Service Nunavut portal, more manufacturing among priorities for Government of Nunavut

By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News More manufacturing investments and an online portal called Service Nunavut, where Nunavummiut can potentially access health cards and driver’s licences, are among a list of priorities tabled by Government of Nunavut on March 19. “The exact number of services or functions through that portal is yet to be finalized, but that’s the general gist — removing barriers to services,” Main said. He said the mandate was intentionally light on details, and an upcoming capital budget plan will allocate specific project timelines. Developing a made-in-Nunavut manufacturing strategy is another feature of the territorial government’s new mandate. “We do have some limited manufacturing in Nunavut, as you know, when it comes to processing fish, some other meat processing activities, but very limited…

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