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Atautsikut Together/Ensemble The North and its Logistics In the point of view of the Nunavik Cooperatives Presented by the Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec June 4, 2015

Nunavik Territory : 443,684 km2 Category I: 5,037 km2 Category II: 57,327 km2 12,000 Inuit inhabitants 14 Inuit communities No roads between the communities Jet Airplane from Montreal to Kuujjuaq 2,440 km, 2¼ hours Montreal to Puvirnituq 3+ hours

The first cooperatives were established at the end of the 1950s 1958 – Sculptors’ Society of Puvirnituq 1959 - Kangiqsualujjuaq 1961 - Kuujjuaq 1961 - Kangirsuk 1961 – Kuujjuaraapik 2004 - 14 cooperatives

The FCNQ was founded in 1967 to provide support to the rapidly growing cooperative movement allowing them to reach their goal Atautsikut/Together for the benefit of all without leaving anyone behind .

Our mission The cooperative movement promotes the development of its members through social and economic activities that are financially sustainable. The purpose of the Federation is to support the affiliated co-ops in their efforts to work on their own development.

The Nunavik cooperative movement In 2013: 14 cooperatives; 8,900 members of a population 12,000; 390 Inuit employees in 14 co-ops, 294 at Ilagiisaq; $320 million in revenue $89M for the 14 co-ops, $231M for the FCNQ $342M in assets (2011)

Co-op Stores

Maritime and air transport Taqramut Transport Inc Air Inuit

Communications

Weaknesses  Insufficient local support  Long distance training  North-South communication (linguistic barrier)  Lack of competencies /qualifications of the workforce  Resistance to change  Workforce turnover in co-ops

 ALLIANCES AND EXCELLENT BUSINESS RELATIONS WITH OUR FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL PARTNERS  ANNUAL RETURNS TO MEMBERS  KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN DIFFERENT AREAS  SOLID FINANCIAL BASE  SOUND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE  MULTI-SERVICE COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT