A 2019 budget plan from the Canadian government investing over $700 million in Northern communities over 10 years through secondary education programs, enhanced infrastructure, economic developing programs, and Arctic research.
As Northern communities struggled to be prioritized by the federal government, Chairperson of the National Committee on Inuit Education, Mary Simon, discusses all the downfalls that these Northern communities face and how they can be brought to catch up with the rest of Canada in a way that both benefits them and all of Canada.
The Government of Canada, with the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development at the time of the publication, addresses future development of the North through socio-economic development and improving Northern Governance.
This resource also provides some insight into the history of governance in the North.