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Title:

Northern Horizons Training for Indigenous and Northern Women

Agreement Number:

2526-CN-000044

Agreement Value:

$1,797,780.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 5, 2025 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

Pinnguaq Association's (now operating as Ampere) will develop and deliver the Northern Horizons: Digital and Entrepreneurship Training specifically for Indigenous and Northern Women.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

The project is expected to create 36, maintain 27, and expand 13 jobs. Measurable benefits from the program include 30 successful businesses launched and supported, and 600 women finding or improving employment.

Location:

IQALUIT, Nunavut, CA X0A 0H0

Reference Number:

0780-2025-2026-Qrt2-0000030

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

819709247

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Operating Name:

PINNGUAQ ASSOCIATION

Recipient's Legal Name:

PINNGUAQ ASSOCIATION

Federal Riding Name:

NUNAVUT

Federal Riding Number:

62001

Program:

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.