The Northern
Equation
An ongoing series of reports examining governance, policy, and the forces shaping the Canadian north. Written for practitioners, policymakers, and communities — not just researchers.
What the 2025 Federal Budget
Means for Nunavut
Canada Strong positions itself as an investment budget. Nunavut is where the promise meets the hardest place to deliver. This report examines housing, infrastructure, health and social services, and cost of living — and analyses five risk domains that will shape outcomes over the next decade.
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The north is not a policy problem to be solved from Ottawa. It is a governance challenge that requires sustained engagement, real resources, and the humility to follow Indigenous leadership.
Reports written for practitioners
The Northern Equation is written for the people who are actually navigating these issues — not for academics or outside observers. The goal is to produce analysis that is useful, honest, and accessible to the communities and organisations most affected by the decisions being made about the north.
Northern governance in practice
Palash’s engagement with northern governance includes advisory work with the Nunavut Planning Commission, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, and Inuit community organisations. The Northern Equation reports grow directly from that fieldwork.
About Palash’s Northern Work