North American Arctic Collaboration for Sustainable Economic Development Borders in Globalization Borders in the North – Summer Institute Whitehorse, Yukon Steve Myers June 22, 2016

PNWER is a statutory, public- private partnership chartered in 1991 by the U.S. States of Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and the Canadian Provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon and Northwest Territories. The region has a GDP of over $1.5 trillion, with a population of 23 million people, making it the 11 th largest economy in the world, just ahead of South Korea.* *Data based on IMF 2015 totals

Established in 2009 A platform for Alaska, Yukon and the Northwest Territories to work together on shared Arctic issues including economic and infrastructure development Chaired by Premier Bob McLeod, Premier and Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment, NWT Senator Lesil McGuire, Alaska State Legislature Rep. Bob Herron, Alaska State Legislature Minister Stacey Hassard, Minister of Economic Development, Yukon The Chair rotates annually between the 3 jurisdictions.

Committed to sharing information, discussing issues of mutual concern, and identifying areas of collaboration Contribute to elevating sub-national perspectives in both the Canadian and U.S. federal governments by informing larger Arctic discussions with issues from our shared U.S. and Canadian State, Province, and Territorial perspective

Forums held in each Jurisdiction every year Federal Capital Visits to Ottawa and Washington, D.C. State and Provincial Capital Visits PNWER Delegation meeting with former Arctic Council Chair Leona Aglukkaq from Nunavut Alaska U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski at Arctic Caucus Forum in Washington, DC PNWER Delegation with MP Michael McLeod of NWT

Initial discussions on installing Automatic Identification System (AIS) station in the NWT and integrate info with Alaskan system. Transport Canada exploring the Alaska Marine Exchange system Need for greater information sharing for Marine domain management

Transport Canada exploring the Alaska Marine Exchange system Need for greater information sharing for Marine domain management

Series of forums held in Alaska, Yukon, and NWT with input from northern businesses, indigenous organizations and policy makers on economic development in the Arctic Recommended an organization with a representative form of governance, where the AEC had seats representing viable business organizations Alaska Arctic Policy Commission (AAPC) Recommendations

Huge Economic Challenges in the North: Climate change impact to subsistence living and communities Collapse of commodities, and oil exploration on/off shore has greatly reduced employment opportunities for northern communities Ripple effect of disruption to the mining, oil & gas economy Need for infrastructure Need for permitting, and investment

Transport Canada’s 20 Year review of Northern Infrastructure Needs PNWER hosted meeting in 2014 with all jurisdictions and Transport Canada to identify needs Discussed expanding AIDEA to include Canada – example – to fund needed expansion to Port of Skagway for Yukon. With economic downturn and commodity price collapse, now is the time to plan and permit corridors to resources that can create jobs for people in the North Getting pre-approval for corridor projects in the north, such as pipelines or roads, can make things easier for when funds become available to create such projects, says the University of Calgary's Jack Mintz, the President’s Fellow

PRO LOG Canada PRO LOG Canada Mackenzie Corridor Coronation Corridor Klondike/Dempster Corridor AlCan Corridor King Point Wise Bay Mckinley Bay Tuktoyaktuk Roberts RobertsBay GraysBay Prudhoe Bay Haines/Skagway Herschel Basin Bathurst BathurstInlet Western Arctic Ports & Corridors Recap Multiple Cross Border JurisdictionsMultiple Cross Border Jurisdictions Duplication of Ports & RoadsDuplication of Ports & Roads Overlaps & IntersectsOverlaps & Intersects Multi-ModalMulti-Modal Sealift Corridor

Increase options for promotion of renewable energy projects in the Arctic – ARENA and AREA projects Relocation of Kivalina/Newtok, AK could mean a large influx of funds to the impacted communities. Funds should be used to provide local employment for the communities impacted Response to climate adaptation must include an economic strategy for northern communities Key is investing in infrastructure to make future employment opportunities available. Gateway Jurisdictions play a role in the Arctic

How does Infrastructure facilitate the well- being of Northern Communities? Improving social issues Infrastructure benefits Economic development Telecommunication Red Dog Mine Case Study 603 Employed last year World’s largest producer of Zinc Direct and Indirect Benefits A best practice of collaboration

QUESTIONS? Steve Myers