{"id":81681,"date":"2026-03-13T06:25:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=81681"},"modified":"2026-03-13T06:26:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T10:26:22","slug":"pm-carney-convenes-the-incident-response-group-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/pm-carney-convenes-the-incident-response-group-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Carney announces ambitious new plan to defend, build, and transform the North"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 12, 2026<br \/>\nYellowknife, Northwest Territories<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Canada.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-69448\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Canada-224x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Canada-224x300.png 224w, https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Canada.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>Canada\u2019s North is going through a period of profound change. The world is becoming more dangerous and divided.\u00a0The assumptions that shaped decades of Canadian defence and security are being upended. Climate change\u00a0is causing our Arctic region to warm nearly three times faster than the global average, a shift that great powers are actively looking to exploit.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, previous Canadian governments have taken measures to build and secure the North. But these lacked the scale and the breadth<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of strategy that this vast region demands. Canada\u2019s new government has the ambition and capacity to do this, and Prime Minister Carney is acting with our Territorial and Indigenous partners to seize the opportunity. We are moving forward with a comprehensive plan backed by over $40\u00a0billion, including more than $35\u00a0billion in federal investments to defend, build, and transform Canada\u2019s Northern and Arctic region, and major projects that represent around $10\u00a0billion in investment.<\/p>\n<p>Canada is moving from reliance to resilience. We will no longer depend on any one nation, and instead build a stronger, more independent country. With this new plan, Canada is taking full responsibility for defending our Arctic sovereignty. We will boldly develop the critical minerals, clean energy, and trade corridors \u2013 the full economic potential \u2013 of the region. At the centre of this plan are the 140,000 Northerners and Indigenous Peoples who will have stronger, more sustainable, more connected communities, greater opportunities, and a lower cost of living.<\/p>\n<p>To these ends, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, today announced the following new measures, backed by generational investments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To defend fully Canada\u2019s Arctic and North, deter new threats, and support NATO Allies and NORAD continental defence, Canada\u2019s new government is:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Investing <strong>$32\u00a0billion at Forward Operating Locations<\/strong> in Yellowknife, Inuvik<em>,<\/em> and Iqaluit, and at <strong>Deployed Operating Base\u00a0<\/strong>5 Wing Goose Bay.\n<ul class=\"bulletOutline\">\n<li>This will also build both military power and economic strength.\u00a0It will enable the Canadian Armed Forces to defend the Arctic without the help of Allies, allowing Canada to take control of our Arctic security. This includes infrastructure upgrades such as airfield upgrades; new or repurposed hangars; ammunition and fuel facilities; and buildings and equipment for accommodations, warehousing, IT, and general support.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Announcing <strong>two new Northern Operational Support Hubs<\/strong> (NOSHs) at Whitehorse and Resolute, and <strong>two new<\/strong> <strong>Northern Operational Support Nodes<\/strong> (NOSNs) at Cambridge Bay and Rankin Inlet, backed by an investment of $2.67\u00a0billion.\n<ul class=\"bulletOutline\">\n<li>This network will enable the Canadian Armed Forces\u00a0to deploy rapidly and support year-round response across the Arctic and North, no matter how remote.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Investing $294\u00a0million in Arctic airports, including building a runway overlay and modernising <strong>Rankin Inlet Airport<\/strong> and upgrading <strong>Inuvik Airport<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"bulletOutline\">\n<li>This will ensure larger aircraft can land, connecting Northern communities to the rest of the country year-round to enable faster, more convenient, and lower-cost travel for both the military and civilians.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>To connect, build, and transform Canada\u2019s Arctic and Northern region, Canada\u2019s new government is referring the following projects to the Major Projects Office:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Mackenzie Valley Highway<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"bulletOutline\">\n<li>This 800\u00a0km-long highway will become a vital artery for the region, providing essential year-round access to Indigenous and remote communities in the Mackenzie Valley, building on an initial federal investment of over $100\u00a0million.<\/li>\n<li>This road will connect Yellowknife to Inuvik,\u00a0and open up commercial opportunities along the route.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Grays Bay Road and Port\u00a0<\/strong>and the<strong> Arctic Economic and Security Corridor<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"bulletOutline\">\n<li>These projects will connect Nunavut to the national highway system via the Northwest Territories and become Canada\u2019s first overland connection to a deepwater port on the Arctic Ocean.<\/li>\n<li>Together, these projects will connect strategic mineral deposits to national road networks and tidewater \u2013 linking Canada\u2019s North to new global markets and ensuring reliable access to Canadian minerals.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Grays Bay Road and Port<\/strong> is a proposed all-season road of approximately 230\u00a0km from the Nunavut border to a deepwater port and airfield at Grays Bay, on the strategic Arctic Ocean. The project includes a deepwater export terminal for minerals and an airstrip, which will both have dual-use civilian and military potential.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Arctic Economic and Security Corridor<\/strong> project is a\u00a0proposed all-season road of approximately 400\u00a0km through the Slave Geological Province to the Nunavut border, where it will connect with the Grays Bay Road.<\/li>\n<li>Collectively, these projects will build the infrastructure required to advance potential copper, gold, and zinc mining projects, and support increased mining exploration activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taltson Hydro Expansion Project<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"bulletOutline\">\n<li>This will add 60 megawatts to the existing hydro system, doubling the Northwest Territories\u2019 hydro capacity and serving 70% of residents.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From day one, Canada\u2019s new government has embarked on a mission to defend and build Canada\u2019s North. During his first week in office, Prime Minister Carney announced a new plan to\u00a0establish a stronger presence in the Arctic through BOREALIS, advancing cutting-edge research in artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other frontier technologies, while getting more boots on the ground.\u00a0Today, the Canadian Armed Forces maintain a permanent presence in the Arctic and the North, including through Operation NANOOK. The government is already\u00a0accelerating major projects\u00a0such as the <strong>Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Hydro Project<\/strong>\u00a0and the <strong>Northwest Critical Conservation Corridor<\/strong>, and we have made<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>significant investments to build local infrastructure and empower Northerners and Northern Indigenous communities with better housing, education, and access to health care.<\/p>\n<p>Canada cannot rely on another country for our security and prosperity. By working in partnership with\u00a0Territories and Indigenous partners to build out the full potential of a united, connected Northern region, we can give ourselves more than any one nation can take away. With this ambitious new plan, Canada is taking control of its future and building a stronger, more independent country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 12, 2026 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Canada\u2019s North is going through a period of profound change. The world is becoming more dangerous and divided.\u00a0The assumptions that shaped decades of Canadian defence and security are being upended. 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