srsbµ5 si4√oxa?5g5 | ANNUAL REPORT 2017.2018 UKIUTAMAAT UNIKKAALIANGUVATTUT | RAPPORT ANNUEL About Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) is the national representational organization for Canada’s 65,000 Inuit, the majority of whom live in four regions of Canada’s Arctic, specifically, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (Northwest Territories), Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), and Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador). Collectively, these four regions make up Inuit Nunangat, our homeland in Canada. It includes 51 communities and encompasses roughly 35 percent of Canada’s landmass and 50 percent of its coastline. The comprehensive land claim agreements that have been settled in Inuit Nunangat continue to form a core component of our organization’s mandate. These land claims have the status of protected treaties under section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, and we remain committed to working in partnership with the Crown toward their full implementation. Consistent with its founding purpose, ITK represents the rights and interests of Inuit at the national level through a democratic governance structure that represents all Inuit regions. ITK advocates for policies, programs and services to address the social, cultural, political and environmental issues facing our people. ITK is governed by a Board of Directors composed of the following members: Chair and CEO, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation • President, Makivik Corporation • President, Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated • President, Nunatsiavut Government In addition • to voting members, the following non-voting Permanent Participant Representatives also sit on the Board: President, Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada • President, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada • President, National Inuit Youth Council • Vision Mission Canadian Inuit are prospering through unity Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is the national voice and self-determination. for protecting and advancing the rights and interests of Inuit in Canada

ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ (ITK) ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ 65,000-ᓗᐊᖑᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᐊᒥᓲᓂᖅᓴᐅᔪᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖃᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᓂ (4) ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ, ᐱᓗᐊᖅᑐᒥᒃ, ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᖃᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ (ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕐᒥ), ᓄᓇᕗᑦ, ᓄᓇᕕᒃ (ᑯᐃᐸᐅᑉ ᑕᖅᕋᖓᓂ), ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ (ᑲᓇᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᓛᐸᑐᐊᕆᐅᑉ). ᑲᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓯᑕᒪᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᒋᕙᖓᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ. ᐃᓚᖃᖅᐳᑦ 51-ᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 35 ᐳᕐᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᖓᑕ ᐊᖏᓂᖓᓂᑦ ᐊᖏᓂᖃᖅᑑᓪᓗᓂ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ 50 ᐳᕐᓴᓐᑎᖓᓂᒃ ᑕᕆᐅᑉ ᓯᒡᔭᒋᔭᖏᓐᓃᑦᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ. ᑐᑭᓯᓇᖅᑑᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒋᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂ ᓱᓕ ᐋᖅᑮᒋᐊᕈᑎᐅᕙᓪᓕᐊᒻᒪᑕ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᒋᔭᑦᑕ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᖃᕐ ᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᕆᔭᖏᓄᑦ. ᑖᒃᑯᐊ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓃᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᒻᒪᑕ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᐅᑎᐅᓂᖏᓂᒃ ᒪᓕᒃᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖏᑦ 35-ᒥ ᐅᖃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐱᖁᔭᕐᔪᐊᖓᓂ, 1982, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᓕ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᖃᕈᑎᒋᒐᑦᑎᒍ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᐊᕐᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᒪᕐᒥᓗᒃᑖᖅ ᐃᓗᐃᒃᑲᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ. ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑎᒃ ᐱᒋᐊᖅ - ᑎᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᓐᓂ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᓕᓚᐅᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ITK-ᑯᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᖏᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕈᒪᔭᖏᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᕗᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᖁᑦᑎᖕᓂᖓᑎᒍᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕐᕕᖃ - ᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᔾᔪᑎᐅᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥ ᑕᒪᐃᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᕆᔭᖏᓂᒃ. ITK-ᑯᑦ ᓴᐳᔾᔨᒋᐊᖅᑎᐅᕗᑦ ᒪᓕᒐᖁᑎᐅᔪᓂᒃ, ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖑᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔨᑦᑎᕋᕈᑎᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᕈᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ ᐃᓅᖃᑎᑦᑕ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ, ᒐᕙᒪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᓕᕆᓂᕆᔭᖏᓐᓄᑦ. ITK-ᑯᑦ ᑎᒥᖓᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑕᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᖖᒐᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓂᑦ:

ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓᓂ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖓᑦ • ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᒪᑭᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᖓᑦ • ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᑐᖖᒐᕕᒃ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖓᑦ • ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᓄᓇᑦᓯᐊᕗᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖓᑦ • ᐃᓚᐅᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕈᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᔪᓄᑦ, ᐅᑯᐊᑦᑕᐅᖅ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᖠᔪᓐᓇᕋᑎᒃ ᐊᑕᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᒥᒃ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᖃᑕᐅᕙᒃᑭᕗᑦ ᐱᔾᔪᑎᖃᖅᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᓂ:

ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ • ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᐸᐅᒃᑑᑎᑦ ᐊᕐᓇᐃᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ • ᐊᖏᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᑲᓇᑕᓕᒫᒥ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᕐᔪᐊᖏᑦ •

ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᖢᐃᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᓕᕐᓂᒃᓴᖓᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓂᐱᒋᔭᐅᔫᒻᒪᑕ ᑲᓇᑕᒥᐅᓕᒫᓂ ᐃᓄᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᓐᓂᖃᖅᓯᒪᓂᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕈᑎᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᖅᑎᒍᑦ ᒥᐊᓂᕆᔭᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᒻᒧᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᓕᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ . ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᓯᒪᓕᕈᒪᔭᖏᑦ. Table of Contents

Board of Directors ...... 2

Map of Inuit Nunangat ...... 4

ITK Board and Committee Structure ...... 5

2016-2019 Strategy and Action Plan: Deliverables Timeline ...... 6

President’s Report ...... 8

Objective 1: Take action to prevent suicide among Inuit ...... 10

Objective 2: Improve access to appropriate and affordable housing in Inuit Nunangat ...... 12

Objective 3: Work toward reconciliation ...... 14

Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee ...... 16

Objective 4: Support Inuit self-determination in education ...... 18

Objective 5: Protect the Inuit Nunangat environment ...... 20

Objective 6: Strengthen Inuit self-determination in research ...... 22

Objective 7: Enhance the health and wellbeing of Inuit families and communities ...... 24

Financial Statements ...... 26

ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ...... 31

Qaliujaaqpait ...... 61

Français ...... 91

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 1 Board of Directors

Natan Obed President Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami

Natan Obed is the President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. He is originally from Nain, the northernmost community in Labrador’s Nunatsiavut region, and now lives in Ottawa. For 10 years he lived in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and worked as the Director of Social and Cultural Development for Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. He has devoted his career to working with Inuit representational organizations to improve the wellbeing of Inuit in Canada.

