In October 2022, the Nunavut Housing Corporation announced a new plan for action to help address the territory’s housing challenge and address the growing needs of Nunavummiut. Igluliuqatigiingniq: Building Houses Together—also referred to as Nunavut 3000—is the Corporation’s vision to support the development of 3,000 new housing units across every community in Nunavut by 2030. The plan is ambitious and recognizes that no one group can solve Nunavut’s housing challenge alone. The Nunavut Housing Corporation will deliver Igluliuqatigiingniq by building enduring partnerships with Inuit organizations and working with other stakeholders. Nunavut 3000 is a new approach to housing development in the territory that will build a foundation for healthy and resilient communities for generations to come. TACKLING NUNAVUT’S HOUSING SUPPLY CHALLENGE In Nunavut, settlement in permanent communities is a relatively new phenomenon. Many elders can still recount their childhood years travelling by dog teams, following the path of migrating animals, and setting up camp to reap the harvest from the land and water. Today, the territory’s 25 mostly coastal communities are isolated and there are often thousands of kilometers between them. With no roads connecting 4
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