Grants and Contributions:

As a result of this project, Wekweeti will have a grocery store able to properly support selling perishable foods and will also have increased operational efficiency; thus creating an opportunity to reduce food insecurity. Additionally, this project will assist to maintain local employment by hiring staff from the community.

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.