Duane Smith Chair and CEO Inuvialuit Regional Corporation

Duane Smith is the Chair and CEO of the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation, whose mandate is to receive Inuvialuit lands and financial compensation resulting from the 1984 Inuvialuit land claims settlement. From 2002 to 2016, he was President of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada, and served as Chair of the Inuvik Community Corporation for six terms starting in 2004.

Aluki Kotierk President Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated

Aluki Kotierk is President of Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated, the organization responsible for ensuring that promises made under the Nunavut Agreement are carried out. Originally from Igloolik, Nunavut, she has held senior positions with the Government of Nunavut, the Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, and Inuit Tapirisat of Canada (now Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami).

Charlie Watt Sr. President Makivik Corporation

Charlie Watt Sr. was elected President of Makivik Corporation for the third time in January 2018 during Makivik’s 40th anniversary year. He was Makivik’s founding President from 1978-1982, and was President again from 1988-1994. He was also the founding president of the Northern Quebec Inuit Associaiton, and led the negotiations leading towards the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement in 1975.

2 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI Johannes Lampe President Nunatsiavut Government

Johannes Lampe is the President of Nunatsiavut. He is the third person to lead the Nunatsiavut Government, an Inuit regional government created when the Labrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement and Labrador Constitution came into effect in 2005. He previously served as Nunatsiavut’s Minister of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.

Nancy Karetak-Lindell President Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

Nancy Karetak-Lindell is the President of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada and Vice-Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council, the international organization representing Inuit in Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Russia. As President of ICC Canada, she is also Vice-President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. She served as the Member of Parliament for Nunavut from 1997 to 2008.

Rebecca Kudloo President Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada

Rebecca Kudloo is the President of Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada. She has worked in education and community-based counselling for 25 years. She was a member of the Nunavut Status of Women Council for nine years before joining Pauktuutit in 2012. She was born on the land outside Iglulik, Nunavut, and now lives in Baker Lake, Nunavut.

Ruth Kaviok President National Inuit Youth Council

Ruth Kaviok is the President of the National Inuit Youth Council. She attended Nunavut Sivuniksavut in Ottawa and was the Inuktitut valedictorian of John Arnalukjuak High School in Arviat in 2016. She advocates for the advancement of youth issues across Inuit Nunangat.

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 3 Inuit Nunangat

4 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI ITK BOARD AND COMMITTEE STRUCTURE

Inuvialuit Nunavut Tunngavik Makivik Nunatsiavut Regional Corporation Incorporated Corporation Corporation

Pauktuutit National Inuit Circumpolar Inuit Women of Canada Inuit Youth Council Council Canada

ITK Board of Directors Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee ITK President Inuit-Crown ITK Executive Partnership Committee Technical Working Group

Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee Working Groups

Policy Advancement Inuit Qaujisarvingat Communications

National Inuit National Inuit Inuit Qaujisarvingat National Inuit Committee on Health Committee on Education National Committee Communications Working Group National Inuit Suicide Amaujaq National Inuit Prevention Strategy Education Task Group Data Managament Working Group Committee Atausiq Inuktut Inuit Public Titirausiq Task Group Health Task Group

Inuit Nunangat Inuit Health Survey University Task Group Legend Working Group ITK Board of Directors National Inuit National Inuit Climate Voting Member Change Committee Childhood Development ITK Board of Directors Working Group Permanent Participant Inuit Human Resources Development Technical Inuit-Crown Permanent Inuit Food Security Committee Bilateral Mechanism Working Group ITK Department Special Advisory Group Non-Insured Health on Post-Secondary ITK Board Subcommittee Benefits Working Group Education Programs Review ITK Working Group

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 5 2016-2019 STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN DELIVERABLES TIMELINE

April 2016 July 2016 September 2016 Disseminate draft Develop a National Develop a national plan to discussion document Inuit Suicide evaluate and monitor on barriers to private Prevention implementation of Inuit home ownership Strategy suicide prevention strategies and goals Barriers to National Inuit Sustainable Suicide Prevention ITK has initiated ongoing Housing Delivery Strategy launched monitoring, evaluation released October July 2016 and learning activities 2016 for the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy

Spring 2016 September 2016 Convene a National Develop a National Strategy Inuit Forum on Housing on Inuit Education action National Inuit Housing plan to evaluate and Forum convened monitor implementation October 2016 of Strategy goals and objectives Action plans have been developed for a number of the 10 core investment areas outlined in the Strategy

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January 2017 June 2017 December 2017 March 2018 Develop a Create a research Facilitate regional Develop a national long-term library based adoption of the strategy on Inuit-specific at ITK national Inuktut Inuit-specific climate change research ITK Library writing system strategy catalogue will Committee National Inuit Strategy National Inuit be available for recommendation on Research released Climate Change public access presented to ITK in March 2018 Strategy presented in fall 2018 Board of Directors to ITK Board of in summer 2018 Directors in summer 2018

February 2017 November 2017 February 2018 March 2018 Creation of the Apology by the Inuit-speci!c TB Elimination Inuit-Crown Prime Minister to funding in federal Framework introduced Partnership Nunatsiavut budget for Inuit to eliminate tuberculosis Committee Residential Health Survey, in Inuit Nunangat School survivors TB elimination by 2030 and housing

