NTI commits $40.8M in federal funding toward health initiatives
Money to go towards youth advocacy, parenting programs and support for those with fetal alcohol syndrome
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. announced the five-year health and wellness spending plan in an announcement on Oct. 21. (File photo)
Over the next five years, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. is committing $40.8 million in federal funding to support health and wellness programs.
The organization made the announcement Oct. 21 in a news release.
The funding covers April 1, 2027 to March 31, 2032, and is intended to close the “gap in health outcomes between Inuit and other Canadians,” according to the release.
Nunatsiaq News has requested a copy of the full five-year spending plan from NTI but has not received a response.
In Iqaluit, the Umingmak child and youth advocacy centre and the Piruqatigiit Resource Centre, which provides support to those with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and other conditions, are among those that will receive an unspecified amount of money.
As well, an unspecified portion of money is earmarked for Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre’s Inunnguiniq childrearing and parenting training program, as well as its Makimautiksat Youth Camp, which aims to promote wellness by getting those aged nine to 12 out on the land.
NTI’s board of directors approved three other spending plans earlier this month aimed at strengthening Inuktut language training and advancing the elimination of tuberculosis.
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