Qikiqtarjuaq Deep Sea Port

Qikiqtarjuaq (Broughton Island), NU · Inuit · Indigenous-affiliated · Qikiqtani Inuit Association · Davis Strait / Baffin Bay (eastern Baffin Island; eastern entrance to the Northwest Passage)

A planned Inuit-led deep-sea commercial port on the western shoreline of Broughton Island (Qikiqtarjuaq), eastern Baffin Island, intended to be the first port to service Nunavut's offshore high-Arctic fishery in Baffin Bay and the Davis Strait — letting the fleet offload turbot (Greenland halibut) and Northern/Striped shrimp catch within the territory rather than in Greenland or overseas, and supporting refuelling, vessel repair, community resupply, tourism and Arctic emergency response. Phase 1 calls for an approximately 75-metre (also reported as 90-metre) fixed wharf with freezer container facilities, a cargo offloading crane, laydown/storage areas, security and operations offices, and a roughly 275-metre access road linking the community and airport; the site has water up to ~400 m deep close to shore, allowing large vessels to dock. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association and its development arm Qikiqtaaluk Corporation assumed the project from the Government of Nunavut and are building it as a joint venture with Arctic Economic Development Corp.; it received a Nunavut Impact Review Board project certificate in October 2025, with construction expected to begin around 2026 and operations starting later (Phase 1 target ~2028, with later reporting citing completion by 2029 and operations by 2030). The port is also framed as a nation-building project to reduce reliance on foreign ports and reinforce Canadian Arctic sovereignty; cost estimates range from "more than $200 million" up to roughly $350 million, with $53.4M secured (25% territorial, 75% federal National Trade Corridors Fund).