Identifies the goals and objectives of managing the mineral resources in Nunavut including: capacity development, environmental stewardship and sustainability, community participation, infrastructure development, business development, and development of an effective approval process.
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Report. External Research Program
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Peter C. Dawson
Research Report (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Description
Analysis of types of activities and how they are distributed within dwellings. Concludes that the trend toward greater number of small rooms taking place in Euro-Canadian homes is not compatible with Inuit families' patterns of interaction.
Prairie Perspectives: Geographical Essays, vol. 6, 2003, pp. 116-134
Description
Focuses on housing needs and circumstances of resident population, links housing with employment opportunities, and highlights need for economic development initiatives to address community poverty.
Module Nine: The Well-being of Northern Peoples and Communities
University of the Arctic – BCS 100
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 100: Introduction to the Circumpolar World]
[Section Two: Contemporary Issues]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Larissa Riabova
Description
Discusses the concept and assessment of well-being, compares major trends in health status, income, unemployment, etc. internationally and nationally, and looks at problems in social services delivery.
Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
Overview of government expenditures and related government employment for the Northwest Territory, what is now Nunavut, and the Yukon by 26 federal departments and agencies.
Looks at a strategy to identify and share information to support strategic planning for Nunavut’s economic development; and looks at issues related to the land, people and communities in addition to more traditional economic concerns.
Research Highlight (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation)
Research Highlight. Technical Series ; 05-116
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
[Policy and Research Division]
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Description
Summarizes findings from two phases of project which investigated whether poor indoor air quality could be responsible for the high rates of severe lower respiratory infections in Inuit children. Indoor air quality in 20 Cape Dorset residences and ventilation rates in 100 dwellings from four communities were measured.