Brendan Hanley

CanNor marks 15 years of supporting innovation, sustainability and diversified economies across the North

August 23, 2024

August 19, 2024 Congratulations to CanNor on its first 15 years of success in the North. Every day, I see the results of CanNor’s work on the ground. Through the expansion of local organizations and businesses, innovative projects and a diversified economy CanNor’s impact is consistent and strong. I look forward to seeing the impact of this Agency’s work and the benefits it brings to Northerners for many years to come. For the past 15 years, the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor) has worked in the three territories to support a sustainable, diversified and innovative economy in collaboration with Northerners, Indigenous Peoples, businesses, organizations, other federal departments and other levels of government. On August 18, 2009, CanNor was created with its head office in Iqaluit, Nunavut and regional offices in Yellowknife, NWT and Whitehorse, Yukon. CanNor has expanded its responsibilities since its creation. Since 2010 the Agency has housed the Northern Projects Management Office (NPMO), which helps guide and convene federal departments, businesses and other levels of government to promote responsible and sustainable infrastructure and resource development in the North. And since 2016, CanNor has supported the Government of Canada’s obligations for Inuit employment under the Nunavut Agreement through Pilimmaksaivik – the Federal Centre of Excellence for Inuit Employment in Nunavut. As CanNor looks ahead to the future, the Agency’s mission continues to be about building strong territorial economies that leave no one behind, expanding the reach of northern businesses to southern markets and abroad, increasing the prosperity of the North and the Arctic, and contributing to Canada’s success as a whole.