The Cree Nation Government and the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance are pleased to host Forging the Path Forward, a two-day event to be held at the FOrestel in Val-d'Or on June 7-8 2023. The event will bring community leaders and local entrepreneurs together with regional economic entities, business leaders and elected municipal and regional officials to understand our respective activities in the region, to explore possibilities for strengthening relationships, to deepen awareness of economic development opportunities and to chart a path forward to take full advantage of available opportunities at both the local and regional levels in a way that respects Cree rights and interests. ...

The Secretariat will be on an Orientation Trip in the Cree communities of Wemindji, Eastmain and Waskaganish from March 12 to 16, 2023 accompanied by a delegation of approximately 15 business representatives. ...

Not far from 300 persons were welcomed at the Hôtel Forestel in Val-d'Or, natives and non-natives alike. Among them, we were fortunate to receive Chiefs and Grand Chiefs from different nations, many governmental and municipal political actors, business leaders and many participants. With a memorable opening night, seven Discussion Circles, business meetings and inspiring speeches, we can say mission accomplished for this event combining our Business Exchange Day and the Interregional Economic Circle of Indigenous Peoples.  See the program       ...

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The 17th Edition of the annual conference entitled: Looking Ahead Together, was held this year at the Neoskweskau Complex in Mistissini and simultaneously broadcast on the Cree radio.  ...

The Secretariat’s team is pleased to have present to you the 18th edition of its Business Exchange Day on December 7th, 2021. This annual event, which is a real lever for economic development, enabled more than 300 business meetings between Native and non-Native businesses and organizations. The event, organized in a hybrid format, brought together nearly 200 participants in presence and in virtual at the Hotel Forestel in Val-d´Or, and on the allia platform As in all its events, the Secretariat makes sure to create favorable conditions for exchanges and sharing of knowledge of the environment, always with respect for local communities and the environment, so as to promote economic development.       ...

The 16th Edition of the annual conference entitled: Energy and Environment in a Nordicity context, was recorded live from the Hôtel des Eskers, in Amos and simultaneously broadcast on the platform alliaTM. The very first Secretariat’s conference in a hybrid format took place on June 9-10. The Allia platform gave us the opportunity to fulfill our mission and bring together several nations and regions around a crucial theme for the populations of northern Quebec. Thus, nearly two hundred participants, including forty speakers and dignitaries, reflected on and shared their ideas around the theme of energy and the environment in a nordicity context.   ...

The 17th Edition of Secretariat's Business Exchange Day, which took place, for the first time ever, virtually, was a great success on the alliaTM platform. Indeed, on October 5, the Secretariat launched its brand new networking tool. It is on the allia TM virtual platform that participants were able to participate in this most innovative event. Photo editing - Business Exchange Day 2020 ...

The Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance unveils its new virtual matchmaking tool: a platform for indigenous and non-indigenous companies and organizations, in a Nordicity context. On the FB page of the Secretariat. October 5, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. ...

The Secretariat launches its first series of webinars under the theme : Sustainable Economic Recovery in a Nordicity context. ...

Organized by the Secretariat of the Cree Nations A-T Economic Alliances, in collaboration with the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) and Cree Nation Government and the City of Amos...

the 16th Edition of our Business Exchange Day was held on November 27, 2019 at the Hotel Forestel in Val-d'Or. This gathering allowed business representatives of the region to meet with the different representatives of the Cree Nation during scheduled business meetings....

The Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance is pleased to offer the opportunity to become more familiar with the Cree Communities in Northern Quebec, during a mission that will take place on August 26- 27-28, 2019....

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Over 230 people took part in the Secretariat`s 15th conference entitled The North and its Logistics organized by the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance in collaboration with the City of Rouyn-Noranda and the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) / Cree Nation Government. Discussions centered on the potential and the challenges of the logistic activities of the regional, interregional, and interprovincial economy....

Hosted by the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance and produced by Naturallia Economic Development Organisation....

The 15th edition of the Business Exchange Day which took place on December 5, 2018 in Val-d’Or was a success....

The Regional Career Fair is an annual event that aims to help youth explore career paths that can orient their educational pursuits....

The Secretariat wishes to acknowledge and congratulate all participants for the exchanges that took place as part of the orientation mission held in the Cree communities of Waskaganish, Eastmain and Wemindji in September....

The Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance in collaboration with the City of Val-d’Or and the Grand Council of the Crees (Eeyou Istchee) is pleased to present a conference entitled: Northern Development....

A great orientation mission in the Cree communities of Chisasibi and Nemaska....

The Regional Career Fair is an annual event that aims to help youth explore career paths that can orient their educational pursuits. This year’s Regional Career fair will be in Waswanipi on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 & Thursday, November 9, 2017 at the Community Complex All Chiefs Arena, which is situated at 20 Alder Street Waswanipi, Quebec, J0Y3C0....

