Press Release Department: Federal - Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister and Northern Affairs, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced a federal investment of up to $400,000 to Pairijiit Tigummiaqtikkut, an Elder-led Inuit non-profit association in Iqaluit. This funding will support technical drawings for an Elders housing facility and community complex along with … Read more

At the 2025 Territorial Agrifood Conference, Liberal MP Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) announced federal investments totalling over $4 million towards five local food initiatives in the Northwest Territories. This funding will help communities, organizations, and businesses enhance infrastructure to produce, harvest, process and distribute local and country foods. The full release is available online. Contact gregory.frame@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.

Liberal MP Dr. Brendan Hanley (Yukon) announced a contribution of up to $62,500 for the Old Crow Retail Cooperative Ltd. (Old Crow Co-op). This investment will help the Old Crow Co-op become more energy efficient and accessible to the local community. The full release is available online. Contact gregory.frame@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.

Liberal Michael McLeod (Northwest Territories) announced a federal investment of over $565,000 to the Town of Hay River to enhance and expand the Hay River Golf Course. The full release is available online. Contact gregory.frame@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister and Northern Affairs, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing close to $15 million in renewed funding over three years for the Northern Isolated Community Initiatives Fund. Funding will be administered through the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) for the territories, … Read more

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister and Northern Affairs, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Gary Anandasangaree (Scarborough—Rouge Park, Ont.) announced a federal investment of up to $6 million to the Nunavut Nukkiksautiit Corporation towards its Phase III front-end engineering and design work to construct a waterpower project near Iqaluit, Nunavut. This includes gathering field data, navigating regulatory processes, … Read more

Liberal MP Brendan Hanley (Yukon) and Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announced a joint contribution of up to $558,800 over three years supporting the Yukon Venture Angels’ Yukon Private Capital Ecosystem Development Project. The full release is available online. Contact kyle.allen@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.

Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.) announced that the Government of Canada is contributing up to $696,000 to the Naha Dehe Development Corporation (NDDC) to upgrade food infrastructure in Nahanni Butte. Through this two-year … Read more

Liberal MP Brendan Hanley (Yukon) and Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai announced a joint investment of more than $370,000 to explore the feasibility of creating a Canadian Institute for Arctic Security in the Yukon. Over the next 17 months, the Government of Yukon will lead a comprehensive study to analyze the Institute’s sustainability; how it would be governed and … Read more

Liberal MP Brendan Hanley (Yukon) announced that the Government of Canada is investing over $3.7 million in EntrepreNorth’s Northern Indigenous Entrepreneur Growth and Ecosystem Development Project. The full release is available online. Contact carson.debert@rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca.