Agnico Eagle is apologizing after a locally-viral Facebook post showing a company safety sign prompted backlash across Nunavut social media this week. The sign is part of a campaign to promote the company's language policy, which requires English be spoken in work-related discussions. Dear Agnico Eagle Mines,

Just a reminder: you’re a guest on Inuit Nunangat (that means Inuit land, by the way). The company also had similar signs on the use of French on site, as Agnico Eagle also employs many French-speaking workers from Southern Canada. The Kivalliq Inuit Association said it had no issues with the poster, saying the message was part of a workplace safety campaign to promote a 'working language policy' it helped co-develop.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2021 22:41 UTC