Inuit Heritage Trust appointed Arctic Fresh Projects, an Inuit-owned company, in partnership with Penn-co Construction, under a two-stage general-contractor contract for the planned centre. The release is dated May 6, 2026, and remains listed on the Nunavut Inuit Heritage Centre media page. Source↗

The appointment puts a construction partner into the project’s remaining design and readiness work. The planned Iqaluit facility is intended to provide space for exhibitions, programming, research and education, and for the care, return and sharing of Inuit cultural belongings and knowledge. Source↗

Arctic Fresh Projects is to help finalize construction-ready plans, cost and logistics work, and readiness for a future construction phase. Inuit Heritage Trust says physical construction will proceed once final funding is secured; the release gives no construction start date, budget or completion date. Source↗

This is a contractor appointment, not confirmation that construction is underway or complete. The public release does not disclose the contract value, the project’s total cost, final funding sources, a start date or an expected opening date. The centre is being led by Inuit Heritage Trust, with stated support and collaboration from Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, regional Inuit associations, the Government of Nunavut and other partners. Source↗