Ottawa Moving to Reissue Fishing Licences to Mi’kmaw Group Despite Inuit Objections

Minister of Fisheries Joanne Thompson rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Dec. 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldThe federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaw First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut.In 2021, Inuit sued the federal government over its decision to hand over a sizable portion of fishing licences off Nunavut’s coast to the First Nations coalition, after the coalition purchased half of Clearwater Foods earlier that year.