climate change directly affecting on Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territories, there are a number of factors related to the CanNor project. Approximately half of the total residents in the Territories are people associated to Aboriginal cultural groups. More than 70% of Aboriginal people harvest natural resources from the environment. From this, economic expansion into the Northern Territories poses a risk and challenges to the Indigenous population and the environment. Climate change will affect Northern communities, leading to unstable seasons and overall warming. In Nunavut, poverty continues to be a problem. Today, the Inuit are largely dependent on imported products as they shift from subsistence living towards the market economy. The overall poverty rate in Nunatsiavut, an area in Northern Newfoundland and Labrador, is found to be 24.7%, far above the national average. By stimulating the economy in Northern Canada, CanNor is based on targeting joblessness and poverty in Aboriginal communities. In addition to the economic advantages produced by CanNor, the Federal Government believes that this initiative will centralize government decisions associated with the Territories in the Northern communities. This is to give the Aboriginal peoples in the area a greater sense of self-determination towards changes in their own communities. References Federal departments and agencies of Canada Economy of the Northwest Territories Economy of Yukon Economy of Nunavut Government agencies established in 2009