October 16, 2014 - Cambridge Bay, Nunavut – Office of the Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor), and Minister for the Arctic Council
Minister Aglukkaq today announced an arrangement to empower three Northern Aboriginal organizations to provide service delivery for CanNor’s Northern Aboriginal Economic Opportunities Program (NAEOP).
The new arrangement gives the Kitkmeot Inuit Association, the Kakivak Association and dana Naye Ventures responsibility to promote CanNor’s NAEOP Entrepreneurship and Business Development Fund and accept applications for funding under this program. The three external delivery organizations can then recommend project funding to CanNor. The Minister of CanNor will continue to make final decisions about which projects will receive funding under the program.
For further information, please contact:
Office of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq
Jonathan Lefebvre
819-997-1441
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Craig Welsh
Communications Officer, Nunavut
867-975-3722
CanNor works to help develop a diversified, sustainable and dynamic economy across Canada's three territories, and delivers on its northern mandate through funding programs, the Northern Projects Management Office and by undertaking policy and research.
Kitikmeot Inuit Association
Paul Emingak
Executive Director
867-983-2458
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