QIA office closed due to weather

Due to weather and the city of iqaluit suspending city services, the iqaluit office of QIA will be closed this morning. An update will follow by noon.

QIA Awards Scholarships to Qikiqtani Inuit Iqaluit, Nunavut, October 16, 2023 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to announce that applicants for this year’s scholarships have been awarded for the 2023-2024 academic year.  Since 2016, QIA has awarded over 1.4 million dollars in annual scholarships. Each year, QIA offers $205, 000 in scholarships […]

  All QIA offices will be closed tomorrow, October 13, 2023 and will reopen on October 16, 2023. ᕿᑭᖅᑕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒋᖏᑦ ᒪᑐᒪᓛᕐᑐ ᐆᑐᕙ 13, 2023. ᒪᑐᐃᑲᓐᓂᓛᕐᑐᒍ ᐆᑐᕙ 16, 2023.

Nunavut, October 6, 2023 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) concluded their General Meeting of Members and Board of Directors Meetings today. There were several resolutions passed this week, including: Approval to extend the Qikiqtani Qimuksiqtiit Project into a full-time support program for Qikiqtani dog team owners and to increase funding from $3000 to $3500 […]

Iqaluit, Nunavut, October 5, 2023 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA), along with the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard, Diane Lebouthillier, and Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, have reached a significant milestone by signing an Agreement in Principle (AIP), signalling their shared commitment to working toward […]

Nunavut, October 5, 2023 – Today, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Advisory Council for the Qikiqtani Project Finance for Permanence (Q-PFP) project. The core objective of the Q-PFP is to enhance the deep and meaningful connection between Inuit and their ancestral lands and waters through investments in […]

Iqaluit, Nunavut, October 3, 2023 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) General Meeting of Members took place today, and the Board is happy to announce new funding allocations for affordable housing projects in each Qikiqtani Community.  The funding allocations will be based on a percentage scale of total population in each community, broken down into […]

Iqaluit, Nunavut, October 2, 2023 – The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) will be hosting a Board Meeting and an Annual General Meeting in person and VIA zoom from October 3-6, 2023 at the Aqsarniit Hotel and Conference Space. If you cannot attend in person but would like to observe the meetings, please follow these links […]

1:30 – 2:20 PM Orange t-shirt distribution 2:20 – 2:30PM Moment of Silence 2:30 – 3:00PM Community walk from Igluvut building to Iqaluit square 3:00 – 3:30PM Community parlak, performance by Inukshuk drum dancers, community prayer

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Article 5.02.02 of the Qikiqtani Inuit Association By-Laws, of a meeting of the Board of Directors on October 3rd-6th, 2023. Dated this 11th day of, September 2023 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Olayuk Akesuk President, Qikiqtani Inuit Association