What Grays Bay’s Arctic port proposal has reached in the approval process

The review covers both road and marine infrastructure

The review board’s file describes a proposed deepwater port, a small-craft harbour for community users and supporting landside infrastructure. It identifies the 230 kilometre all-season road from the port to Jericho Station, at the site of the former Jericho mine. The marine and road components would need to work together to form the proposed corridor. Source 3

The impact statement enters a statutory review

The Major Projects Office records that West Kitikmeot Resources submitted its impact statement to the Nunavut Impact Review Board on 1 March 2026. The board’s file shows an active review. An impact statement sets out the proponent’s analysis for the board and participants to test through the review process. Source 1 Source 3

The first and last mile fund supports earlier work

Natural Resources Canada describes its commitment as conditional approval of up to C$50 million for planning and preconstruction work. The maximum is attached to those purposes. It gives no full construction budget, and the funding announcement and the review board process have separate roles. Source 2 Source 3

A federal referral and a listing are separate decisions

The March referral brought the project to the Major Projects Office. In June the government began assessing a possible listing under the Building Canada Act and said it would consult Indigenous communities, the territorial government and federal permitting departments. The June announcement records initiation of that process. Source 1

Sources

• Federal Major Projects Office, Grays Bay project status
• Natural Resources Canada conditional funding announcement
• Nunavut Impact Review Board public file 24XN038