7:45 am – 9:00 am |
Breakfast
Keynote address
Hon. Diane Ablonczy, Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism
Minister Ablonczy will discuss the value of tourism and trade in support of the economic development
of northern Canada.
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8:00 am |
Exhibitor set-up |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm |
Registration |
9:00 am – 11:45 am |
Conference sessions: CULTURAL INDUSTRIES AND TOURISM |
9:00 am – 9:15 am |
Moderator: Johnny Adams, Partner, Laval, Fortin, Adams Ltée |
9:15 am – 9:45 am |
Cruise ship development
George Berthe, Cruise North Expeditions
George Berthe will provide insight into future opportunities for the cruise line industry in Canada’s north, and the ongoing discussions to form a joint venture with Nunavut- and Nunatsiavut-based organizations. |
9:45 am – 10:15 am |
Film
Zacharias Kunuk, Igloolik Isuma Productions
Zacharias Kunuk will discuss the economic and other impacts that the film industry has on the northern
regions as well as the future potential of the industry. |
10:15 am – 10:45 am |
Conference nutrition break |
10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Arts and culture
Judith Varney Burch
Judith Varney Burch will share her insights into economic and other impacts that the cultural industries,
in particular art, have on the northern regions as well as the future potential of the industry. |
11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Nunatsiavut tourism
Hon. Ben Ponniuk, Minister of Culture, Recreation and Tourism |
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
Luncheon
Keynote address
David Chernushenko, Advisory Committee Chair/Member, Program on Climate Change Adaptation Policy – National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE)
Climate Change Adaptation Policy and the Canadian north – enabling and improving the management of climate change.
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1:30 pm |
Trade show opens
Arts demonstrations
Cultural performances |
1:30 pm |
Workshops |
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm |
Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB):
A Government of Canada procurement policy
Presenter: Sylvie Moquin, A/Senior Program Manager, PSAB, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Each year, the federal government spends about $14 billion on goods and services, including construction.
However, you don’t have to be a big firm to do business with the Government as most of government
contracts are valued at less than $100,000. PSAB has been designed to encourage federal officials
and Aboriginal firms to do more business together. This workshop will explain PSAB and will help you
understand the government contracting process and how to take advantage of this market opportunity. |
2:15 pm – 2:45 pm |
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador – Diversity in Motion
Presenter: Councillor Madelyn Kelly
The presentation will provide a brief overview of the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador,
showcasing its people and infrastructure. It will discuss the challenges of being a community with one
major employer and how this is being overcome through the diversification of the economy. It will conclude
with the opportunities that are available now and those that are on the horizon. |
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm |
Nunatsiavut Sessions
Presenters:
Hon. Darryl Shiwak, Minister, Department of Education and Economic Development
Tim McNeill, Deputy Minister, Department of Education and Economic Development |
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Trade show nutrition break sponsored by City of Iqaluit |
5:30 pm |
Trade show closes |
7:45 am – 9:00 am |
Breakfast sponsored by Makivik Corporation
Keynote address
Bob Davis, President, First Air
The President of the “Airline of the North” will discuss the importance of the air transportation industry
in northern economic development. |
8:30 am – 5:30 pm |
Registration |
9:00 am – 11:45 am |
Conference sessions: ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY |
9:00 am – 9:15 am |
Moderator: Dr. Ron Sparkes, Labrador Associate, Labrador Institute, Memorial University |
9:15 am – 9:45 am |
National sovereignty
General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff
General Hillier will offer particular insights as Chief of the Defence Staff with respect to the important role
Canada’s north will play with respect to national sovereignty in the coming years and decades. |
9:45 am – 10:15 am |
Northern economic development
Shauneen Bruder, Executive Vice-President, Business and Commercial Banking, RBC
Shauneen Bruder will provide particular insight into the economic impact that northern development
will have on the Canadian economy. |
10:15 am – 10:45 am |
Conference nutrition break sponsored by the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay |
10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Inuit and the Canadian Arctic
Mary Simon, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
Ms. Simon will discuss the impact of development and climate change on the peoples and the economy of the north. |
11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Northern shipping and transportation
Peter Woodward, Vice President, Woodward Group of Companies
This Arctic and northern shipper will share his insights into the transformation of the Arctic Gateway
and opening of the Northwest Passage with the onset of climate change, and how this will drive business
and economic development opportunities for Canada’s north in the years to come. |
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
Luncheon
Sponsored by Nunatsiavut Government
Keynote address
Hon. Paul Oram, Minister of Business, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
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1:30 pm |
Trade show opens
Arts demonstrations
Cultural performances |
1:30 pm |
Workshops
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1:30 pm – 2:00 pm |
Nunavut Investment Attraction Projects
Presenters: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) and Dushyenth
Ganesan, Department of Economic Development & Transportation, Government of Nunavut
A presentation on investment attraction projects – what they are and how they support community
economic development.
