Supplementary Geographic Information for Written Submissions on the 2016 Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan To: The Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) From: The Qikiqtaaluk Wildlife Board (QWB), and the Hunters and Trappers Organizations (HTOs) of Grise Fiord, Resolute Bay, Arctic Bay, Pond Inlet, Clyde River, Qikiqtarjuaq, Pangnirtung, Iqaluit, Kimmirut, Cape Dorset, Sanikiluaq, Hall Beach and Igloolik Background and Summary The following table contains additional geographic information for 42 of the 43 Written Submissions (WSs) that the QWB and its member HTOs provided to the NPC on the 2016 draft Nunavut Land Use Plan (DNLUP). WS-14 contained proposed amendments to Table 2 of the 2016 DNLUP, which did not have geographic information directly applicable to that submission. After contacting various agencies, government departments and other parties about the types of geographic information that they may be interested in, the QWB received specific requests only from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) and the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA). NTI and QIA both requested information about the intersection of between various classes of Inuit-owned lands (IOL), and the protected and special management areas proposed by QWB and the HTOs in their WSs. Therefore, in the following table the QWB has provided approximate estimates of various types of IOL that may intersect with areas proposed in the QWB’s and HTOs’ 42 WSs. Note that these estimates are approximate because the shorelines in the IOL shapefiles did not fully align with the shorelines of the QWB’s base maps, which we were obtained from 1:250,000 shapefiles downloaded from the Government of Canada’s Geogratis web site (i.e., https://maps.canada.ca/czs/index-en.html). QIA provided QWB with shapefiles for IOL with surface rights, and IOL with surface and subsurface rights, which reportedly were originally given to QIA by the NPC. Based on the distance between 30 random identifiable shoreline vertices in both the IOL surface rights layer and QWB’s base regional layer, the misalignment of the layers averaged 97.9 m (95% confidence interval: 69-127 m, range for the 30 sampled vertices: 0 – 396 m). Footnote 4 indicates where in 12 cases apparent intersection between QWB proposed areas and various IOL was not real and solely due to the misalignment of layers (average area: 1.3 km2, 95% CI: 0.0 - 2.7 km2). In many areas and as expected, there is extensive intersection between designated land areas proposed by the QWB and the HTOs and IOL with surface rights. During the community-based 1 land selection process leading to the Nunavut Final Agreement in the 1980s and early ‘90s, wildlife harvesting areas and important wildlife habitats were two of several major values that Inuit used to select lands that they wanted to own. Extensive intersection between surface IOL and the proposed QWB-HTO land-use designations reflect the continuing importance of these wildlife values for Inuit. On the other hand, the NFA land selection process did not permit inclusion of all the major land areas and none of the important marine areas that are needed for continued Inuit food and cultural security in the future. For five (5) IOL subsurface parcels where there are existing exploration and similar agreements, proposed QWB and HTO designations would restrict mineral exploration and production. The approximate total intersecting area for 4 of these parcels is 48 km2. For the other one, the intersecting area is 627 km2. The applicable parcel numbers are provided in the table below. The QWB and HTOs would like the opportunity to negotiate with NTI and QIA about how these cases could be addressed going forward. Since no other party requested additional specific information about the QWB and HTO submissions to the NPC, we assume that the following table provides sufficient information to all parties that may be interested in these submissions at this time. Due to the large number of GIS analyses and transcriptions of data, inadvertent errors may have occurred. The results have been double checked, so any errors should have minimal impact of the information. If any concerns arise, please contact [email protected] Written Description of Supplementary Information Geographic Amount Submission No. Information Type and Title On-ice routes. Note: Nearby routes were Number 373 WS-01: On-Ice usually merged into a single route. Transportation Total Length 24,012 km Routes Land access routes. Note: These are some Number 91 but not all over-land routes that connect to on-ice routes. Total length 2,452 km Grouped terrestrial and ice walrus haul- Number of separately Terrestrial: 90 outs. Note: The estimated number of haul- designated haul-out Ice: 1 outs is very conservative. Haul-out islands, areas WS-02: