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Feds put up $50 million for Inuit-led university as part of funding package
The federal government is investing $50 million to establish the first Inuit-led university in Arviat, Nunavut, as part of a $230 million package supporting Inuit health, education, and food security.
- Feb. 19, 2026 — The federal government pledged $50 million to support Canada's first Inuit-led university, announced as part of a $230-million Inuit communities package.
- Long-Awaited funding aims to improve quality of life and close gaps after Budget 2025 omitted amounts, while the new Inuit-led university expected in 2030 will promote Inuit languages and economic and cultural opportunities.
- The package includes targeted sums such as $115 million to renew the Inuit Child First Initiative, $27 million over five years for tuberculosis elimination programs, a $30 million Nutrition North Canada subsidy, and $6.7 million for the Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund.
- Community leaders welcomed the funding but Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, urged more action, saying `Inuit are dying of tuberculosis` and calling for increased government leadership.
- Selection details show Arviat, Nunavut beat five communities on readiness; Inuvik, Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay, Kuujjuaq and Puvirnituq may host satellite campuses, while Inuit Child First Initiative has 7,000 outstanding requests.
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