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The NWMB regularly makes important wildlife-related decisions pursuant to the terms of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement (NLCA). In almost all cases, those decisions are made following a public consideration of the issues at one or more public meetings or hearings.
The NWMB welcomes the views of the public and its co-management partners with respect to any wildlife issue requiring a decision on its part. Submissions for NWMB meetings or hearings may be filed or obtained through this site. Below is a list of upcoming meetings and hearings.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
 Apr 13, 2010 — Apr 15, 2010, Proposed listing of Polar Bear as a species of special concern, Iqaluit, Nunavut (public) Inuktitut English
Current Meetings and Events
Presently there are no current meetings or events.
Past Meetings and Events
Sep 25, 2006 — Sep 28, 2006, Past Meetings - Special Meeting No. 12A & 12B, Iqaluit (public) Inuktitut English Apr 24, 2007 — Apr 25, 2007, Public Hearing for Western Hudson Bay Polar Bear, Arviat (public) Inuktitut English May 15, 2007 — May 17, 2007, Special Meeting 12C, Iqaluit (public) Inuktitut English Jun 12, 2007 — Jun 13, 2007, Allocation Policy for Commercial Marine Fisheries, Iqaluit (public) Inuktitut English Mar 06, 2008, 2008 Level of TAH For Bowhead Whales, Iqaluit (public) Inuktitut English Apr 22, 2008 — Apr 23, 2008, TAH for the Baffin Bay Polar Bear Population, Pond Inlet (public) Inuktitut English Sep 10, 2008, Grizzly Bear Public Hearing, Rankin Inlet - Siniktarvik Hotel - Salon A (public) Inuktitut English Feb 10, 2009, Consider Proposed Modification or Removal of TAH for Bowhead Whales in the NSA, Iqaluit, Nunavut (public) Inuktitut English Jun 02, 2009, Consider the TAH, BNL & Surplus for Char Fishery in Kingnait Fjord, Pangnirtung, NU (public) Inuktitut English Sep 29, 2009, TAH for the Baffin Bay Polar Bear Population, Iqaluit, NU, Navigator, Iqaluit, NU (public) Inuktitut English Nov 23, 2009 — Jan 08, 2010, Proposed listing of Peregrine Falcon as a species of special concern, Written Hearing - no location (public) Inuktitut English Nov 23, 2009 — Jan 08, 2010, Proposed listing of Short-eared Owl as a species of special concern, Written Hearing - no location (public) Inuktitut English Nov 23, 2009 — Jan 08, 2010, Proposed listing of Red Knot-rufa subspecies as an endangered species, Written Hearing - no location (public) Inuktitut English Nov 23, 2009 — Jan 08, 2010, Proposed listing of Red Knot-islandica subspecies as a species of special concern, Written Hearing - no location (public) Inuktitut English
NWMB Decision-making under the NLCA
- After having impartially and thoroughly considered, at a meeting or hearing, a wildlife issue requiring an NWMB decision, the NWMB shall make its decision pursuant to the terms of the NLCA and forward it to the relevant Minister. The NWMB shall not make that decision public.
- Within 60 days (for Government of Canada jurisdiction) or 30 days (for Government of Nunavut jurisdiction) - or such further period as may be agreed upon by the relevant Minister and the NWMB - the Minister shall:
- accept the decision and notify the NWMB in writing; or
- give the NWMB reasons in writing for rejecting the decision.
- Where the Minister rejects the initial NWMB decision, the NWMB shall reconsider the decision in light of the written reasons provided by the Minister and make a final decision, which it shall forward to the Minister. The NWMB may make that final decision public.
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After receiving the NWMB's final decision, the Minister may:
- accept the final decision;
- reject the final decision; or
- vary the final decision.
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