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 7 President’s Report

This year marks the end of my term as president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. I am proud of all that we have achieved together in the past three years and am excited about opportunities for continued progress and momentum in areas such as housing, health and wellness, language and research. Our work over the past three years has been guided by the priorities and actions set out in ITK’s 2016- 2019 Strategy and Action Plan. The Annual Report for 2017-2018 reports on our progress in the seven priority areas identified in the Strategy and Action Plan. The election in October 2015 of the current Liberal government has in many ways been characterized by unprecedented political access and openness for Inuit. ITK continues to play a pivotal role in ensuring that this goodwill is transformed into action for our people. We have done so by brokering partnerships with federal cabinet ministers, vigorously lobbying federal officials on our priorities, and by developing clear policy guidance through national Inuit position papers, strategies, and public commentary. This approach led to a number of important milestones in 2017-2018 that are linked to our Strategy and Action Plan, as well as the ongoing work of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee. Budget 2018, released in February, included an Inuit-specific section for the first time that outlined investments in eliminating tuberculosis, advancing a permanent Inuit Health Survey, and housing. In March, ITK secured commitment from the federal government to work with Inuit regions on eliminating tuberculosis in our communities by 2030. Achieving this goal will require addressing overall health and wellbeing in areas such as housing, education, healthcare, and food security, in addition to screening and treatment. Also in March, ITK released the National Inuit Strategy on Research, a document that advances Inuit self- determination in Inuit Nunangat research by identifying areas for partnership and action between Inuit, federal departments and agencies, and academic institutions. At the operations level, we have restructured ITK departments to enhance their impact and efficiency, as well as to better utilize our capacity and create greater mobility among staff. These changes have been accompanied by the prioritization of Inuit hiring, leading to an increase in the proportion of Inuit staff at ITK from 35 to 55 percent between 2015 and 2018. I am humbled by what our staff, board of directors, and regions have been able to accomplish in three short years but I know there is much more work to be done. I remain committed to ITK’s vision of helping to create prosperity for our people through unity and self-determination and am hopeful that we can maintain this positive momentum into the future.

Nakummek,

Natan Obed

8 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI BY THE NUMBERS

FUNDING 2016-2018 More than Housing Suicide Prevention $817 million $1 Billion $9 million over 10 years over 3 years

Skills Training Inuit Health Survey Health Tuberculosis $161 million $82 million over 10 years $42 million Elimination over 5 years + $6 million a year ongoing over 5 years $27.5 million over 5 years ITK has been pivotal in procuring federal funding to address Inuit priorities. Since 2016, more than $1 billion has been allocated for Inuit-led initiatves

ENGAGEMENT 2016-2018

95+ 50+ 40+ 200+ 50+ Speeches + Bilateral meetings Communities Media Commentaries Presentations between the visited by the interviews and Opinion delivered by ITK President ITK President by the Pieces by the the ITK President and Ministers ITK President ITK President 8,000+ FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS The number of ITK Facebook followers has followers grown by more than 200% since 2016 8

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4 Number of followers (thousands) 3 July 2016 July 2017 July 2018 9,600+ TWITTER FOLLOWERS The number of @ITK_CanadaInuit Twitter followers followers has grown almost 300% since 2016

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 9 Objective 1

Take action to prevent suicide among Inuit Throughout the 2017-18 fiscal year, ITK has engaged with Inuit regions to move forward on implementation of the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy (NISPS). The NISPS Working Group is comprised of representatives from Inuit regional organizations, to ensure NISPS activities are responsive to regional needs and form a cohesive national approach for implementation. NISPS funding has also supported regional programs that target risk factors and protective factors for suicide, including youth centre wellness programming and a culturally rooted parenting program in the In- uvialuit Settlement Region; an Inuit counselling training and mentorship program and culturally based men’s programming in Nunavut; community-based positions for a land-based healing program in Nunavik; and an overnight youth drop-in centre and sexual violence prevention and outreach counsellor in Nunatsiavut. Monitoring, evaluation and learning is a critical part of implementing the strategy. Throughout 2017-18, ITK and Inuit regional organizations have participated in monitoring and evaluation learning sessions to help ensure efficient and effective implementation. Monitoring, evaluation and learning will continue into fiscal 2018-19.

HOW IT WORKS NATIONAL INUIT SUICIDE PREVENTION STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION

1 2 STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT PHASE 2016-17 PHASE 2017-18 • Development and release • Creation of a NISPS working group of National Inuit Suicide 1 • Implementation of monitoring, Prevention Strategy evaluation and learning for all • Securing $9 million NISPS activities in federal funding over three years 2 • Development of monitoring, evaluation and learning framework 3 FLOW OF FUNDING IMPLEMENTATION 3 TO REGIONS PHASE 2018-19 • Mental Health First Aid-Inuit training • Enhance coordinated approach to in each region, where appropriate NISPS activities both at the national • Community- and regionally developed and regional levels programming • Development of an implementation plan • Regional Innovation Fund for for the next phase of NISPS work in relation to risk factors and • Finalization of monitoring, evaluation and learning nurturing healthy Inuit children

10 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI OBJECTIVE 1 TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SUICIDE AMONG INUIT

ACTION 1.1 Advance suicide prevention efforts in Inuit Nunangat July 2016: ITK and Inuit regions and partners launched the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy (NISPS) 2017-18: NISPS is supporting regional suicide prevention projects and programs that target risk factors and protective factors for suicide prevention

ACTION 1.2 Ensure implementation of the National Inuit Suicide Prevention Strategy 2016-19: ITK coordinates the implementation of NISPS with Inuit regions 2018-19: ITK is developing an implementation plan to inform Phase 2 of NISPS over the next 10 years

ACTION 1.3 Work with government agencies to ensure the availability of Inuit-specific, government- funded and community-based programs and services for Inuit children and families July 2016: ITK and regions secured $9 million in federal funding for implementation of NISPS 2018: ITK has worked with Employment and Social Development Canada as well as Pauktuutit and Tungasuvvingat Inuit to develop policy recommendations for investment and program development for the National Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare Framework

ACTION 1.4 Provide advocacy and research supporting a continuum of culturally relevant mental wellness programs and supports throughout Inuit Nunangat 2017-18: NISPS activities, including all regionally funded NISPS initiatives are continually supported through monitoring, evaluation and learning to provide evidence-based research towards effective NISPS implementation 2017-18: ITK has coordinated the translation of Mental Health First Aid-Inuit training materials and is facilitating the implementation of training

ACTION 1.5 Ensure Inuit involvement in the development and delivery of public health policies, programs and services across all Inuit communities 2017-18: ITK coordinates a NISPS working group and a number of other committees and working groups with participation from Inuit regional organizations to ensure that work is appropriate and responsive to regional needs

ACTION 1.6 Lead efforts to communicate suicide prevention measures with Inuit and Canadians as a whole 2018: ITK has continued to develop various communications materials and is developing a NISPS website to provide Inuit-specific suicide prevention information.

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 11 Objective 2

Improve access to appropriate and affordable housing in Inuit Nunangat Housing is one of the eight priority areas of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC), a high-level forum for joint Inuit and federal government priority setting and action. This new collaborative focus is producing results for Inuit regional organizations, which have identified improving housing outcomes, and their direct relationship to improving health and socio-economic outcomes, as a top priority. In 2017, ITK requested $500 million for Inuit housing from Canada’s Improving Indigenous Communities infrastructure fund. In the 2018 federal budget released in February, the Government of Canada announced $400 million in direct investments over 10 years to address housing needs in Nunatsiavut, Nunavik and the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. This follows federal housing investments of $240 million over 10 years for the Government of Nunavut announced in the 2017 federal budget. Inuit in Nunavut continue to seek direct access to federal housing investments as well. In 2016, ITK hosted an Inuit Housing Forum in Ottawa, bringing together Inuit regions and representatives from the field of sustainable housing. The Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy, currently being developed under the collaborative framework of the ICPC, takes into account the input and lessons learned from this forum. It also incorporates the results of a study on the economic benefits of improved housing outcomes completed The sun sets for ITK by the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Overall, the Strategy will focus on over houses in Baker Lake, Nunavut. eliminating the housing gap and sustaining improved housing outcomes in Inuit Nunangat. AQUILA ATTUNGALA AQUILA ATTUNGALA

12 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI OBJECTIVE 2 IMPROVE ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN INUIT NUNANGAT

ACTION 2.1 Work with government agencies to ensure, in the short term, increased spending allocations to significantly improve access to adequate, appropriate and a!ordable housing March 2016: The federal budget included specific housing allocations for Inuit regions, repeated in budgets 2017 and 2018, and totalling $817 million over 10 years

ACTION 2.2 Draft a discussion document on barriers to private home ownership October 2016: ITK released Barriers to Sustainable Housing Delivery discussion paper

ACTION 2.3 Organize a National Inuit Forum on Housing October 2016: ITK coordinated a National Inuit Housing Forum in Ottawa

ACTION 2.4 Advocate for the development and implementation of a National Inuit Housing Program with adequate programs for each region 2018: ITK and Inuit regions are co-developing an Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy with the federal government through the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee

ACTION 2.5 Work with regions to identify long-term, suitable solutions to meet Inuit housing needs 2018: Sustainable solutions to feature prominently in the Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 13 Objective 3

Work toward reconciliation The creation of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) in 2017 marked a fundamental shift toward respect and reconciliation for Inuit and the Crown. The committee meets three times a year. At least one of those meetings is hosted by an Inuit region, and one meeting each year is co-chaired by the Prime Minister and the ITK President. Outcomes from the ICPC process in 2018 include: direct investments for housing and the Inuit Health Survey in the 2018 federal budget; commitments to eliminate tuberculosis among Inuit by 2030; develop an Inuit-Specific Child-First Initiative equivalent to Jordan’s Principle; and an apology by the Prime Minister to Nunatsiavut residential school survivors. Also during fiscal 2017-18, ITK released a discussion paper on implementing the uN Declaration on the Right of Indigenous Peoples (uNDRIP) through comprehensive national legislation. In the paper, ITK calls for the implementation of uNDRIP in its entirety, rather than in incremental parts. ITK also appeared before the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs to speak about Bill C-262, an Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with uNDRIP. In June 2017, steps were taken to transfer custodianship of 100 Wellington Street in Ottawa to First Nations, Inuit and Metis. The

ADAM SCOTTI/PMO building is intended to be a meeting space

Prime Minister for National Indigenous Organizations (NIOs), and ITK has been working with our NIO partners and with the Justin Trudeau (left) and Toby Obed speak federal government to implement our vision of a dedicated space for Inuit on Parliament Hill. During this time in Goose Bay following period, ITK also continued to provide support to the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous the Prime Minister’s apology to Nunatsiavut Women and Girls through participation in the National Inquiry process. residential school survivors in November 2017. In 2018, ITK expanded its popular Executive Training Program to two times per calendar year. In spring 2017 a cohort of 20 federal public servants visited Nunatsiavut. The program travelled to the Kivalliq region of Nunavut in fall 2017 and to the Inuvialuit Settlement region in spring 2018. It will visit Nunavik in fall 2018. The goal of the program is to inform participants with a first-hand account of on-the-ground realities in Inuit Nunangat. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami has also continued its Inuit Nunangat Taimannganit video storytelling project, which shares individual stories about a specific place in Inuit Nunangat to help Canadians understand more about the Inuit homeland. To date ITK has produced 14 videos with production ongoing.

14 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI OBJECTIVE 3 WORK TOWARD RECONCILIATION

ACTION 3.1 Continue to meet with all parties to ensure work continues past the end of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 2005-18: ITK continues to work with the TRC All Parties committee, which was created under the TRC, and with the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, which succeeded the TRC

ACTION 3.2 Continue to advocate on behalf of Nunatsiavut Inuit for Canada to address the exclusion and omission of Nunatsiavut Inuit from the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Process November 2017: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a settlement and apology to Nunatsiavut survivors

ACTION 3.3 Create and coordinate a plan that fulfills the desire by Inuit to implement the TRC's Calls to Action 2017-18: ITK continues to work internally and with regional organizations to develop a plan for implementing the TRC Calls to Action

ACTION 3.4 Ensure that Inuit are meaningfully engaged in the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls 2016-18: ITK has been keenly engaged in the work of the National Inquiry throughout all stages of its development, and continues to advocate, as a party with standing, for meaningful Inuit participation

ACTION 3.5 Partner with Reconciliation Canada and other organizations to promote reconciliation by engaging Canadians in a dialogue that revitalizes the relationships among Indigenous peoples and all Canadians 2018: ITK has worked with the Royal Canadian Geographical Society to develop an Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada, and with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to revise the Canadian Citizenship Guide to promote reconciliation among Canadians

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 15 Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee

Members of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee in Inuvik in July 2018. ITK President Natan Obed and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau From left, Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe; Indigenous Services Minister chair the first Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee meeting Jane Philpott; Inuvialuit Regional Corp. Chair and CEO Duane Smith; in Iqaluit in January 2017. Pauktuutit President Rebecca Kudloo; NWT MLA Michael McLeod; Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu; Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett; ITK President Natan Obed; Canadian Heritage Parliamentary Secretary Arif Virani; and ICC Canada Vice President Herb Nakimayak.

