Resources
Project Documents and Updates
We are committed to transparency and providing timely information about the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor (AESC). Below, you’ll find key documents and resources that provide more details about the project and its progress.
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Proposed Consensus Corridor (August 2026)
On August 15, 2026, the Tłı̨chǫ Government and the Yellowknives Dene First Nation announced a proposed corridor for the AESC. It is a proposed corridor, roughly 30 kilometres wide, not a final route.
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Consensus corridor map [View or download PDF]
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Corridor summary [View or download PDF]
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News release, August 15, 2026 [View]
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING between the Tłı̨chǫ Government, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation, and the Government of the Northwest Territories for the purpose of Advancing the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor: [View or download PDF]
TG/YKDFN/GNWT AESC MOU signing
Photo Credit: Cole Clark STLN LNDS Entertainment
Letters of Support
The AESC project has received multiple letters of support expressed by:
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Ben Hendriksen, Mayor of Yellowknife (view letter of support)
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Hudson Lester, Acting Executive Director, NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines (view letter of support)
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Brendan Bell, Chief Executive Officer of West Kitikmeot Resources Corporation (view letter of support)
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Rudi P. Fronk, Chair and CEO, Seabridge Gold Inc. and Mark Ashley, CEO Designate, Valor Gold Corp, (view letter of support)
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Honourable Caroline Wawzonek, Minister Responsible for Strategic Infrastructure, Energy and Supply Chains, Government of the Northwest Territories
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Grand Chief Jackson Lafferty, Grand Chief of the Tłı̨chǫ Government
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Chief Ernest Betsina, Chief of Dettah, Yellowknives Dene First Nation
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Chief Fred Sangris, Chief of Ndilǫ, Yellowknives Dene First Nation
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Chief Bertha Rabesca Zoe, Behchokǫ̀, Tłı̨chǫ Government
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Chief Doreen Arrowmaker, Gamètì, Tłı̨chǫ Government
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Chief Adeline Football, Wekweètì, Tłı̨chǫ Government
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Chief Charlie Jim Nitsiza, Whatì, Tłı̨chǫ Government
Partner Project Pages
For additional information from our government partners, you can visit:
Project Partners:
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Tłı̨chǫ Government AESC Project Page
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Government of the Northwest Territories AESC Project Page
Project Supporters:
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Major Projects Office, Government of Canada AESC Project Page
Connecting Projects:
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West Kitikmeot Resources Corp Grays Bay Road and Port (connecting project in Nunavut) Project Page
In the News
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Next challenge for Arctic Economic and Security Corridor is to define exact route
2 Indigenous groups agree on potential route for Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Yellowknives Dene and Tłı̨chǫ agree on route for Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Indigenous leaders agree on proposed route for all-season corridor to Nunavut coast
Yellowknives Dene and Tłı̨chǫ agree on route for Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Yellowknives Dene and Tłı̨chǫ agree on route for Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Arctic Economic and Security Corridor starts to live up to it's name
Yellowknives - Tłı̨chǫ agree on route for Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Consensus reached on the proposed route for the AESC.
Proposed Arctic Economic and Security Corridor route drawn up
Premier R.J. Simpson and Minister Caroline Wawzonek respond to Tłı̨chǫ Government and Yellowknives Dene First Nation consensus on Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Consensus reached on proposed corridor for road connecting Nunavut and N.W.T.
Yellowknives Dene, Tłı̨chǫ agree on proposed corridor for future Arctic Security Corridor route
Tłı̨chǫ Government Seeks Input from Citizens on Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Carney Announces $35B for Defence, Infrastructure in Canada's North
Territorial and Indigenous governments sign MOU to push Arctic Economic and Security Corridor
Northern Leaders Tout Benefits of an Arctic Economic and Security Corridor, Though Some Have Doubts (video)
A Guide to the Arctic Economic and Security Corridor's Future
Arctic Security Corridor Makes PM's Second-Tier Major Projects List