Elders' home, transitional housing among Nunavik priorities for new federal funds

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Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-30 16:34:17.0
Tags: [National, Quebec, Housing, Indigenous, Healthcare, Seniors]

The Government of Canada announced $130 million in funding for Inuit treaty organizations, with more than $32 million allocated to Makivvik to support regional priorities in Nunavik. Makivvik plans to put the funds toward a new elders' home in Kuujjuaq, Quebec, and transitional housing in Montreal, following the relocation of 13 elders due to structural issues at a previous facility. Additional allocations from the $130 million package include $16.9 million for the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, $15.5 million for the Nunatsiavut government, and $65 million for Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated under the federal Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Fund.

Cree voters faced registration and language barriers in Quebec's Ungava riding

Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-15 22:59:55.0
Tags: [Quebec, Governance, Indigenous, Culture]

During the October 5 Quebec provincial election, voters in the northern riding of Ungava—which includes nine Cree communities and 14 Inuit communities—faced significant registration hurdles and language barriers, resulting in a low voter turnout of 27.7 per cent compared to 66.9 per cent province-wide. Residents such as Charles J. Hester and Roy Neacappo were turned away or forced to spoil ballots because they were missing from electoral lists and had not received mail notices prior to election day. Élections Québec spokesperson Julie St-Arnaud Drolet explained that mass-mailed household documents were sent exclusively in French due to mandates under the province's Charter of the French Language, specifically noting that requests for exemptions under Section 22 to provide materials in English or Indigenous languages were repeatedly denied by the government.