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Members of the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee in Ottawa in 2018. From left: ICC Canada President Nancy Karetak-Lindell; Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor; NIYC President Ruth Kaviok; Employment and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos; Nunatsiavut President Johannes Lampe; Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna; Inuvialuit Regional Corp. Chair and CEO Duane Smith; Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. President Aluki Kotierk; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; ITK President Natan Obed; Makivik Corp. President Charlie Watt Sr.; Heritage Minister Melanie Joly; Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu; Indigenous Services Parliamentary Secretary Don Rusnak; Pauktuutit President Rebecca Kudloo; and Indigenous-Crown Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett.

16 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI INUIT-CROWN PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE

The Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee (ICPC) is a bilateral partnership between Inuit as rights-holding Indigenous people and the Government of Canada to take action on shared priorities with the goal of advancing reconciliation and creating prosperity for Inuit, which benefits all of Canada HOW IT WORKS INUIT AND CROWN PARTNERS

Ministers of the Crown Elected Inuit Leaders Prime Minister (co-chair once a year) ITK President (co-chair) Federal Ministers: Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Chair and CEO Crown Indigenous Relations (co-chair) Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated President Indigenous Services Canada Makivik Corporation President Other relevant Ministers as directed by Nunatsiavut President the Prime Minister (for example, Permanent Participants: Employment and Social Development Canada, Pauktuutit, National Inuit Youth Council, Environment Canada) Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada Committee meets three times a year (once in Inuit Nunangat) to establish and evaluate progress on joint priorities

1. Inuit-Crown Land Claims 5. Reconciliation Measures PRIORITY 2. Inuit Nunangat Policy Space 6. Education, Early Learning AREAS 3. Housing in Inuit Nunangat and Training for Inuit 8 FOR 2018 4. Inuktut Revitalization, 7. Health and Wellness Maintenance and Promotion 8. Environment and Climate Change

OUTCOMES AND PROGRESS COMPLETED ONGOING Apology to survivors of the Inuit Nunangat Housing Strategy Nunatsiavut Residential School system Arctic Policy Framework Commitment to eliminate tuberculosis Inuit Nunangat policy space in Inuit Nunangat by 2030 Capital plans for social, information and Commitment to an Inuit-specific equivalent transportation infrastructure to Jordan’s Principle Inuit-specific input into Northern Food Funding for a new Inuit Health Survey Security initiative Commitment to advance better outcomes Inuit co-development of federal for K-12 education for Inuit languages legislation

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 17 Objective 4

Support Inuit self-determination in education The National Strategy on Inuit Education and its 10 recommendations guides our work in securing self- determination in education for Inuit. ITK’s Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education is finalizing a strategic framework to implement the strategy, which was launched in 2011. The 2017-18 fiscal year saw the creation of two new committees, The National Inuit Committee on Education (NICE) and the Amaujaq Education Task Group (AETG), to replace the former National Committee on Inuit Education. The newly reframed NICE puts the decision-making focus on Inuit rights holders, while still enabling them to seek input from provincial and territorial partners at the AETG table. The Atausiq Inuktut Titirausiq (AIT) task group met nine times towards its mandate to develop a recommendation to the ITK board of directors regarding a unified Inuktut writing system following consultations throughout Inuit Nunangat, and with relevant governments and organizations. A review of Inuktut writing systems was continued this fiscal year. In November 2017, the Amaujaq Centre organized a National Forum on Inuit Education in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, to look at student support systems. Participants made recommendations to support students in

Left: Robert Watt, five areas: attendance, pedagogy, resilience in schools, trauma-informed schools, and Inuit-specific assess- President of Kativik Ilisarniliriniq, and ment tools. Amaujaq also hosted an Inuit Education Forum in February 2017 in Nunatsiavut, centered on Irene Dove of Yukon, Inuit control of education. study a point on a giant floor map displayed in In September 2017 ITK attended a roundtable discussion at Trent university to explore options, viability Inuvik during the National Indigenous Education and and critical conditions necessary for the creation and success of a university in Inuit Nunangat. An Inuit Reconciliation Network Gathering in May 2018. Nunangat university Strategic Framework and Task Force have been created to move work forward on the file.

Right: Victoria Simigak, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is working closely with the ICPC to ensure the implementation of the 2012 Inuit Robert Watt and Early Childhood Development Strategy. ITK worked with Tungasuvvingat Inuit, Pauktuutit Women of Canada Emma Pauloosie participate in a discussion and the federal government to finalize an Inuit-specific section of an Indigenous Early Learning and Childcare during the weeklong meeting. Framework, which sets seven goals for Inuit early childhood education. TONY DEVLIN/ITK (2)

18 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI OBJECTIVE 4 SUPPORT INUIT SELF-DETERMINATION IN EDUCATION

ACTION 4.1 Ensure implementation of the National Strategy on Inuit Education 2017-18: The Amaujaq National Centre for Inuit Education is finalizing a strategic framework to implement the strategy and restructured its committee to better represent Inuit rights holders. The new committee is called the National Inuit Committee on Education

ACTION 4.2 Unify the Inuktut writing system 2018: The Atausiq Inuktut Titirausiq task group will deliver its recommendation to the ITK Board of Directors in August 2018

ACTION 4.3 Ensure implementation of the 2012 Inuit Early Childhood Development Strategy 2017-18: ITK is working through the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee to ensure implementation of this Strategy

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 19 Objective 5

Protect the Inuit Nunangat environment The National Inuit Climate Change Committee (NICCC) is developing a three-year National Inuit Climate Change Strategy examining key policy areas including knowledge and capacity; health, well-being and the environment; food systems; infrastructure; and energy. Priorities include self-determined Inuit climate change decision-making; community wellness; food security; the development of climate resilient infrastructure; and community-driven energy solutions. The strategy is intended to encourage collaborative partnerships on Inuit-driven actions and to support the ongoing development of regional climate strategies led by Inuit rights- holding organizations. Other areas of focus include defining Inuit involvement in Indigenous guardians program- ming; exploring new solutions to maintain healthy oceans and coastal communities; coordinating an approach for reviewing environmental assessment processes; providing collaboration and support on wildlife and sustainable use issues; and ensuring effective engagement of Inuit at the COP 23 united Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference. ITK has worked with Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Pan-Canadian Framework Implementation Office to establish an Inuit-

