Auyuittuq National Park of Canada

Park Management Plan

Film Permits
Business Licensing

Parks Canada is currently in the process of developing the first management plan for Auyuittuq National Park. When it is completed, this plan will replace the Interim Management Guidelines that have been in place since 1982.

A national park management plan is a park's key accountability document to Canadians. It describes and provides guidance on the facilitation of memorable experiences and learning opportunities and on the protection of the park's ecological integrity and cultural resources. The plan also provides the framework for how Parks Canada, Inuit, stakeholders and the general public will work together to manage the park for the long-term.

The development of the management plan follows the cooperative management processes established under the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA) and the Inuit Impact and Benefits Agreement for Auyuittuq, Quttinirpaaq and Sirmilik National Parks (IIBA). The plan is being developed by a Park Planning Team appointed by the Qikiqtani Inuit

Association and the Parks Canada Agency. The planning team reports to the Joint Inuit/Parks Canada Park Planning and Management Committee of the Park, the advisory body for the park. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association, Inuit Heritage Trust and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated will review the proposed plan and the Nunavut Wildlife Management Board will review the wildlife and wildlife habitat components of the plan.

Parks Canada will hold public consultations on a draft management plan for Auyuittuq National Park. Consultations will start in the communities of Pangnirtung and Qikiqtarjuaq at the end of March and in early April 2009. Consultations will commence in Iqaluit in April. Details on the dates and locations of the open houses are being announced on local and regional radio and are available on posters in Pangnirtung, Qikiqtarjuaq and Iqaluit. Opportunities will also be available through correspondence for other organizations and individuals interested in the national park but unable to attend in person.

The draft management plan is available in PDF format. If you would like to comment on this draft, please provide your comments by May 31, 2009 to:

Maryse Mahy
Planner
Nunavut Field Unit
X0A-0H0
Phone: 867-975-4673
Fax: 867-975-4674
e-mail: Maryse.Mahy@pc.gc.ca

Film Permits

Any commercial film project requires a permit in any national park in Canada. Contact the Nunavut Field Unit office to speak to the Communication Manager for details about a film project in Sirmilik. Permit processes are complex and can take some time – please contact us well in advance about your project.

Communication Manager
Phone: 867-975-4673
Fax: 867-975-4674.

Business Licensing

Any commercial business must have a business licence to operate within Auyuittuq National Park. Contact the Nunavut Field Unit office 867-975-4673 for details, application forms and application guides.