At its Aug. 25–27 meeting in Baker Lake, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated’s board approved the $4.14-million allocation. NTI says the funds are intended to help schools continue food programs, while the federal Nunavut action plan says 2026–27 work includes improving food delivery, access to country food, staff training, school-food policy work and some kitchen upgrades. The federal plan describes these as planned activities, not completed changes. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The decision confirms money available for this school year across the territory. Nunavut’s federal action plan says all 45 schools report having a school meal program, but the programs differ: some offer breakfast and snacks while others provide hot lunches. The plan says national-program funding is meant to enhance programming for more than 11,000 students in all 25 communities. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

NTI did not publish school-by-school funding amounts or a payment schedule. Its release says distribution will be based on student enrolment. The Government of Nunavut’s action plan calls for continued food-program delivery, policy rollout, training and the beginning of prioritized kitchen renovations during 2026–27. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗ ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The same board meeting directed NTI to keep exploring support, advocacy and oversight options for Inuit children and families, including possible registration as an Indigenous governing body under the federal child-and-family-services law. That is exploratory work, not a decision to register or a transfer of child-welfare authority. The board also nominated Elizabeth Copland for a three-year Nunavut Water Board term and Petula Panigoniak-Anautak for a three-year Nunavut Impact Review Board term; appointed Victor Tootoo as election commissioner for NTI’s 2026 vice-presidential election; and directed NTI to create a regional committee to develop criteria for selecting locations for future Inuktut academic schools. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