Sept. 30, 2026, Arviat, Nvt. — NGen, Canada’s global innovation cluster for advanced manufacturing, joins Sakku Investments Corporation and Sakku Innovative Building Solutions (SIBS) in celebrating the official grand opening of Nunavut’s first manufacturing facility, a modular housing production plant located in Arviat. The Grand Opening Ceremony was held in Arviat September 29, in a milestone that marks a transformative step forward for advanced manufacturing, housing innovation, and economic development in Canada’s North. The 64,500-square-foot facility is a first-of-its-kind operation in Nunavut. As a 100 per cent Inuit-owned manufacturing facility, SIBS will enable year-round production of high-quality modular homes and buildings specifically designed for northern conditions, helping address the territory’s critical housing shortage while creating sustainable economic opportunities for Inuit communities. “Arviat is about as tough a test case as you can get in Canada,” said Jayson Myers, chief executive officer of NGen, in a media release. “This factory shows that industrialized housing truly can be a coast-to-coast-to-coast Canadian solution.” NGen supported the project through its Advanced Manufacturing Homebuilding Challenge, providing funding for the installation and operationalization of specialized production cells and advanced manufacturing equipment. The investment helps build advanced manufacturing capabilities in Nunavut for the first time and demonstrates how innovation can be applied to address some of Canada’s most pressing housing and workforce challenges. At full capacity, the facility will produce up to 40 housing units annually and create more than 40 full-time direct jobs in Arviat, with over 100 additional indirect jobs supported through transportation, installation and supply chain activities across the region.