Title:
Advancing Nunavut’s Fisheries and Sealing Economies
Agreement Number:
2021-CN-000686
Agreement Value:
$380,000.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 18, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021
Description:
Conduct fisheries research and training and also increase market access to sealing products and overall education on the sector. Includes sub-projects comprising of data collection to make sound management decisions and to fill knowledge gaps on Nunavut fisheries, specifically Greenland Halibut and Arctic Char, increase training and marketing opportunities for current and potential fishers and
promote and encourage additional market access for purchasing seal products and increase education on Nunavut's sealing economy.
Organization:
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Expected Results:
As a result of the project, the proponent will advance both the fisheries and sealing economies by increasing data available for both the Greenland Halibut and Arctic Char fisheries and training available for fishers in Nunavut. This project will also increase the promotion and marketing for the sealing division. The proponent will create 14 or more jobs for the duration of the project and ultimately an increase overall in the fisheries sector, leading to more jobs and more GDP for Nunavut.
Location:
IQALUIT, Nunavut, CA X0A 0H0
Reference Number:
0780-2020-2021-Qrt4-0000042
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Recipient's Legal Name:
GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT-DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVEL
Federal Riding Name:
Nunavut
Federal Riding Number:
62001
Program:
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)
Program Purpose:
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada's innovation economy. The IDEANorth program focuses on four priority areas: economic growth and sector development; business scale-up, productivity and innovation; small-scale economic infrastructure development; and foundational economic infrastructure.