Site # 41, points and shorelines within 5 km of each Walrus Haul-outs other were grouped as a single area of Total area of 2 (Ulliit) 1,479 km haul-outs. A single group could extend terrestrial haul-outs more than 5 km if there were several interjacent islands or points within 5 km of Maximum perimeter 224 km each other. of ice haul-out 2 Written Description of Supplementary Information Geographic Amount Submission No. Information Type and Title Approximate area of 2 Walrus may or may not haul-out onto IOL in terrestrial haul- 771 km multiple islands or points within each outs (Surface)i identified group at the same time. As well, some walrus haul-outs also occur within Approximate area of 2 Multiple Value Areas (MVAs) and thus IOL in terrestrial haul- 2 km were not identified in this submission. outs (Subsurface)1 WS-02: Site # 41, HTOs are generally concerned about Walrus Haul-outs identifying the locations of haul-outs Total area of 5-km (Ulliit) (continued) 2 because the information may be used by marine and 800-m 11,158 km cruise ships, tourism operators and terrestrial setbacks adventurers to visit these sensitive walrus habitats, leading to increased harassment. Approximate area of HTOs are also concerned that set-backs subsurface 0 km2 may not be enforced effectively. agreements on IOL3 in terrestrial haul-outs and setbacks Community walrus harvesting areas. Note: Number 11 WS-03: CAI – These are ice haul-out areas where walrus Total area (excluding 5,388 km2 Walrus Harvesting are harvested. Walrus haul-out setbacks setbacks) should be added for these areas. Approximate area of 0 km2 IOL1 Number 2 Area (excluding 1: 1,291 km2 setbacks) 2: 309 km2 Area (including 1: 1,865 km2 WS-04: CAI – Walrus calving and post-calving areas. setbacks) 2: 596 km2 Walrus Calving Names: 1: Queens Channel; 2: McDougall and Post-calving Sound Approximate total 76 km2 area of IOL in setbacks (surface) Approximate total 0 km2 area of IOL in setbacks (subsurface) 3 Written Description of Supplementary Information Geographic Amount Submission No. Information Type and Title Number of additional 2 areas Original area 5,110 km2 2 Additional area 1: 852 km 2 Original and additional areas for Site # 73 2: 3,996 km of the 2016 draft NLUP. Named herein WS-05: Site # 73 – Approximate area of after features near centre of each area. 2 Community Area IOL in original area 111 km Current site # 73: Foxe Basin (Nuvuklit). of Interest – Foxe (surface) Additional areas – 1: Foxe Basin (Tasiujaq) ; Basin 2: Foxe Basin (Qinngusaak or Manning Approximate area of 2 Islands) IOL in additional area 44 km (surface) Approximate area of IOL in original and 0 km2 additional areas (subsurface) Caribou wintering areas designated Number 2 WS-06: CAI - individually. Names- 1: Cameron Island Area 1: 739 km2 Caribou Wintering (excluding Bent Horn area); 2: Strathcona 2: 164 km2 River. Approximate area of 0 km2 IOL1 Number 27 Total area 27,729 km2 WS-07: CAI – Approximate area of 6,976 km2 Community caribou and reindeer Caribou and IOL (Surface)1 harvesting areas. Names and sizes of Reindeer individual areas are available upon request. Approximate area of 1,703 km2 Harvesting IOL (Subsurface)1 Approximate area of Parcel HB-03: subsurface 8 km2 agreements on IOL3 4 Written Description of Supplementary Information Geographic Amount Submission No. Information Type and Title Number 25 Total area 49, 256 km2 Caribou calving and post-calving areas Approximate area of 4,552 km2 WS-08: CAI – 1 know to HTOs and of concern to them. IOL (Surface) Caribou Calving Names and sizes of individual areas are and Post-Calving Approximate area of 746 km2 available upon request. IOL (Subsurface)1 Approximate area of Parcel PI-17: subsurface 26 km2 agreements on IOL3 Number 17 Total marine and 7,622 km2 WS-09: CAI - - Important sea-ice crossing areas for island area Caribou Sea-Ice caribou. Names and sizes of individual Crossings areas are available upon request. Approximate area of 139 km2 IOL (Surface)1 Approximate area of 1 km2, 4 IOL (Subsurface)1 1: 5,964 km2 Area 2: 9,956 km2 3: 2,040 km2 Total: 17,960 2 Caribou migratory corridors. Names: 1. km WS-10: CAI – Approximate area of 4,565 km2 Brodeur Peninsula – Gifford River; 2. Caribou Migration IOL (Surface)1 Melville Peninsula; 3: Cockburn River. Approximate area of 24 km2 IOL (Subsurface)1 Approximate area of Parcel RE-29: subsurface 2 km2 agreements on IOL3 Area 116,035 km2 Approximate area of 14,593 km2 WS-11: CAI – Highly valuable area supported by 8 IOL (Surface)1 MVA, West communities, includes: parts of Baffin Approximate area of 2 Central Baffin Island, some smaller islands and marine 2,391 km IOL (Subsurface)1 Island areas in Foxe Basin. Approximate area of Parcel BI-35: subsurface 627 km2 agreements on IOL3 5 Written Description of Supplementary Information Geographic Amount Submission No.