{"id":102937,"date":"2026-03-23T09:27:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=102937"},"modified":"2026-03-23T09:27:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:27:08","slug":"service-nunavut-portal-more-manufacturing-among-priorities-for-government-of-nunavut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/service-nunavut-portal-more-manufacturing-among-priorities-for-government-of-nunavut\/","title":{"rendered":"Service Nunavut portal, more manufacturing among priorities for Government of Nunavut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s licences, are among a list of priorities tabled by Government of Nunavut on March 19. \u201cThe exact number of services or functions through that portal is yet to be finalized, but that\u2019s the general gist \u2014 removing barriers to services,\u201d 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\u2019s new mandate. \u201cWe do have some limited manufacturing in Nunavut, as you know, when it comes to processing fish, some other meat processing activities, but very limited&#8230; <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\">\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription &#8211; Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2026%2F03%2F23%2Fservice-nunavut-portal-more-manufacturing-among-priorities-for-government-of-nunavut%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u2019s licences, are among a list of priorities tabled by Government of Nunavut on March 19. \u201cThe exact number of services or functions through that portal is yet to be finalized, but that\u2019s the general gist \u2014 removing barriers to services,\u201d 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\u2019s new mandate. \u201cWe do have some limited manufacturing in Nunavut, as you know, when it comes to processing fish, some other meat processing activities, but very limited... <\/p>\n<div class=\"pmpro\"><div class=\"pmpro_card pmpro_content_message\"><div class=\"pmpro_card_content\">This content is for Yearly Subscription, Yearly Subscription - Corporate, Print Subscription Only, and Canada Print and Online members only.<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?action=register\">Register<\/a><\/div><div class=\"pmpro_card_actions pmpro_font-medium\">Already a member? <a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ftheturtleislandnews.com%2Findex.php%2F2026%2F03%2F23%2Fservice-nunavut-portal-more-manufacturing-among-priorities-for-government-of-nunavut%2F\">Log in here<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":101363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-national-news","category-ticker","pmpro-level-required","pmpro-level-3","pmpro-level-2","pmpro-level-5","pmpro-level-4","pmpro-level-6","pmpro-level-7","pmpro-no-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Service Nunavut portal, more manufacturing among priorities for Government of Nunavut - The Turtle Island News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/23\/service-nunavut-portal-more-manufacturing-among-priorities-for-government-of-nunavut\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Service Nunavut portal, more manufacturing among priorities for Government of Nunavut - The Turtle Island News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"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\u2019s licences, are among a list of priorities tabled by Government of Nunavut on March 19. \u201cThe exact number of services or functions through that portal is yet to be finalized, but that\u2019s the general gist \u2014 removing barriers to services,\u201d Main said. 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