The Grays Bay Road and Port (GBRP) Project (Project) is a proposed transportation corridor that will permanently connect a deep-water port at Grays Bay / Kogloktoakyok on the Coronation Gulf to the northern terminus of the Tibbitt-Contwoyto Winter Road at the former Jericho Mine, Nunavut (NU; Project Area). The Project is being proposed by West Kitikmeot Resources Corp. (WKR) and is currently subject to screening by the Nunavut Impact Review Board (NIRB; file # 24XN038), with a review under Part 3 of the Nunavut Planning and Project Assessment Act anticipated to commence in the near future. In support of advancing the design of the Project and of assessing impacts of the Project on the biophysical and socio-economic environment in an anticipated future environmental and socio-economic impact review in the coming years, WKR commenced field studies in July 2024. These studies are a continuation of, or are supplemental to, baseline studies screened and undertaken historically. To further advance impact assessment and design aspects, WKR needs to undertake additional studies (the Program). Some scope and scale aspects of these studies have not been the subject of impact screening by the NIRB; the purpose of this submission is to initiate impact screening and authorization issuance to allow for the Program to commence in early 2025. Generally, the Project involves workers accessing land and waters within the Project Area collecting biophysical environmental data, to maintain existing and install new scientific instrumentation required to support environmental data collection, and undertake design-related studies including geotechnical drilling.