ITK Canada Clean Growth and Climate Change table,

Out on the land which met in December 2017 and the spring of 2018. ITK also continues to participate in the work of the National in Nunavik. Climate Change Adaptation Platform, which brings together high-level representatives from federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions, as well as industry and professional associations to discuss key climate adaptation issues. ITK participated in COP 23 in Bonn, Germany, as part of the Canadian delegation. ITK and the Inuit Circumpolar Council advocated for the creation of a Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples platform, which would create a space for Indigenous peoples in international climate negotiations. Work on the Northern Contaminants Program (NCP) over the past fiscal year has ranged from advisory roles to project control. ITK has guided researchers on how to communicate with communities, make links to other research programs and encourage capacity building and funding. ITK also provides advice and direction to federal departments, federal agencies and provincial and territorial governments on the issue of contaminants in the North.

20 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI OBJECTIVE 5 PROTECT THE INUIT NUNANGAT ENVIRONMENT

ACTION 5.1 Support climate change mitigation and adaptation actions for Inuit regions and communities 2017-18: ITK’s National Inuit Climate Change Committee is drafting a three-year National Inuit Climate Change Strategy December 2017: Inuit-Canada Clean Growth and Climate Change Table convened for the first time to work on joint Inuit and federal climate priorities 2017-18: ITK ensured effective engagement of Inuit at the COP 23 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference 2017-18: ITK continues to participate in the work of the National Climate Change Adaptation Platform

ACTION 5.2 Coordinate strategic activities and outreach that protect our way of life in relation to wildlife management 2017-18: Inuit food systems, the support of harvesting activities, and access to wild foods are central to the National Inuit Climate Change Strategy and ITK's work with the Inuit-Canada Clean Growth and Climate Change Table

ACTION 5.3 Develop a national approach on certifying, branding, and marketing sustainable Inuit wildlife products for domestic and international trade 2017-18: ITK continues to advocate for new and improved markets for trade in Inuit wildlife products and supported the Inuit Art Foundation to ensure the continued use of the Igloo Tag to certify the authenticity of Inuit-made products.

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 21 Objective 6

Strengthen Inuit self-determination in research The primary outcome during the past fiscal year was the development and launch of the National Inuit Strategy on Research (NISR). The Strategy provides a framework on how Inuit would like Inuit- and Inuit Nunangat-related research to be conducted. The NISR identifies five priority areas, 19 objectives and 27 actions. It defines the expectations about the role of research in Inuit regions and communities, and identifies areas for participation and action between Inuit and the research community. The development of an implementation plan and securing funding for this work will be the focus of fiscal year 2018-19. ITK established a National Inuit Health Survey Working Group and developed steps to advance programs, policies and outcomes related to the Inuit Health Survey (IHS). In January, ITK supported Inuit regions to begin a process to seek reconsent from the 2,500 participants from the 2007-08 IHS, and in February, ITK welcomed the announcement of $82 million over 10 years and $6 million a year ongoing in the federal budget for the creation of a permanent IHS. ITK also launched Nilliajut 2: Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage. The report includes essays by Inuit and a short film about the future of marine shipping in the Arctic. ITK continues developing and refining library and archives services for ITK staff, Inuit and external partners. Related work includes the creation of a National Inuit Data Management Committee. An updated Inuit Statistical Profile will be released before the end of 2018.

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22 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI OBJECTIVE 6 STRENGTHEN INUIT SELF-DETERMINATION IN RESEARCH

ACTION 6. 1 Collect, verify and disseminate Inuit-specific data, statistics and research to appropriate stakeholders March 2018: ITK launched the National Inuit Strategy on Research 2017-18: ITK developed the 2018 Inuit Statistical Profile

ACTION 6.2 Ensure continued organization, preservation, and sharing of Inuit-specific knowledge and information 2017-18: ITK created a National Inuit Data Management Committee February 2018: ITK launched Nilliajut 2 Inuit Perspectives on the Northwest Passage 2017-18: Continued development of the ITK Library and prepared to launch library services to the public in September 2018 2017-18: ITK began organizing and processing 50 years of digital and physical archival records

ACTION 6.3 Develop partnerships to create a sustainable Inuit Health Survey January 2018: ITK supported Nunavut, the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and Nunatsiavut to initiate a reconsent process with 2,500 participants from the 2007-08 Inuit Health Survey February 2018: ITK secured $82 million over 10 years and $6 million a year ongoing in the 2018 federal budget for creation of a permanent Inuit Health Survey

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 23 Objective 7

Enhance the health and wellbeing of Inuit families and communities The 2018 federal budget allocated $42 million for health programming in Inuit Nunangat. This included $27.5 million for tuberculosis measures, with the goal of eliminating TB in Inuit Nunangat by 2030 and reducing active TB by 50 percent by 2025. Work to develop a TB Elimination Framework with the federal government will continue into the next fiscal year. Regional plans will include enhanced public health programs and capacity-building within communities to enable earlier TB diagnosis, and awareness efforts to increase understanding of TB, reduce transmission and address stigmatization. ITK has taken initial steps to conceptualize a National urban Inuit Advisory Committee. The committee would be a useful mechanism for creating greater awareness for and advancing urban Inuit issues. ITK in collaboration with the Inuit Food Security Working Group held a National Inuit Engagement Session on Food Policy in Inuit Nunangat. The session was attended by more than 50 representatives from Inuit communities and regions, airlines, retail organizations, academic institutions and government. A final report was developed from the discussions to contribute Inuit-specific perspectives for the development of the Canadian Food Policy. The Government of Canada has committed Employment and Social Development Canada to develop a National Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (NIELCC) Framework with Indigenous organizations. ITK in partnership with Tungasuvvingat Inuit and Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada, conducted eight Inuit engagement sessions with over 200 stakeholders. The final report identifies Inuit-specific policy recommen- dations for investment and program development for the NIELCC Framework. The Government of Canada has committed to developing a Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy to improve the economic well-being of Canadian families. ITK worked with Inuit regions to provide Inuit perspectives on the unique considerations of poverty reduction in Inuit communities.

The Hon. Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, and ITK President Natan Obed jointly commit to eliminating tuberculosis across Inuit Nunangat on World TB Day 2018. ITK 24 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI OBJECTIVE 7 ENHANCE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF INUIT FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

ACTION 7.1 Advocate for the adequate resourcing of programs, services and initiatives that meet the needs of Inuit children and families March 2018: $42 million allocated for health programming in Inuit Nunangat in the 2018 federal budget, allowing Inuit to self-determine how a large portion is to be used

ACTION 7.2 Ensure Inuit involvement in the development, design and delivery of public health policies, programs and services across Inuit Nunangat March 2018: ITK and the federal government jointly announced their commitment to eliminate TB by 2030 and develop a TB Elimination Framework to reduce TB by 50% by 2025 2017-18: ITK's Inuit Health Survey Working Group began work to determine how to structure the forthcoming Inuit Health Survey 2017-18: ITK has begun work to create an Urban Advisory Committee.

ACTION 7.3 Ensure that the Health Accord is inclusive of and responds to Inuit health priorities 2018: ITK and Tungasuvvingat Inuit coordinated 11 Inuit-specific engagement sessions across Canada to gain Inuit perspectives on health priorities and determine how a renewed Health Accord could better meet the needs of Inuit

ACTION 7.4 Partner with government to identify solutions to the high cost of $ living in Inuit Nunangat 2017-18: ITK has begun preliminary work to develop a framework to address the high cost of living in Inuit Nunangat

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 25 Summary Financial Statements

Report of the Independent Auditors on the Summary Financial Statements To The Board of Directors of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami The accompanying summary financial statements of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at March 31, 2018, the summary statements of operations and changes in net assets for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami as at and for the year then ended March 31, 2018. We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated August 2, 2018. The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations applied in the preparation of the audited financial statements of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami.

Management’s Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements.

Auditors’ Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements”.

Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami as at March 31, 2018 and for the year then ended are a fair summary of those financial statements.

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants August 2, 2018 Ottawa, Canada

26 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI Summary Statement of Operations Year ended March 31, 2018, with comparative information for 2017

General Funded Total Total operations activities 2018 2017 Revenue: Contributions $ – $ 9,137,816 $ 9,137,816 $ 6,391,539 Other 506,133 – 506,133 109,181 506,133 9,137,816 9,643,949 6,500,720 Expenditures: Operating: Administration – – – 820 Advertising 17,693 29,656 47,349 9,950 Bank charges 6,525 – 6,525 6,380 Communications 9,989 49,818 59,807 42,375 Distribution 2,795 39,198 41,993 41,171 Equipment rental 4,091 44,382 48,473 14,648 Insurance 15,117 – 15,117 14,637 Office expenses 86,306 107,568 193,874 141,993 Printing 7,574 126,371 133,945 92,790 Professional fees 128,216 1,536,785 1,665,001 1,035,787 Rent 224,016 132,500 356,516 384,093 Salaries and benefits 216,823 2,667,790 2,884,613 2,797,818 Translation 2,083 228,743 230,826 78,790 Travel 211,281 2,265,724 2,477,005 1,281,904 Capital: Furniture/equipment 156,556 – 156,556 29,811 Affiliated organizations’ participation: Project activities – 1,247,567 1,247,567 467,595 1,089,065 8,476,102 9,565,167 6,440,562 Administrative overhead charges (661,714) 661,714 – – Total expenditures 427,351 9,137,816 9,565,167 6,440,562 Excess of revenue over expenditures before undernoted 78,782 – 78,782 60,158 Amortization of tangible capital assets (34,909) – (34,909) (22,878) Transfer of capital expenditures to net assets 156,556 – 156,556 29,811 Excess of revenue over expenditures $ 200,429 $ – $ 200,429 $ 67,091

2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 27 Summary Statement of Financial Position March 31, 2018, with comparative information for 2017

2018 2017 Assets Current assets: Cash $ 3,917,635 $ 2,839,399 Amounts receivable 386,800 144,856 Contributions receivable 1,066,474 1,142,699 Prepaid expenses 1,064,467 – 6,435,376 4,126,954 Tangible capital assets 173,874 52,227 $ 6,609,250 $ 4,179,181

Liabilities and Net Assets Current liabilities: Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 1,538,781 $ 1,322,297 Deferred contributions 4,148,644 2,135,488 5,687,425 3,457,785 Net assets: Invested in tangible capital assets 173,874 52,227 Internally restricted 299,437 299,437 unrestricted - general operations and funded projects 448,514 369,732 921,825 721,396 $ 6,609,250 $ 4,179,181

On behalf of the Board:

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28 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI Summary Statement of Changes in Net Assets Year ended March 31, 2018, with comparative information for 2017

Invested in tangible 2018 2017 capital assets Restricted unrestricted Total Total Balance, beginning of year $ 52,227 $ 299,437 $ 369,732 $ 721,396 $ 654,305 Excess of revenue over expenditures – – 200,429 200,429 67,091 Amortization of tangible capital assets (34,909) – 34,909 – – Additions to tangible capital assets 156,556 – (156,556) – – Balance, end of year $ 173,874 $ 299,437 $ 448,514 $ 921,825 $ 721,396

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2017.2018 ANNUAL REPORT 29 Total Funding by Source 2017-18

$4.15 million Total: $9.6 million Language/Nanilavut $28,614 Post-Secondary Review $88,865 National Inuit Strategy on Research $90,000 Urban Inuit $93,000 Inuit Education Forum $100,000 Youth/Summer Student Employment $110,710 Inuit Nunangat Taimangannit $144,314

Housing $188,165

Inuktitut Magazine $200,000 $2.91 million Northern Contaminants Program Non-insured Health Benefits $205,045 $135,033

Inuit Crown Partnership Committee $452,513

Climate Change $465,069

Inuit Health Survey Tuberculosis Elimination Public Health Food Security Inuit Health Survey Early Child Development $2.77 million Nilliajut Project $33,505 $1.3 million $1.22 million Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada $50,000 Poverty Reduction $95,372 ITK Library $55,017 Suicide Prevention $75,000 Language Unification $125,000 Organizational Capacity Skills Training $1.9 million $350,000 Integrated Information Management $125,000 Education $128,712

