considered would support the critical need
for housing lots as well as providing a por-
tion of this land to accommodate the long-
awaited Nunavut Heritage Center.
The first facility scheduled for construction
within the IOL development is a new Hotel
and Conference Center scheduled for oc-
cupancy in the fall of 2019. The Hotel will
consist of 92 rooms including 12 suites
dedicated to the 12 Qikiqtani communi-
ties outside of Iqaluit. A conference facil-
ity with a restaurant, lounge and spa will
provide future patrons with a truly unique
Arctic experience.
Under Flaherty’s leadership (first as Direc-
tor and since 2009 as President & CEO),
QC has continued to grow and own 10
wholly-owned companies and 16 joint ven-
ture companies. Though “fishing licences
and real estate are our number one and
two corporations that provide stability and
revenue for QC and group of companies,”
according to Flaherty, its subsidiaries have
notable successes as well. For one, it is the
first Inuit-owned company to participate in
a Public-Private Partnership with the Gov-
ernment of Nunavut for the construction
of the first hospital in Nunavut, as well as
the first Inuit-owned company to secure
bonding as “prime contractor” for a multi-
million environmental project. Next on the
docket, the QC will play a vital role in the
region’s push toward clean energy.
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