Canada’s Arctic security depends on more than defence — here’s how immigration could help
Canada says immigration, housing and local retention are needed to fill labour gaps and sustain Arctic sovereignty as Russia and China expand their reach.
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Canada aims to show it can go solo in Arctic
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut — Over the past three months, Canadian soldiers conducted a more than 3,100-mile snowmobile patrol in extreme Arctic conditions, traveling from Inuvik, Northwest Territories, to Churchill, Manitoba.
Canada’s Arctic security depends on more than defence — here’s how immigration could help
A Canadian Ranger patrols the frozen landscape near Eureka, Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, on a snowmobile bearing the Canadian flag. (Kevin Paul/The Arctic Institute), CC BYCanada is facing a new reality: Arctic security is no longer just about military presence. It’s increasingly about whether communities in the North have the people, infrastructure and capacity to sustain sovereignty in a rapidly changing region. In February 2026, the Arctic Summ…
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