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2:00 pm – 2:45 pm |
Nunavut Community Skills Information System (NCSIS)
Presenter: Bruce Rigby, Senior Advisor, Adult Learning, Department of Education,
Government of Nunavut
A presentation on NCSIS and how it provides accurate data to assess individual employability skills
and assist in the creation of targeted training programs.
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2:45 pm – 3:15 pm |
NNI Policy
Presenter: Morrie Schneiderman, Acting NNI Executive Coordinator,
Department of Economic Development & Transportation, Government of Nunavut
A workshop for businesses outside of Nunavut that want to compete for part of the $50,000,000
that the Government of Nunavut spends each year buying goods and services from outside Nunavut.
This workshop will focus primarily on what businesses need to know to deal with the three-way
relationship amongst the contractor (and subcontractors), the Contracting Authorities within the
Government of Nunavut, and the NNI Policy. |
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
Trade show nutrition break sponsored by Makivik Corporation |
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm |
Nunavut’s thriving mineral sector
Presenter: Eric Prosh, Minerals Manager, Minerals & Petroleum Division, Department of Economic Development & Transportation, Government of Nunavut
An overview of the Nunavut Mineral Exploration and Mining Strategy, and an update on industry
investment and activity in 2007. |
5:30 pm |
Trade show closes |
7:45 am – 9:00 am |
Breakfast
Keynote address
Hector Jacques, Chairman, Board of Directors, Jacques Whitford
Partnering with the Best – Jacques Whitford and the North |
8:30 am – 4:30 pm |
Registration |
9:00 am – 11:45 am |
Conference sessions: RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
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9:00 am – 9:15 am |
Moderator: Glenn Cousins, Executive Director, Nunavut Economic Forum
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9:15 am – 9:45 am |
Fisheries
Ambassador Loyola Sullivan, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
The Ambassador will discuss the importance of jurisdictional and international cooperation toward the
successful and sustainable management of north Atlantic fish stocks and the seal population, especially
as it relates to Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Nunavik and Greenland.
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9:45 am – 10:15 am |
Mining
Mark O’Dea, Aurora Energy Resources Incorporated
Dr. O’Dea will provide an overview of Aurora Energy Resources’ Michelin Project
located in North Coast Labrador’s central mineral belt.
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10:00 am |
Trade show opens – public day
Arts demonstrations
Cultural performances |
10:15 am – 10:45 am |
Conference nutrition break |
10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Energy
Gilbert Bennett, Vice President of the Lower Churchill Project,
Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro
Mr. Bennett will provide an update on the Lower Churchill project, including current status of the
environmental assessment and aboriginal IBA negotiations.
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11:00 am – 11:30 am |
Trade show nutrition break sponsored by Innu Development Limited Partnership |
11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Oil and Gas
Dag Ryen Ofstad, Communication Manager, Ormen Lange Project, StatoilHydro (Norway)
Mr. Ofstad will speak on the Ormen Lange gas field as a development concept viable for Canada’s northern offshore gas deposits, with a description of the development reflecting local considerations, collaboration with regional and local authorities, fisheries, local industry and environmental focus. |
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
Luncheon sponsored by NorTerra Inc.
Keynote address
Hon. Paul Okalik, Premier of Nunavut |
1:45 pm |
Workshops |
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm |
An Arctic Gateway and Trade Corridor
Presenter: Francis Schiller, Principal, The Industry Government Relations Group (IGRG Inc.)
This presentation focuses on opportunities for developing an Arctic gateway and trade corridor as a strategy to address the transportation infrastructure deficit across Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut and Labrador. |
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
Sustainable Sealing in Nunavut – Overview of the Industry
Presenter: Wayne Lynch, Department of the Environment, Government of Nunavut
The Nunavut seal hunt: a biologically and economically sustainable renewable resource. The sealing
industry in Nunavut is one of Inuit cultural expression and economic livelihood, and is an option to limited
employment opportunities helping Inuit hunters finance the costs of subsistence harvesting and create
employment and income for Inuit value-added producers. |
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm |
Trade show nutrition break sponsored by Aurora Energy Resources Incorporated |
3:00 pm –3:45 pm |
Presentation sponsored by CANADA’S ARCTIC JOURNAL above&beyond
Silent Messengers of the Arctic: their mysteries revealed
Norm Hallendy, award-winning author and ethno-geographer
Inuksuit are among the oldest and most important objects placed by humans upon the vast
Arctic landscape and have become a familiar symbol of the Inuit and their homeland. Listen as
Norm Hallendy unlocks some of the fascinating, millennia-old mysteries of communication in the Arctic. |
4:30 pm |
Trade show closes |
6:30 pm – 10:30 pm |
Gala dinner – Grand Hall, Museum of Civilization
Sponsored by Woodward Group of Companies and Jacques Whitford
Dress: Formal
Master of Ceremonies: Seamus O’Regan, Canada AM
Charity auction
Entertainment |
