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Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded the construction contract to Pilitak Enterprises Ltd. of Iqaluit, Nunavut. The contract includes an Inuit benefits plan to support local training and employment.","The harbour will include a breakwater, a launch ramp, a fixed wharf for larger vessels and float wharves for small craft, along with dredging of the harbour basin and the entrance channel. Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2026 and continue until 2029, and the harbour is anticipated to be operational by the open-water season of 2030.","Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the harbour will support commercial fishing in the region and access to economic opportunities, cultural activities, marine transportation and tourism, and that the investment is a key commitment tied to establishing the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area and the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area. The release did not state the value of the construction contract and pointed to the CanadaBuys award notice."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[{"at":"2026-10-07T00:53:22+03:00","language":"en","text":"German and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article."}],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"مبلغ الاستثمار كما ورد في بيان وزارة المصايد والمحيطات الكندية بتاريخ 2 أكتوبر 2026.","de":"Investitionsbetrag laut Mitteilung von Fisheries and Oceans Canada vom 2. 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C$ an; dies ist nicht der Wert des an Pilitak Enterprises Ltd. vergebenen Bauvertrags, den die Mitteilung nicht nennt. Da die Veröffentlichung das Dollarzeichen ohne Währungscode verwendet, wird der Betrag wegen des Herausgebers, der kanadischen Regierung, als kanadische Dollar erfasst.","en":"The C$77 million is the investment the release announces for the Arctic Bay small craft harbour, described as over that amount; it is not the value of the construction contract awarded to Pilitak Enterprises Ltd., which the release does not state. The release writes it with a dollar sign and no currency code; it is recorded as Canadian dollars because the issuer is the Government of Canada.","es":"Los 77 millones de dólares canadienses son la inversión que el comunicado anuncia para el puerto para embarcaciones menores de Arctic Bay, descrita como superior a esa cantidad; no es el valor del contrato de construcción adjudicado a Pilitak Enterprises Ltd., que el comunicado no indica. El comunicado escribe el importe con el signo del dólar y sin código de divisa; se registra como dólares canadienses porque el emisor es el Gobierno de Canadá.","fr":"Les 77 millions de dollars canadiens sont l’investissement que le communiqué annonce pour le port pour petits bateaux d’Arctic Bay, décrit comme dépassant ce montant ; ce n’est pas la valeur du contrat de construction attribué à Pilitak Enterprises Ltd., que le communiqué n’indique pas. Le communiqué écrit le montant avec le signe dollar sans code de devise ; il est enregistré en dollars canadiens, car l’émetteur est le gouvernement du Canada.","pt":"O comunicado anuncia investimento de mais de C$ 77 milhões no pequeno porto de Arctic Bay; esse valor não é o do contrato de construção concedido à Pilitak Enterprises Ltd., que não foi informado. Como a publicação usa o símbolo de dólar sem código de moeda, o valor é registrado como dólar canadense por se tratar de uma divulgação do Governo do Canadá.","tr":"77 milyon Kanada doları, açıklamanın Arctic Bay küçük tekne limanı için duyurduğu ve bu tutarın üzerinde olarak tanımladığı yatırımdır; Pilitak Enterprises Ltd.’ye verilen inşaat sözleşmesinin bedeli değildir, açıklama bu bedeli belirtmemektedir. Açıklama tutarı dolar işaretiyle ve para birimi kodu olmadan yazar; yayıncı Kanada Hükümeti olduğu için Kanada doları olarak kaydedilmiştir."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-invests-in-new-small-craft-harbour-in-arctic-bay-nunavut-enhancing-marine-access-and-local-opportunities-896081032.html"],"title":{"ar":"رقم الاستثمار في الميناء","de":"Investitionssumme für den Hafen","en":"Harbour investment figure","es":"Cifra de inversión en el puerto","fr":"Chiffre de l’investissement dans le port","pt":"Valor do investimento no porto","tr":"Liman yatırım rakamı"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-07T00:53:22+03:00"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026/data/harbour-investment-figure?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026/data/harbour-investment-figure?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"harbour-investment-figure"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-645e4b63-ca19-57b1-9255-c2dea302a76b","event_period":"2026-10-02","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-07T00:53:22+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-05T09:37:37+00:00","reading_minutes":2,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of transport, bridges and infrastructure connections.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-infrastructure","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/infrastructure-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-04","name":"Fisheries and Oceans Canada via Newswire.ca","publishedAt":"2026-10-02","url":"https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-invests-in-new-small-craft-harbour-in-arctic-bay-nunavut-enhancing-marine-access-and-local-opportunities-896081032.html"}],"summary":"On 2 October 2026 Fisheries and Oceans Canada announced an investment of over C$77 million in a new small craft harbour at Arctic Bay, Nunavut; 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Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded the construction contract to Pilitak Enterprises Ltd. of Iqaluit, Nunavut. The contract includes an Inuit benefits plan to support local training and employment.\n\nThe harbour will include a breakwater, a launch ramp, a fixed wharf for larger vessels and float wharves for small craft, along with dredging of the harbour basin and the entrance channel. Construction is scheduled to begin in August 2026 and continue until 2029, and the harbour is anticipated to be operational by the open-water season of 2030.\n\nFisheries and Oceans Canada said the harbour will support commercial fishing in the region and access to economic opportunities, cultural activities, marine transportation and tourism, and that the investment is a key commitment tied to establishing the Tallurutiup Imanga National Marine Conservation Area and the Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area. The release did not state the value of the construction contract and pointed to the CanadaBuys award notice.\n\nGerman and Portuguese editions and translations of the data and correction explanations have been added to this article.","title":"Pilitak Enterprises wins construction of Arctic Bay small craft harbour in Nunavut","topics":["epc-contractors"],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/pilitak-enterprises-arctic-bay-small-craft-harbour-construction-contract-october-2026"},"version":"1"}