Officials are meeting in Iqaluit this week to talk about how all parties involved responded to the tragic plane crash near Resolute, Nunavut, in August.

Nunavut RCMP organized the meeting. Representatives from Transport Canada, the military’s Joint Task Force North, northern airlines, and Nunavut’s chief coroner were there for the two-day debrief.

The purpose is to discuss best practices from the joint response the agencies took immediately following the crash.

Steve McVarnock, from the Iqaluit RCMP, took questions from media Tuesday afternoon. He said participants at the debrief will come out with a list of recommendations Wednesday based on their experience with the Resolute, Nunavut, crash. (CBC)

Steve McVarnock from the Iqaluit RCMP said there is no one agency capable to respond to a major disaster in the North.

“We mustn’t forget about the vastness, ruggedness and the challenges of the North when an incident such as this one unfolds and on how all of our responses materialize,” he said.

McVarnock said the participants will come up with a list of recommendations on how to improve their ability to respond to a similar event in the future.

12 people were killed in the August crash and three survived. The cause is still being investigated by the Transportation Safety Board. There's no word when the investigation will be complete.