ArcticNet $209,095 Early Learning and Child Care $779,102 Miscellaneous $50,000 $506,133

Wildlife $50,000

Indigenous and Health Employment and Environment Other Northern A!airs Canada Canada Social Development Canada Canada Funders

30 INuIT TAPIRIIT KANATAMI Pijjutigillugit Inuit Tapiriikkut Kanatami Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) Canada-limaami pijjutiqaqtigijaullutik katujjiqatigiigijauvut 65,000-luangujunut Inunnut, amisuuniq saujullu nunaliqaqtutik sitamaujuni (4) aviktuqsimanirijangini Canada-up Ukiuqtaqtungani, piluaqtumik, Inuvialuit Nunalirinirmi Angirutiqaqsimajut Aviktuqsimaningani (Nunatsiarmi), Nunavut, Nunavik (Quebec Taqrangani), ammalu Nunatsiavut (kanangnangani Labrador). Katillugit, taakkua sitamaujuit aviktuqsimaningit Inuit nunagivangat, Nunavut Canada-mi. Ilaqaqput 51-ngujunik nunaliujunik ammalu 35%-tinganik Canada-up nunarjuangata angininganit anginiqaqtuulluni ammalu 50%-tinganik tariup sigjagijanginniittuullutik. Tukisinaqtuullutik Nunalirinirmut Angirutigijausimaliqtut Inuit Nunanganni suli aaqqiigiarutiuvalliammata katujjiqatigiigijatta aulatsini - qarnirminni piliriaksarijanginut. Taakkua nunaliriniit nalunaiqtausimammata mianirijausimallutik angiqsimautiuninginik maliklugit aviktuqsi- maningit 35-mi uqaqtausimajut kanataup piqujarjuangani, 1982, ammalu suli piliriaksaqarutigigattigu piliriqatiqarniarnittinnik government- tuqakkunnik tamarmiluktaaq iluikkautillugit atuliqtitausimaliqullugit. Malittiaqtutik pigiaq titaunirminni pijjutigijaulilauqtunik, ITK-kut Inuit pijunnautigijanginik ammalu pisimalirumajanginik pijjutiqaqtigijauvut Canada-up quttingningatigut niruarviqarunnaqtitaullutik aulatsijjutiu- jutigut pijjutiqarnirmi tamainik Inuit aviktuqsimanirijanginik. ITK-kut sapujjigiaqtiuvut maligaqutiujunik, piliriangujunik ammalu pijittirarutiugijaujunik piliriaqarutiksanik inuuqatitta inuusilirinirmi, piusi- tuqalirinirmi, gavamalirinirmi ammalu avatilirinirmi pivalliajulirinirijanginnut. ITK-kut timingat aulataummat Katimajinit ukunanngat ilagijauqataujunit: Angijuqqaaq, Inuvialuit Nunalirinirmi Aviktuqsimaningani Kuapuriisangat • Angijuqqaaq, Makivik Kuapuriisangat • Angijuqqaaq, Nunavut Tunngavik Timiqutingat • Angijuqqaaq, Nunatsiavut Government-ngat Ilautillugit • niruarunnaqtitaullutik ilagijauqataujunut, ukuattauq niruaqłijunnaratik atainnaqtumik ilagijauqatauvakkivut pijjutiqaqtigijaullutik Katimajini: Angijuqqaaq, Inuit Ukiuqtaqtumi Katimajirjuangit Canada-mi • Angijuqqaaq, Pauktuutit Arnait Inuit Canada-mi • Angijuqqaaq, Canada-limaami Makkuktut Inuit Katimajirjuangit • Niriugijaujut Tilijausimajjutigijangit Canada-miut Inuit akłuiliqpallianiqalirniksangat Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami nipigijaujuummata kanatamiu limaani katinniqaqsimaniqtigut ammalu nangminiq inunginnut mianirijausimaliqullugit ammalu sivummugiaqti- isumaliurutiliurunnarniqtigut . tausimaliqullugit Inuit Canada-mi pijunnautigijangit ammalu pisimalirumajangit

À propos de l’Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami L’Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) est l’organisation représentative nationale des 65 000 Inuits du Canada, dont la majorité vivent dans les quatre régions de l’Arctique canadien, plus particulièrement : la région désignée des Inuvialuits (Territoires du Nord-Ouest), le Nunavut, le Nunavik (Nord du Québec) et le Nunatsiavut (Nord du Labrador). Collectivement, ces quatre régions constituent le Nunangat inuit, notre patrie au Canada, qui comprend 51 collectivités et environ 35 p. 100 du territoire canadien et 50 p. 100 de son littoral. Les ententes sur les revendications territoriales globales qui ont été réglées dans le Nunangat inuit continuent de former un élément central du mandat de notre organisation. Ces revendications territoriales ont le statut de traités protégés en vertu de l’article 35 de la Loi constitutionnelle de 1982, et nous demeurons engagés à travailler en partenariat avec la Couronne en vue de leur mise en œuvre complète. Conformément à son objectif fondateur, l’ITK défend les droits et les intérêts des Inuits à l’échelle nationale par l’entremise d’une structure de gouvernance démocratique qui représente toutes les régions inuites. L’ITK prône des politiques, des programmes et des services qui répondent aux besoins sociaux, culturels, politiques et environne - mentaux de notre peuple. L’ITK est géré par un conseil d’administration composé des membres suivants : Président, Inuvialuit Regional Corporation • Président, Société Makivik • Présidente, NunavutTunngavik inc. • Président, Gouvernement du Nunatsiavut En plus• des membres votants, des représentants permanents sans droit de vote font aussi partie du conseil d’administration : Présidente, Conseil circumpolaire inuit (Canada) • Présidente, Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada • Présidente, Conseil national des jeunes Inuits • Vision Mission Les Inuits canadiens sont prospères grâce à l’unité L’Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami est le porte-parole national et l’autodétermination. qui veille à protéger et à promouvoir les droits et les intérêts des Inuits au Canada. 75 Albert St., Suite 1101 Ottawa, ON Canada K1P 5E7 ( 613-238-8181

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