Grants and Contributions:
As a result of this project, 33 of the NWT communities will be promoted and marketed to people across the globe, tourist visitation is projected to increase. With increased visitation numbers it is projected that tourism job opportunities will increase including indigenous tourism operators.
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.