Media Releases
QIA Opens the Qikiqtani Community Infrastructure Improvement Program for Applications
Iqaluit, Nunavut, June 23, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to be accepting applications for the newly created Qikiqtani Community Infrastructure Improvement Program (Q-CIIP). The objective of this program is to provide financial support for the renovations and/or improvements to existing community spaces in the Qikiqtani Region. Your committee or organization may […]
June 23, 2022QIA Release the Tusaqtavut Studies
Iqaluit, Nunavut, June 7, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to release a series of blog posts highlighting the Tusaqtavut Studies. This study highlights the set of interviews that took place between 2019 and 2021 with 137 community members from the five impacted communities of the Mary River Project; Pond Inlet, Iglulik, […]
June 7, 2022QIA Opens COVID-19 Community Hunt Program for Applications
Kinngait, Nunavut, June 3, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is accepting applications for the COVID-19 Community Hunt Program (C-CHP) This is the third round of specific funding made available through the Government of Canada’s Indigenous Community Support Fund. A one-time, $2,000 contribution, per eligible applicant, is available through the C-CHP initiative. This program […]
June 3, 2022QIA Releases the QIA 2022-2026 Strategic Plan
Kinngait, Nunavut, June 2, 2022 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is excited to release the 2022-2026 Strategic Plan. This document was written and produced with QIA’s dedicated team of community leaders and employees, using lessons learned, best practices and incorporating input that we’ve heard from Inuit across the region. The QIA Strategic Plan outlines […]
June 2, 2022Kakivak Association Provides Premium Pay Benefits for Inuit Childcare Staff
This month Kakivak Association will be providing premium pay to 196 Inuit employees at 17 childcare centres in the Qikiqtani Region. The Kakivak Association Board of Directors acknowledges the challenges that the childcare staff faced with unpredictable work schedules due to changing lockdown restrictions during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Childcare staff also had to deal with […]
June 1, 2022Kakivak Association Provides Funding to Create New Childcare Spaces
The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) today confirmed Kakivak Association’s commitment to provide up to $2,642,640 for the construction of new a childcare centre in Iqaluit. The funds for this initiative come from the Inuit Early Learning and Childcare (IELCC) program, part of Kakivak’s Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program agreement with Employment and Social Development […]
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