardship Panel

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Steven Lonsdale, Qikiqtani Inuit Association
Jimmy Ullikatalik, Taloyoak Umaruliririgut Association

4:30 PM

Side Meeting: Facilitated by Canadian Hydrographic Service (Everyone Welcome)

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Day 2, facilitated by NTI with simultaneous interpretation in Inuktitut, Kalaallisut and English

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

8:30 AM

Coffee, tea, baked goods and fruit

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Keynote, Arctic Ambassador Virginia Mearns

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Virginia Mearns, Arctic Ambassador

9:30 AM

Shipping, Sovereignty and Security panel

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Christy Sinclair, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.
Hilu Tagoona, Oceans North
Jørgen Wæver Johansen, ATTU ApS

10:15 AM

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM

Community Panel - Top Shipping Concerns and Priorities

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Shipping and Charting

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Lunch (Provided)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Roundtable - Ship Traffic, shipping research and marine infrastructure

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

Safeguarding Our Future & Way of Life

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Maatalii Okalik
David Ottosen
Adrian Tuugaq Bohlender
Rosalie DeMaio
Gwen Natsiq, National Inuit Youth Council

3:00 PM

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Closing remarks

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Paul Irngaut, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.

4:00 PM

Side Meetings: Facilitated by Transport Canada (Everyone Welcome)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Daniel Taukie, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc (NTI)
Paula Doucette, Transport Canada

Day 3, facilitated by CCG Canadian Coast Guard Arctic Region Oceans Protection Plan 2.0 Introductory Workshop with simultaneous interpretation in Inuktitut, Kalaallisut and English

8:00 AM

8:00 AM - 8:20 AM

8:30 AM

Coffee, tea, baked goods and fruit

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Welcome, Introductions & Review/Approve Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

9:15 AM

Canadian Coast Guard (CCG): Programs, roles and responsibilities

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

10:15 AM

Knowledge Exchange and Priority Identification Overview

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Presentations from other Federal Departments

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM

Introduction to CCG Arctic Region OPP 2.0 Marine Environmental & Hazards Response (MEHR) Initiatives

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Lunch (Provided)

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Overview of Integrated Marine Response Planning (IMRP)

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

Area Plans Overview

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

1:45 PM

Review Community Contact Lists for Marine Response

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

2:15 PM

IMRP Tabletop Mapping Exercise of Priority Areas

2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM

Group Review of Mapping Results

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

3:45 PM

CCG Closing Remarks and Next Steps

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Side Meeting - Special session for Hunters and Trappers Organizations

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

7:30 PM

Not Even Performance - Sponsored by Oceans North

7:30 PM

Event management by Outcrop Nunavut