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Title:

COVIC Safe Geoscience Forum

Agreement Number:

2021-CN-000616

Agreement Value:

$98,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 20, 2020 - Mar 31, 2021

Description:

Host a virtual, COVID-19 safe, Yukon Geoscience 2020 Forum, on November 23 to 25, 2020. The forum celebrates and showcases Yukon’s modern, responsible and innovative resource industry.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

The project is expected to have a significant short term impact on the Yukon Mining sector. It may also lay the groundwork for expanded long-term economic impact by enabling remote participants to attend the forum without traveling to Yukon expanding the Yukon sectors links with the global mining sector.

Location:

WHITEHORSE, Yukon, CA Y1A1G1

Reference Number:

0780-2020-2021-Qrt4-0000095

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Additional Information:

Belated Reporting (Funding of $98,000.00 actually awarded in Fiscal Year 2020-2021, Quarter 3)

Recipient's Legal Name:

YUKON CHAMBER OF MINES

Federal Riding Name:

Yukon

Federal Riding Number:

60001

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.