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Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) Compassionate Travel Program provides assistance for air travel for a maximum of three (3) family members who is terminally ill and facing imminent death. Please see the Compassionate Travel Program Description for eligibility requirements. / ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑦ (QIA) ᐃᓚᓕᐊᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑏᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᖃᕐᐸᒻᒪᑕ ᐱᖓᓱᓄᑦ (3) ᑖᓐᓇ ᑭᓪᓕᒋᓪᓗᒍ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐊᕈᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᔪᖅ ᖁᓚᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕐᕕᒋᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᖅᑲᓯᐅᒃ ᐃᓚᓕᐊᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑏᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᕐᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᖃᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᓲᖑᒻᒪᖔᑕ.
Before begining this application, please download the Letter From Authority & Confirmation from doctor or nurse and have them completed. / ᑕᑕᑎᖅᓯᒋᐊᓚᐅᖅᑎᓐᓇᑎᑦ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ ᓘᑦᑖᕐᒧᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᐅᑎᒧᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓕᒃ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᑕᑎᖅᑕᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᐃᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᖃᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ.
You will need to upload them during this application process.
NA beneficiaries who are accessing the Bereavement and Compassionate Travel Program.
We now have a new Bereavement and Compassionate policy that came into effect on April 1, 2024. Notable updates to the program policy include:
It is the traveler’s responsibility to ensure they are at the airport and checked in on time. QIA through travel agent will book most direct flights, avoiding layovers when and where possible.
If the funeral of the family member has already taken place, applications will still be considered if they are made within one week of the funeral and the travel will take place within 30 days of the funeral. The travel coverage provided above is a one-time financial assistance.
To be eligible for financial assistance, the terminally ill or deceased person must be a family member, and
Prescribed by a RIA or in the form of an official document such as a death certificate.
ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᒧᓪᓗ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᑦ.
ᒫᓐᓇ ᓄᑖᓂᑦ ᐃᓚᐃᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᓕᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᒧᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᖃᓕᕋᑦᑕ ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᐊᑐᓕᔪᔪᑦ ᐄᐳᓗ 1, 2024ᖑᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔭᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᓗᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓄᑖᕈᖅᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓂᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᑦ ᐅᑯᐊ:
ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕐᓯᒪᓂᐊᖅᑑᑉ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᔅᓴᒫᕆᒻᒪᒍ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᑦᑎᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᖃᖓᑕᓲᒃᑯᕕᓕᐊᕐᓯᒪᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᔅᓴᖏᓐᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᖃᑦᑕᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᓈᕐᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᓯᕆᔨᖓᑦ ᐃᓂᔅᓴᓕᐅᕆᓲᖅ ᑐᕋᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᐅᓲᓂᑦ, ᓇᒥᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐊᖅᑯᓵᕐᓯᒪᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᓂᑦᑕᕆᐊᖃᖃᑦᑕᓂᐊᙱᒻᒪᑕ ᐊᔪᕐᓇᑎᓐᓇᒍ.
ᐃᓗᕕᖅᑕᐅᔭᕇᕐᓂᖅᑲᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᑐᖅ, ᑐᔅᓯᕋᐅᑏᑦ ᓱᓕ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᔭᐅᒋᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑐᔅᓯᕋᖅᑲᑕ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓯᖅ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᖅ ᑐᖔᓂ ᐃᓗᕕᖅᑕᐅᕕᒥᓂᖓᑕ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐅᓪᓚᕈᒫᕐᓂᐊᖅᑲᑦ 30 ᐅᓪᓗᐃᑦ ᑐᖔᓂ ᐃᓗᕕᖅᑕᐅᓚᐅᖅᑎᓪᓗᒍ. ᖃᖓᑦᑕᐅᑎᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑏᑦ ᖁᓛᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᐅᒍᒫᕐᓂᐊᕐᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ.
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᒪᒍᔅᓯ, ᑖᓐᓇ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᔪᖅ ᖁᓚᕆᔭᐅᓕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐃᓅᒍᓐᓃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ
By submitting, I acknowledge that I have read and understand the notice above / ᐅᕙᖓ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕐᓯᕗᖓ ᐅᖃᓕᒫᕐᓯᒪᓂᕋᖅᑐᖓ ᑐᑭᓯᓂᕋᖅᑐᖓᓗ ᑖᒃᑯᓂᖓ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᐃᔾᔪᑎᓂᑦ ᖁᓛᓂ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓂᑦ.
