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Contribution: Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)

GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT-DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVEL

$480,400.00

Geoscience for Economic Development

FY 2020-21 · 2020-07-15

Summary
A project to improve the accessibility and availability of online geoscience information. This project will provide stakeholders with up to date and accessible information in order to support economic development of the territory. It will achieve this through three objectives: improve the existing information on the mineral resource inventory; create a new, updated and complete geological map of Nunavut (which currently only exists in parts); and update and restructure the NunavutGeoscience.ca website and database so that searchable and discoverable geoscience and exploration information is readily available to stakeholders.
Program
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)
Location
IQALUIT, Nunavut, Canada
Recipient Type
Government
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2023-03-31
Agreement Number
2021-CN-000669
Agreement Start Date
2020-07-15
Agreement Title
Geoscience for Economic Development
Agreement Title (French)
Les géosciences au service du développement économique
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$480,400.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
A project to improve the accessibility and availability of online geoscience information. This project will provide stakeholders with up to date and accessible information in order to support economic development of the territory. It will achieve this through three objectives: improve the existing information on the mineral resource inventory; create a new, updated and complete geological map of Nunavut (which currently only exists in parts); and update and restructure the NunavutGeoscience.ca website and database so that searchable and discoverable geoscience and exploration information is readily available to stakeholders.
Description (French)
Un projet visant à améliorer l'accessibilité et la disponibilité des informations géoscientifiques en ligne. Ce projet fournira aux parties prenantes des informations actualisées et accessibles afin de soutenir le développement économique du territoire. Il atteindra trois objectifs : améliorer l'information existante sur l'inventaire des ressources minérales ; créer une nouvelle carte géologique actualisée et complète du Nunavut (qui n'existe actuellement qu'en partie) ; et mettre à jour et restructurer le site Web et la base de données NunavutGeoscience.ca de façon à ce que les intervenants aient facilement accès à de l'information géoscientifique et d'exploration consultable et découvrable.
Expected Results
As a result of the project, the applicant will be able to update information and information infrastructure. These investments will result in providing more accessible and modernized geoscience information to stakeholders in the resource sector to encourage further exploration programs, investment and economic development in the territory.
Expected Results (French)
Grâce au projet, le demandeur sera en mesure de mettre à jour l'information et l'infrastructure d'information. Ces investissements permettront de fournir des informations géoscientifiques plus accessibles et modernisées aux parties prenantes du secteur des ressources afin d'encourager les programmes d'exploration, les investissements et le développement économique dans le territoire.
Federal Riding
Nunavut
Federal Riding (French)
Nunavut
Federal Riding Number
62001
Organization Code
cannor
Organization
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | Agence canadienne de développement économique du Nord
Program Name
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)
Program Name (French)
Inclusion diversifiée et évolution économique dans le Nord (IDEENord)
Program Purpose
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada's innovation economy. The IDEANorth program focuses on four priority areas: economic growth and sector development; business scale-up, productivity and innovation; small-scale economic infrastructure development; and foundational economic infrastructure.
Program Purpose (French)
Inclusion diversifiée et évolution économique dans le Nord (IDEENord) prévoit des investissements fondamentaux dans l'infrastructure économique, le développement du secteur et le renforcement des capacités pour aider les résidants du Nord des territoires à beneficier davantage du profit de l'économie de l'innovation du Canada. Il met l'accent sur quatre domaines prioritaires : la croissance économique et le développement sectoriel; l'expansion des entreprises, la productivité et l'innovation; le développement d'infrastructures économiques à petite échelle; et l'infrastructure économique de base.
Recipient City
IQALUIT
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT-DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVEL
Recipient Postal Code
X0A 0H0
Recipient Province or Territory
NU
Recipient Type
G
Reference Number
0780-2020-2021-Qrt4-0000041