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Title:

Country Foods in Community Programming in Tuktoyaktuk and Paulatuk

Agreement Number:

2122-CN-000058

Agreement Value:

$249,850.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 11, 2021 - Mar 31, 2023

Description:

Research and develop traditional food guidelines for more culturally appropriate delivery of country foods into existing food system programming in Tuktoyaktuk and Paulatuk, Northwest Territories.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

The project is expected to lead to improved connections and collaborative networks for harvesting, processing and distribution of country foods in schools, daycares, and cooking circles; opportunities for youth harvesters to increase mentorship for children in the schools.

Location:

WATERLOO, Ontario, CA N2L 3G1

Reference Number:

0780-2021-2022-Qrt2-0000011

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119260685

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Operating Name:

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Recipient's Legal Name:

UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Federal Riding Name:

Waterloo

Federal Riding Number:

35112

Program:

Northern Isolated Community Initiatives

Program Purpose:

Supports food security in Northern and Indigenous communities by helping to strengthen and support Indigenous and northern food systems in Canada’s North, reducing food insecurity, and seeking out creative solutions to food challenges across Canada’s North. This initiative will also support investments in northern small- to medium-enterprises, territorial governments, and community organizations pursuing food security related initiatives.