The College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut says its board adopted a strategic plan to guide the regulator through 2026–2029. The College regulates licensed practical nurses, registered psychiatric nurses, registered nurses and nurse practitioners in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

For Nunavut patients, nurses and employers, the plan signals what the regulator intends to emphasize: accessible ways to report concerns about a nurse’s conduct or competence; continuing professional development; transparent regulatory decisions; and standards intended to support culturally safe, trauma-informed care. These are stated priorities, not new enforceable requirements in the plan itself. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The College says the plan has an associated action plan, but the public strategic-plan document does not set out its actions, deadlines, costs, performance targets or a Nunavut-specific rollout schedule. Atiilu News Desk should monitor future board records, standards and policy updates for concrete changes. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗

The plan was informed by an April 2026 strategic-visioning session and input from the College’s board and staff. It frames the College as a public-protection regulator and says it will seek Indigenous and community perspectives in regulatory processes and decision-making. It does not change the College’s legislation or approve a health-service staffing program. ᓇᑭᓐᖔᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ↗