$720 million to procure a new Polar Icebreaker – the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker
Procuring new Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships
Expansion and modernization of the Canadian Rangers
Establishing a Canadian Forces Army Training Centre in Resolute Bay
Establishing a deep-water berthing and fueling facility in Nanisivik
Launching RADARSAT II satellite
Ongoing military exercises and surveillance operations such as Operation Nanook
Enhancing our Stewardship
Providing strategic meteorological information and navigational data in key zones to facilitate the safe management of marine traffic in the Arctic (Budget 2010)
Introducing new ballast water control regulations
Amending the Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act
Making reporting mandatory for all vessels under NORDREG
Defining Our Domain and Advancing Our Knowledge
An additional $40 million over four years to fund scientific studies to determine the full extent of Canada's continental shelf as defined under UNCLOS
Economic and Social Development
Supporting Northern Economic Development
Unlocking the resource potential of the North, while at the same time protecting the environment, by streamlining the Northern regulatory regime and removing barriers to private investment (Budget 2010)
Introducing a Regulatory Improvement Action Plan to ensure that Northern regulatory regimes are more effective, predictable and provide greater certainty to Industry, Northerners and all Canadians.
Extending the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for an additional year (Budget 2010)
$50 million to establish an Economic Development Agency for the North
$90 million for the renewal of the Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development program
Issuing $1.8 billion in offshore oil and gas exploration licenses in the Beaufort Sea
Establishing a three-year moratorium on the application of Marine Navigation Services Fees
Investing $100 million in geo-mapping in the North to inform and guide the private sector in its mineral and petroleum exploration efforts
Increasing funding for tourism promotion and community cultural and heritage institutions
Negotiating basin-opening financial support for the Mackenzie Gas Project
Providing $37.6 million in support of environmental assessments, regulatory coordination, science, and Aboriginal consultations related to the Mackenzie Gas Project
Addressing Critical Infrastructure Needs
$42 million to establish a commercial fisheries harbour in Pangnirtung, Nunavut
Investing in Northern infrastructure, including recreational and green infrastructure
Extending broadband service to under-served communities
Supporting Northerners' Well-Being
Making healthy food more accessible and affordable to Canadians living in isolated communities by introducing a new food retail subsidy program through Nutrition North Canada.
Extending the Territorial Healthy System Sustainability Initiative to consolidate recent progress in reducing the reliance on outside health care systems and medical travel (Budget 2010)
Investing $200 million over two years for social housing in the North.
$20 million over 2 years to increase the daily residency deduction for Northerners
Supporting the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program
Increasing funding by $195 million between 2006 and 2009 to enhance Territorial Formula Financing
Strengthening support to Canada's university granting councils for research in support of industrial innovation, health priorities, and social and economic development in the North.
Establishing graduate student fellowships on Canada's role in the circumpolar world
Environmental Protection
Being a Global Leader in Arctic Science
$156 million, the largest initial investment of a single country, for International Polar Year research
Committing to establish an Arctic Research Station, including $2 million to support a feasibility study for the research station and $18M over five years to commence the pre-construction design phase (Budget 2010)
$85 million to upgrade the existing network of Arctic research infrastructure
Signing a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom for cooperation in polar research activities
3 new research chairs focusing on Arctic issues as part of Canada’s Excellence Research Chairs program
Protecting Northern waters and lands
Supporting community-based environmental monitoring, reporting and baseline data collection on environmental change and the cumulative impacts of development in the North (Budget 2010)
Establishing conservation areas and national parks, including a massive expansion of the Nahanni National Park Reserve.
$5 million to conduct a feasibility study as part of the creation of a new national marine conservation area in Lancaster Sound, at the eastern entrance of the Northwest Passage.
$5 million to protect Canadian waters from ship-source pollution through the National Aerial Surveillance Program)
Supporting the Health of the Oceans initiative
Accelerating action on the reclamation and remediation of federal contaminated sites across Canada.
Governance
Made-in-the-North Policies and Strategies
Negotiating and implementing land claims and self-government agreements with Aboriginal Northerners
Introducing Bill C-25 to ensure clarity, consistency and legal certainty with respect to land use planning and environmental assessment processes in Nunavut as a significant step towards improving the ability of Nunavut to manage its land and resource development
Providing the Right Tools
Advancing devolution and implementation of agreements to build effective governance models
Appointing Mr. Bruce Rawson as Chief Federal Representative for Nunavut devolution
Establishing a land and resources devolution negotiation protocol in Nunavut
