This press release by the Grand Council of the Crees (Cree Nation Government) announces that the Cree Nation Government and Parks Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to launch a feasibility assessment for a new National Marine Conservation Area (NMCA) within the Eeyou Marine Region (EMR) in Eastern James Bay. The feasibility assessment will look into the social, environmental and economic benefits and impacts of establishing an NMCA in the EMR, will involve extensive consultations of local communities, and aims to engage Cree communities, the Nunavik Inuit, Government of Quebec and the Government of Nunavut.

Government of Canada and Cree Nation Government working collaboratively to protect Eastern James Bay