Nunavut and Manitoba meet to renew partnership on shared priorities.

Premiers of Nunavut and Manitoba met in Winnipeg to commit to renewing a memorandum of understanding and to advance the Inuit-led Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link; Nukik Corporation has filed a transmission service request and a system impact study is being launched.

Nunavut and Manitoba leaders met in Winnipeg to align on shared priorities and next steps. The discussion focused on the Kivalliq Hydro-Fibre Link (KHFL), an Inuit-led project to bring renewable hydroelectricity and fibre-optic connectivity from Manitoba to communities and mines in Nunavut. Both governments described the KHFL as linked to broader plans for northern development, including the Port of Churchill and reduced reliance on diesel. The meeting included premiers and Kivalliq Inuit Association leadership and reaffirmed intentions to renew a provincial-territorial memorandum of understanding. Key points: - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, Nunavut Premier John Main, and Kivalliq Inuit Association president Kono Tattuinee met to discuss alignment and action on the KHFL. - The KHFL is described as an Inuit-led nation-building project to connect the Kivalliq region to Manitoba Hydro’s grid near Churchill for power and fibre. - In April 2025 Manitoba committed 50 megawatts of power toward the KHFL as part of a directive to Manitoba Hydro. - Nukik Corporation, the Inuit-owned proponent of the KHFL, has filed a transmission service request with Manitoba Hydro and a formal system impact study is being launched. - The governments said the project is intended to support Arctic sovereignty, reduce diesel dependence, and complement development of the Port of Churchill, and they continue calls for federal capital support. Summary: Leaders from Nunavut and Manitoba reported renewed cooperation on the KHFL and related northern infrastructure, and they agreed to pursue a renewed memorandum of understanding. Next steps noted in the announcement include a planned cabinet trip to the Arctic to renew the MOU and the system impact study now underway; federal capital support was described as an ongoing request.