Who We Are

We are the regional voice of Nunavut’s Qikiqtani Inuit.

Our Role

QIA is the Regional Inuit Association for the Qikiqtani Region of Nunavut, representing 51 per cent of Inuit living in the territory located in the Canadian Arctic.

QIA is a Designated Inuit Organization under the Nunavut Agreement. QIA is one of three Regional Inuit Associations affiliated with Nunavut Tunngavik Inc.; the other associations include the Kitikmeot Inuit Association and the Kivalliq Inuit Association.

We work closely with our partners, such as Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada, as well as different levels of government, to represent Inuit in the Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland.

The Nunavut Agreement dedicates 356,000 km² of the land in Nunavut as Inuit Owned Land –almost the size of Newfoundland and Labrador.

This represents 17.7 per cent of the Nunavut Territory. These parcels of lands are titled to Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI). NTI designated the responsibility of the Inuit Owned Land to the Regional Inuit Associations. Nearly half of Inuit Owned Land is in the Qikiqtani Region, making QIA one of the world’s largest private landowners. QIA manages the Inuit Owned Lands in the Qikiqtani Region.

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Our Team

QIA headquarters is based in Iqaluit, Nunavut. We have over 80 employees with representation in every Qikiqtani community.

Board of Directors

The QIA Board of Directors includes 13 Community Directors who are elected by Inuit in each of their respective Qikiqtani communities. The Executive Committee of the Board includes a Secretary-Treasurer, Vice President and President who are elected region-wide as well as three Community Director members at-large appointed/elected by the Board.

Executive Committee

Olayuk Akesuk

President

Levi Barnabas

Vice President

Jeremy Tunraluk

Secretary-Treasurer

Tommy Akavak

Member at Large

Liza Ningiuk

Member at Large

Vacant

Member at Large

Community Directors

Mike Jaypoody

Clyde River

Paul Amagoalik

Resolute Bay

Davidee Qavvik

Sanikiluaq

Martha Jaw

Kinngait

Steven Polee Lucassie

Iqaluit

Solomon Allurut

Sanirajak

Peter Ivalu

Igloolik

Joshua Katsak

Pond Inlet

Stevie Aulaqiaq

Qikiqtarjuaq

Vacant

Pangnirtung

Levi Barnabas

Vice President

Tommy Akavak

Kimmirut

QIA Community Liaison Officers

QIA employs Community Liaison Officers (CLOs) in each of the 13 Qikiqtani communities.

VacantCLO Supervisor200-922 Sivumugiaq Street Iqaluit, NU X0A 3H0ph: 867 975 8420Fax: 867 979 3238
Jack WillieArctic BayP.O. Box 69, Arctic Bay, NU X0A 0A0 ph: 867 349 8277Fax: 867 439 8217arcticbayclo@qia.ca
Jutai Toonoo Jr.KinngaitP.O. Box 151, Kinngait, NU X0A 0C0 ph: 867 897 8638Fax: 867 897 8650kinngaitclo@qia.ca
Angela KilliteeClyde RiverP.O. Box 159, Clyde River, NU X0A 0E0 ph: 867 924 6119Fax: 867 924 6120clyderiverclo@qia.ca
Alaasua AudlalukGrise FiordP.O. Box 74, Grise Fiord, NU X0A 0J0 ph: 867 980 4076Fax: 867 980 4078grisefiordclo@qia.ca
Lily Arnaqjuaq SanirajakP.O. Box 9, Sanirajak, NU X0A 0K0 ph: 867 928 8103Fax: 867 928 8114sanirajakclo@qia.ca
Richard AmarualikIgloolikP.O. Box 84, Igloolik, NU X0A 0L0 ph: 867 934 8760Fax: 867 934 8562igloolikclo@qia.ca
VacantIqaluitP.O. Box 1340, Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 ph: 867 975 8420Fax: 867 979 3238iqaluitclo@qia.ca
VacantKimmirutP.O. Box 82, Kimmirut, NU X0A 0N0 ph: 867 939 2135Fax: 867 939 2134kimmirutclo@qia.ca
Sheena MachmerPangnirtungP.O. Box 633, Pangnirtung, NU X0A 0R0 ph: 867 473 8991Fax: 867 473 8994panngirtungclo@qia.ca
Lamech KadlooPond InletP.O. Box 151, Pond Inlet, NU X0A 0S0 ph: 867 899 8640Fax: 867 899 8642pondinletclo@QIA.ca
Lorna KullualikQikiqtarjuaqP.O. Box 239, Qikiqtarjuaq, NU X0A 0B0 ph: 867 927 8195Fax: 867 927 8196qikiqtarjuaqclo@qia.ca
Susan SalluviniqResolute BayP.O. Box 116, Resolute Bay, NU X0A 0V0 ph: 867 252 3997Fax: 867 252 3129resolutebayclo@qia.ca
Julie EmikotailakSanikiluaqP.O. Box 90, Sanikiluaq NU X0A 0W0 ph: 867 266 8162Fax: 867 266 8163sanikiluaqclo@qia.ca

Our Finances

In October 2016, QIA’s Resource Revenue Policy established the Legacy Fund and the Benefits Fund which determined how QIA’s revenues were saved and spent.

In October 2022, QIA’s Board of Directors approved to amend and reinstate QIA By-Law 06, the Resource Revenue Policy.

Two new policies, the Resource Allocation Policy and the Legacy Fund Policy, replaced QIA’s previous Resource Revenue Policy. The two new policies allow greater flexibility in spending money on programming for Inuit and in saving for the future.

The amendments also expanded QIA’s focused areas of spending to include Community Resources and Opportunities, and Economic Diversifications. These spending streams allow communities to receive and spend a portion of QIA’s revenues as they choose.