Grants and Contributions:
Throughout the duration of this project, 25 seasonal construction workers will be needed to erect the structure, and once completed, 40 employees will support the factory's operations. In addition to these benefits, the factory will host a Red Seal training program to foster a local pool of skilled trades persons to support the facility and boost the number of Inuit employees in the construction industry throughout the region.
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.