Grants and Contributions:
The project is expected to serve as a foundation, positioning artists and communities to seize diverse opportunities, leading to, among other positive outcomes, expanded markets for local art sales and enhanced art-driven tourism sector. In addition, the project is expected to position artists to innovate and develop new products, thereby increasing their sales and revenue.
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.