Success for the Business Exchange Day which took place on November 29, 2017 in Val-d’Or: described by some as “speed dating”, each company received their personalized calendar of 15-minute business meetings with selected partners....

Many thanks to the communities of Waswanipi, Oujé-Bougoumou and Mistissini for your warm welcome......

List of 2017 Golf Tournaments...

The first annual conference of the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance (SCNATEA) to be held in a Cree community, Mistissini, took place on June 6 and 7. This 13th edition of the “Looking Ahead Together” conference presented over 20 speakers, brought together over 180 participants, and revolved around three key topics: tourism, mining development in the Northern Quebec region, and economic development....

Waskaganish and Abitibi & Co. partnered to re-introduce the G-Man in James Bay....

As part of the Kuujjuaq Mining Workshop (KMW) organised by the Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund, eight businesses joined the Secretariat’s delegation. The planning of a business meeting schedule for the delegation with emphasis on orientation and familiarisation with the local area was coordinated more particularly with the Kativik Regional Government, Raglan Mine, the Makivik Corporation executives, the Kuujjuaq Landholding Corporation; many other individual meetings were organised between companies....

Widely supported by its partners and the business community, the Business Exchange Day is the largest and most important business networking event with the Cree Nation. The 13th edition held in Val-d’Or on November 30th was a huge success. Described by some as “speed dating”, each company received their personalized 15-minute agenda and business meetings with partners of choice. With more than 250 participants, 171 businesses and organizations there were more than 700 business meetings scheduled....

The high profile event Looking Ahead Together brought together experts from across the province and welcomed more than 240 participants in Amos on June 1-2. The development of socioeconomic, cultural and friendship links maintained between Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Northern Quebec exist for over 40 years and through participation in......

The Secretariat and a delegation composed of different businesses visited Nemaska this week. Thank you for the warm welcoming: Chief Thomas Jolly, Deputy Chief Greg Jolly, we also met with council members, Noreen Moar, Teddy Wapachee, thanks to Clarence Jolly and Robert Kitchen for their presentations and St......

We regret to inform you that due to current circumstances the Business Exchange Day Event scheduled for December 2nd, 2015 has been postponed until further notice.   The President Dr. Ted Moses says: "After analysing our registrations it has been agreed to stop the registration for the Busi......

The Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance in collaboration with the City of Amos teamed up to offer the opportunity to become more familiar with the Cree Communities in Northern Quebec, during a mission tha......

Knowledge of the Northern Quebec territory, key actors and logistical activities is crucial to the optimisation of an efficient supply chain for a company to be competitive. This is why the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance is proud to have brought together the Cree, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, the Algonquins, several James Bay municipalities and the Inuit, engaged in the first conference of its kind, The North and its Logistics. This event gathered over 200 participants at the Centre de congrès in Rouyn-Noranda on June 4 and 5....

Success for the Business Exchange Day which took place on December 3, 2014 in Val-d’Or: described by some as “speed dating”, each company receives their personalized calendar of 15-minute business meetings with selected partners. The Business Exchange Day was an opportunity to identify new opportunities, to form new partnerships, to enrich networks and develop business. The program included business meetings, a trade show, speakers, a good meal and networking moments as well as a keynote address by Mr. Rodney Mark, Deputy Grand Chief of the Grand Council of the Crees....

A delegation of fifteen people from Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Matagami, from the fields of construction, mining, equipment dealership, transportation, tourism, economic development, public relations and environment, took part on September 16, 17 and 18 in an orientation trip to the Cree communities of Chi......

The Crees of Northern Québec and the forest industry mobilized around the event Working Together for a Sustainable Forestry; a unifying event that took place in May 2014, in Val-d’Or.  The main objective of this gathering was to create a favourable climate for discussing topics such as employment, granting of contracts in the forestry sector, and the development of partnerships and strategic alliances....

The Cree-Québec Forestry Board, the Secretariat to the Cree Nation A-T Economic Alliance, the Cree Regional Authority and many other organizations, organized an information and exchange day that brought together several forestry-related stakeholders involved in forestry-related jobs and contracts on the Eeyou Istchee-Bay-James territory. This allowed invited guests to share information with regards to employment, contracts and business relationship opportunities for the Crees and Cree companies. Approximately, sixty guests attended and took this opportunity to network with the forest industry to share information and discuss job opportunities, contracts and partnerships in the forestry sector. ...

The Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Northern Québec stand out because of their innovation and creativity. That is why the Secretariat to the Cree Nation Abitibi-Témiscamingue Economic Alliance is proud to have brought together, at its annual Conference on Innovation and Creativity, the Crees, the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, the Algonquin, several James Bay municipalities and the Inuit, all committed to Northern Québec’s development. This economic event, which focused on networking between the ten Cree communities and the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region, gathered over two hundred (200) participants and thirty-six (36) renowned guest speakers at the Hôtel des Eskers, in Amos, on May 30 and 31, 2013....