Funding Available
Eligible applicants will receive $3,500 per fiscal year. Funds can be used for:
- Dog food, harnesses, ropes, collars, chains
- Qamutik materials (wood), lumber for dog houses, fencing
- Vaccines or other veterinary costs
Funds cannot be used for:
- Alcohol, cigarettes, or other tobacco products
Who Can Apply
Applicants must:
- Be a Qikiqtani Inuit member living in the Qikiqtani region
- Be 16 years or older and listed on the NTI enrolment list
- Be an established master of their dog team with 5 or more dogs
This program is not available to political or religious organizations, businesses, or government agencies.
Eligibility Verification
QIA staff will conduct a reference check to confirm eligibility by contacting Community Liaison Officers or the Iqaluit Qimussiqtiit Katimajingit.
Iqaluit dog team owners must provide:
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒪᔪᑦ
ᑐᒃᓯᕋᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐱᒐᔭᖅᑐᑦ $3,500−ᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᓐᓇᑉ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᒧᑦ
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ:
- ᕿᒻᒦᑦ ᓂᕿᖏᑦ, ᐊᓄᖏᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒃᖢᓈᖏᖕᓄᑦ, ᖁᖓᕈᓯᐅᓯᖏᖕᓄᑦ, ᐱᑑᑎᖏᖕᓄᑦ
- ᖃᒧᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ (ᕿᔪᑦ), ᕿᔪᑦ ᕿᒻᒥᒃᑯᕕᓄᑦ, ᓴᐴᓗᑕᕐᓄᑦ
- ᑲᐱᔭᐅᔾᔪᑎᖏᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐆᒪᔪᕐᓄᑦ ᓘᒃᑖᓄᑦ ᐊᑭᓕᐅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ
ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᔭᕆᐊᖃᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓄᖓ:
- ᐃᒥᐊᓗᒃ, ᓯᒡᒐᓕᐊᖅ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓂᑦ ᐊᓯᖏᑦ ᑕᕝᕚᑲᑦ
ᑭᒃᑯᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᐅᑎᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᖅᐸᑦ
ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᒪᐃᑦᑑᑦᑕᕆᐊᓖᑦ:
- ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᐃᓄᒻᒪᕆᐅᓗᑎᑦ
- 16−ᓂᒃ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᖅᑕᐅᖃᑕᐅᓯᒪᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖓᓄᑦ
- ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖅᑎᒻᒪᕆᐅᓗᑎᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ 5−ᓂᒃ ᐅᖓᑖᓄᓪᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᕿᒻᒥᖁᑎᖃᕐᓗᑎᑦ
ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᙱᑦᑐᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖃᖅᑎᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᐅᑉᐱᕐᓂᖃᐅᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᓄᑦ, ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖏᖕᓄᑦ.
ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅᑖᕈᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑕᐅᓂᖏᑦ
ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᖏᑕ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔭᖅᑎᖏᑦ ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᓂᑦ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖃᕋᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᕐᒥᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒃᑲᐃᓗᑎᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑦᑎᔨᓂᒃ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓂᑦ ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ ᕿᒧᔅᓯᖅᑏᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᓐᓄᑦ.
ᐃᖃᓗᓐᓂ ᕿᒧᒃᓯᖁᑎᓖᑦ ᐅᑯᓂᖓ ᑐᑭᓯᒋᐊᕈᑎᓂᑦ ᑐᓂᓯᔭᕆᐊᓖᑦ:
