Premier Proposes Doubling Nunavut Children’s Fund and Increasing Health Spending to $2.47 Billion

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The Government of Nunavut is proposing $2.47 billion in transportation funding for 2026-27, which would result in an 8 percent increase. The MLA must still take action and vote before the application for funding is approved. Introducing the budget in the House of Commons on May 25, Premier Yan Main said she wanted to double the Nunavut Child Fund, the lowest in Canada, to $700 annually. Last year, the Government of Nunavut spent $2.2 million on …