Qausuittuq National Park is Canada’s 45th National Park, officially established on September 1, 2015. The park is located on the northwest tip of Bathurst Island, including surrounding islands and 2 National Marine Conservation Areas. It is approximately 11,080 square kilometers. There are currently two dome shelters, a shed and an outhouse located in Dome Camp (Erskine Inlet). Dome Camp is well equipped with emergency gear, cookware, non-perishable foods and a first aid kit. It has and continues to provide safe accommodation and shelter to staff, visitors and community members who are accessing the area for operational, visitation, cultural or emergency purposes. Decision was made to seek a new location for the establishment of a main camp, as Dome Camp’s location turned out to be in a muddy area, where water is not readily available and where pilots have pointed out safety concerns for landing. Although Dome Camp was intended to close in the event it wouldn’t be considered anymore as a permanent location, Qausuittuq National Park would like to keep on operating it as a secondary camp for safety and operational reasons, especially since there is a high number of polar bears frequenting the area. A new temporary operational camp, Dundee Bight, is being considered for a more permanent camp, also as the main airstrip for staff operations. The park is proposing to construct 2 prefabricated 16’X18’ hard shelters in the 2021 and 2022 field seasons. The hard shelters themselves will provide safe accommodation for staff, visitors and community members. The area presents good visitor, operational, and ecological monitoring possibilities. Dundee Bight is rich with vegetation and wildlife which would allow staff to monitor the tundra ecosystem in sites that are valuable to the endangered Peary Caribou. Justification of the project: (1) Support visitor experience objectives, by providing an area that can be used as a safe hard sheltered emergency or visitation shelter. Also, the project will ensure that Parks Canada is informing visitors of areas to enter and access the park, areas of cultural history, and safety information. (2) Provide a safe area to be based out of while performing research activities, and supporting other projects associated with establishing ecological monitoring. (3) Meet public safety objectives by gaining a better knowledge of the area and hazards likely to be encountered by visitors, community members, researchers, and Parks Canada staff. (4) Meet objectives set out in the Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement for Qausuittuq National Park (IIBA). Some of these objectives include visitor access, areas of importance to Inuit, contaminated sites clean-up, training and development of staff, public safety, and management plan development. Activities associated with this project: (1) Construction of two 16’X18’ platforms and hard shelters (in 2021 and 2022). (2) Installation of a high tensile portable bear fence (50’X50). (3) There will be tents and canvas shelters assembled for equipment storage and sleeping shelters, but not permanently. (4) Aircraft access (fixed wing and helicopter) to and from the second camp location, which will be constructed in areas suitable to land safely depending on the type of aircraft being operated. (5) Over snow vehicle access during snow covered times of the year. (6) Exploratory hiking, day trips as well as multi-day trips from camp location. (7) Overnighting- exploratory camping, holding in park meetings, and stakeholder meetings (Park Management Committee, community groups). (8) Fuel Cache of approximately 5 drums of fuel during the months of April, May, June, July, and August. All fuel caches will have a BERM and spill kit on site. Any remaining fuel will be brought back to Resolute for proper storage. After 4 operating seasons, Parks Canada will determine if the area is suitable for a permanent operational base camp.