EMRWB & NMRWB Approve the QC-EMR-NMR Polar Bear Management Plan

On December 14, 2022, the Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board and the Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board jointly approved the Quebec-EMR-NMR Polar Bear Management Plan.

Overview of the QC-EMR-NMR Polar Bear Management Plan:

– The goal of the Plan is to maintain healthy polar bear populations which remain an important component of the local ecosystem and which will be available for use by current and future generations in a way that respects and embodies the rights, culture, and traditions of the Nunavik Inuit and the Crees of Eeyou Istchee.

– The Plan will be in effect for 10 years (2023-2033)

– The Plan was created with input from the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS), Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), Cree Nation Government (CNG), Cree Trappers Association (CTA), Eeyou Marine Region Wildlife Board (EMRWB), Government of Nunavut Department of the Environment (GNDoE), Hunting Fishing Trapping Coordinating Committee (HFTCC), Makivik Corporation, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP), Nunavik Hunters, Fishermen & Trappers Association / Regional Nunavimmi Umajulirijiit Katujjiqatigiinninga (NHFTA/RNUK) & Nunavik Marine Region Wildlife Board (NMRWB).

To learn more about polar bear management in the EMR click here. To access the QC-EMR-NMR Polar Bear Management Plan click here.