Negotiation Framework Agreement (completed in 2003)
Result of Nunavik Commission work

Agreement in Principle Negotiation (completed in 2005)
Involving the Nunavik, Quebec and Canada negotiators

Agreement in Principle Initialling (expected Spring 2006)
Official initialling of the agreement by negotiators of the 3 parties

Agreement in Principle Signature (expected later in 2006)
Official signing by the Quebec and Canadian governments

Final Agreement Negotiation (to begin after AIP ratification)

Final Agreement Ratification (2007 or 2008)

Official signing by the Quebec and Canadian governments

Amendment of JBNQA

Amalgamation Date is set by law

Preliminary estimate of implementation costs

Final evaluation of implementation costs and cost-sharing agreement

Draft of Implementation Plan (2006 or 2007) and of ‘Transitory Financial Transfer Agreement (FTA) Phase 1

Implementation Plan and Transitory Financial Transfer Agreement (FTA) Phase 1

Nunavimmiut Aquvvinga is created
Effective Date

Uqarvimarik first election

Amalgamation of existing powers and responsibilities

Financing through ‘transitory’ FTA

Existing collective agreements continue to apply