Kitikmeot Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kitikmeot Corporation is the economic development arm of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, and is responsible for developing business opportunities that will build an economic base in the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.

By developing profitable businesses (including the formation of various joint-ventures with corporations from across Canada, as well as globally), we are able to foster a number of training and employment opportunities for the Inuit of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.
 
We work with a number of other organizations in the Kitikmeot Region and Nunavut, in initiating and implementing various training programs, as well as employment opportunities in a number of industries.
 
The principles upon which the Corporation is based include:
  1. Developing profitable businesses to sustain the Corporation;
  2. Returning profits and cash to its shareholder, the Kitikmeot Inuit Association, and therefore to Inuit beneficiaries of the Kitikmeot Region;
  3. Developing employment and training opportunities for Inuit of the Kitikmeot and other Regions; and
  4. Assisting smaller, entrepreneurial businesses to develop and flourish.
 
While the third objective noted above specifically mentions employment and training, each of the others indirectly can foster these opportunities.
 
For example by developing profitable businesses, these profits can be utilized to fund various training initiatives, or finance other business startups that will provide these opportunities.
 
And by assisting smaller businesses to develop and flourish, our beneficiaries benefit from the job-creating potential that the small business sector is known for.
 
Kitikmeot Corporation funds the “Kitikmeot Business Assistance Program” (KBAP) that provides equity and/or debt financing for Inuit business startups in our Region.
 
The “Nunavut Sivummut Program”, funded through NTI (Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated), also provides funding for this purpose.
 
These programs are administered by the Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission, outlined in more detail below. Contact numbers are provided on their website.
 
Kitikmeot Corporation has a Human Resource Department which closely followed our mandate by searching and developing employment and training opportunities through our joint venture companies. This also extends to businesses wishing to develop or compete in our region. More details on our Human Resources Department is outlined in the section below.
 
Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission
The Kitikmeot Economic Development Commission (KEDC) and Kitikmeot Corporation work very closely together in initiating and implementing Aboriginal training programs for the Kitikmeot Inuit.
 
KEDC is the economic development arm of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (KIA), serving Nunavut Land Claims beneficiaries in the Kitikmeot region of Nunavut.
 
First established in 1990 under the NWT Societies Act as the Kitikmeot Regional Community Economic Development Organization or “Kitikmeot Regional CEDO”, the Commission’s mandate (as defined by KIA) is to improve and promote the economic status and self-reliance of Inuit and Inuit communities in the Kitikmeot
region of Nunavut.
 
KEDC offers a number of Aboriginal training programs, for example, providing classroom and on-the-job training to assist unemployed individuals to obtain skills and training needed to enter and stay in the workforce, and providing assistance to employers to cover costs of training or retraining their employees.
 
KEDC also administers the Kitikmeot Business Assistance Program (KBAP) and the Nunavut Sivummut Program (NS). As a result of funding provided under these programs, primarily for business startup or expansion, training and employment opportunities are made available to the Inuit of our Region.
 

The Kitikmeot Corporation Human Resources Department closely follows our mandate by searching and developing employment and training opportunities through our joint venture companies.  This also extends to businesses wishing to develop or compete in our region.
 

Kitikmeot Corporation continues to provide training and employment opportunities to all our Inuit beneficiaries.  Our priority is to provide a selection of trained and competent individuals for employment both in the region and elsewhere.
 

There are numerous areas in which Kitikmeot residents can enjoy employment opportunities.

 

A variety of those and some positions offered are as follows:
  • Kitikmeot Cementation:  underground mine development-labourers, miners, underground mine equipment operators, office administrators
  • Nuna Logistics:  heavy equipment operators, winter road operators, engineers & assistants
  • Kitnuna Corporation:  heavy equipment operators, mechanics, office administrators
  • Diamonds International Canada: diamond evaluators
  • Kitikmeot Caterers: catering and housekeeping
  • Toromont Arctic Caterpillar: heavy equipment supply and service
  • Nunavut Construction Corporation: property management
  • Nunavut Insurance Brokers: commercial, residential, auto insurance
  • Top of the World: travel agency

Affiliated companies:
 

NorTerra:
  • Canadian North Airlines - pilots, customer service, flight attendants, etc
  • Wheldco-Beales Manufacturing - machinery parts
  • Northern Transportation Company Limited – northern barge transportation
Nunasi Corporation:
  • Securecheck - security company
  • Larga Homes - medical residence for aboriginal people
  • Polar Vision - eye wear services
  • Arctic Spirits - corporate promotional products
For more information, questions, or wishing to apply to these or any other Kitikmeot Corporation companies, please contact:
 
Toni Peck, Human Resources Director

Box18                                     
Cambridge Bay, NU X0B 0C0                                               
Ph: 867.983.2200                   
Email: hrkitcorp@shaw.ca

Box 101 Site 212 RR2
St. Albert, AB T8N 1M9
Ph: 780.973.5301