We created this quarterly newsletter as a tool to share upcoming projects and employment opportunities with beneficiaries throughout the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Our goal is to keep communities connected and engaged in our growing local economic developments.

We invite Kitikmeot Inuit to reach out to their local Community Liaison Officer if they have news they’d like to share. We may put it in our next newsletter!

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Inuinnaqtun

Inuktitut

Solicitation for Board Members – Kitikmeot Corporation

The Kitikmeot Inuit Association is seeking candidates from the Kitikmeot Region to be directors on the Kitikmeot Corporation (KC) Board of Directors. The KC Board structure consists of 5 members with appointments made on constituency and competency basis.  The composition of the Board consists of:

Ø  1 member from the East Kitikmeot (Constituency Basis)

Ø  1 member from the West Kitikmeot (Constituency Basis)

Ø  2 members with strong business experience (Competency Basis)

Ø  1 member from the KIA Executive Committee

Kitikmeot Inuit Workforce Strategy (KIWS)

The development of the Kitikmeot Inuit Workforce Readiness and Success Strategy brought together organizations and companies from across the region who are committed to supporting Inuit on their workforce journeys. In May 2022, a workshop was held to mark the completion of the strategy, during which the participants reflected on a series of photographs and shared something they learned or something they look forward to as they work together to implement the strategy.

There are a growing number of employment opportunities available for Kitikmeot Inuit in the public and private sectors. In the public sector, there has been significant coordinated effort to advance strategies and action plans to support Inuit in preparing for and participating in public sector jobs over the past 20 years, stemming from the employment targets outlined in Article 23 of the Nunavut Agreement. In the private sector, however, effort to support Inuit employment has been undertaken through the practices of individual organizations (employers and employment influencers), but there has been little coordination and no formal strategy to prepare the local workforce for this sector….. read more in documents below

English KIWS Summary

Inuinnaqtun KIWS Summary

Inuktitut KIWS Summary

Kitikmeot Corporation’s President and CEO, David Omilgoitok, presented his President’s Report to the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association. As a team, we’re proud of our accomplishments this past year and look forward to the opportunities ahead. You can read our President’s Report in the document below.

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Summer 2023

We created this quarterly newsletter as a tool to share upcoming projects and employment opportunities with beneficiaries throughout the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Our goal is to keep communities connected and engaged in our growing local economic developments.

We invite Kitikmeot Inuit to reach out to their local Community Liaison Officer if they have news they’d like to share. We may put it in our next newsletter!

English

Ready! Set! Shoot! 

The Kitikmeot Corporation is running its first Kitikmeot wide photo contest. Categories are Inuit Culture, People & Animals and Landscapes. Images submitted must be photos from within the Kitikmeot Region and captured between the dates of January 1, 2023 through to December 15, 2023.  You can submit up to 3 photos per category per person.  Prizes will be awarded for each category along with a Grand prize for Best Overall Photo.

kcphotos@kitikmeotcorp.com 

Prizes to be announced!

Photo Contest Rules

Spring 2023

We created this quarterly newsletter as a tool to share upcoming projects and employment opportunities with beneficiaries throughout the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Our goal is to keep communities connected and engaged in our growing local economic developments.

We invite Kitikmeot Inuit to reach out to their local Community Liaison Officer if they have news they’d like to share. We may put it in our next newsletter!

English- Inuinnaqtun

English- Inuktitut

Fall 2022

We created this quarterly newsletter as a tool to share upcoming projects and employment opportunities with beneficiaries throughout the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Our goal is to keep communities connected and engaged in our growing local economic developments.

We invite Kitikmeot Inuit to reach out to their local Community Liaison Officer if they have news they’d like to share. We may put it in our next newsletter!

Download PDF

Kitikmeot Corporation’s President and CEO, David Omilgoitok, presented his President’s Report to the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association. As a team, we’re proud of our accomplishments this past year and look forward to the opportunities ahead. You can read our President’s Report in the document below.

Download PDF

History of Nuna Group of Companies

Established in 1993, Nuna Group of Companies is Canada’s largest Inuit-owned heavy civil construction, earthworks, and contract mining company, with offices throughout Western and Northern Canada. Nuna is a Kitikmeot Corporation (KC) joint venture, with KC owning 51% and the North American Construction Group Ltd (NACG) owning 49%. Between our regional expertise and NAGC’s experience in construction and mining, Nuna has a track record of delivering safe and successful large-scale projects, upwards of $250M. 

Nuna is committed to hiring the local Indigenous people within the regions they work in. In 2019, they achieved an average of over 40% Indigenous employment across all projects. Nuna offers Indigenous training and employment to promote economic development within the communities. 

Nuna has projects across Canada, some of which include the Côté Gold Project, Snap Lake Diamond Mine, Meliadine West Mine, and Eureka Weather Station & Research Base.

Nuna Logistics Ltd.

Q&A with Nuna Group of Companies

What are the opportunities for expanding to Kitikmeot from a resource perspective?

The Kitikmeot region presents many opportunities for exploration and development, containing several promising mineral properties. Developing key infrastructure projects such as the Grays Bay Port and Road initiative would facilitate further regional exploration and development opportunities. 

How has being a majority Inuit-owned company helped Nuna as you continue to expand across Canada? 

Nuna frequently works with Indigenous communities across Canada. Our Inuit ownership has helped open doors to new Indigenous partners by demonstrating our success and showcasing how Indigenous businesses can benefit through responsible resource and project development.    

How’s your experience been working in the Kitikmeot region, and why was it necessary to hire local Inuit?

As a Kitikmeot-owned company, prioritizing local hires for work within the Kitikmeot region will always remain a priority. Regardless of where we work across Canada, Nuna prioritizes Indigenous employment and seeks to provide community benefit through our various Indigenous partnerships.

You can learn more about our Nuna Group of Companies on their website

Nuna Logistics Ltd.
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