CONTACT: Nunavut Planning Commission
Nunavut Planning Commission, Box 419, Arviat, NU, X0C 0E0
Phone: (867) 857-2242 Fax: (867) 857-2243
d) Land Use Permit for Federal Crown Lands:
• Projects which exceed 100 person days of fieldwork on Federal Crown Land
in Nunavut require a land use permit issued by INAC. (Five people for a
period of 25 days each equals 125 person days). Land use permits are issued
pursuant to the Territorial Lands Act, and Land Use Regulations pertaining to
the Act. NIRB screening requirements must be completed before Land use
permits are issued. The Nunavut regional office of INAC can help proponents
determine whether project activities fall on Crown land or Inuit owned lands.
CONTACT: Manager, Land Administrator
Indian & Northern Affairs Canada
P.O. Box 100, Iqaluit, NU, X0A 0H0
Phone: (867) 975-4275 Fax: (867) 975-4286
e) National Park Research/Collection Permits:
• Permits are required under the National Parks Act for all natural or social
science research, including collection activities, in national parks, national
park reserves, national marine conservation areas and the Pingo Canadian
Landmark. Permits are required for research activities that may affect a
species listed in Schedule 1 of the Species at Risk Act (http://www.
sararegistry.gc.ca ) as extirpated, endangered, or threatened in any national
historic site owned by the Parks Canada Agency. Applications are subject to
Environmental Assessment Review. To conduct archaeological or other cultural research in any national park or historical site, the appropriate national
historic site, or park research coordinator, should be consulted.The deadline
for research permit applications for the National Parks in Nunavut is February 28. All applications must be submitted through Parks Canada's online
system found at http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/rps/page1_e.asp (for the English
version); http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/rps/page1_f.asp (for the French version).
Nunavut National Parks/Sites
– Auyuittuq
– Quttirnirpaaq (Ellesmere Island)
– Sirmilik
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