Federal government invests over $4.7M to support food production in Nunavut

The federal government invests up to $4,787,324 in targeted funding for two community food processing plants in Nunavut.

CanNor is contributing up to $1,925,000 through the Regional Tariff Response Initiative the Gjoa Haven Hunters and Trappers Association for the Country foods processing facility development project in Gjoa, Nunavut.

This three-year project intends to establish a country foods processing facility that will initially focus on Arctic char, with the potential to later process other country foods, such as muskox. This project will improve food security and sovereignty by increasing the community’s capacity to process, package, store, and distribute locally harvested food. The Government of Nunavut is contributing $1,487,850, Fisheries and Oceans Canada $360,615 and the Gjoa Haven Hunters and Trappers Association $42,400.

CanNor is also contributing up to $1,464,736 to the Taloyoak Umaruliririgut Association for the Niqihaqut Cut and Wrap Facility in Taloyoak, Nunavut.

This two-year project will construct a modular facility for cutting and wrapping meat. The facility will increase access to fresh, affordable, locally processed food, while building community capacity and supporting hunters and harvesters in the region. Traditional foods will be processed in Taloyoak and services may expand in the future. Additionally, the Government of Nunavut is contributing $783,244, Fisheries and Oceans Canada $470,935, Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs $283,019, Indigenous Services Canada $283,019, Taloyoak Umaruliririgut Association $268,409 and Kitikmeot Inuit Association $25,000.