Prenatal and Early Childhood

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation (IRC) recognizes the importance of Prenatal and Early Childhood programs which provide the foundation in raising healthy and confident children to strengthen the communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region. At the same time, Inuvialuit culture, language and traditions are passed onto the future generations.

Goals and Objectives

Respect and support families in their task of nurturing children
Increase child and family awareness of health practices
Offer nutrition to the children and family
Ensure the childcare programs are based on current knowledge of child development and early childhood education

Photo is from Inuvialuit History Timeline, link to more information is below:

"Woman with children outside of post buildings at Tuktuk [Tuktoyaktuk]." [193-?]. (Photographer: Unknown. HBCA-1987-363-E-140/1)

Resources

ICG Update- October 2019

The ICG Update newsletter is mailed to beneficiaries following every IRC Board meeting. And can be found here electronically as a pdf.

Inuvialuit Regional Corporation Strategic Plan 2019- 2021

Read IRC Strategic Plan 2019-2021 by viewing and downloading the available pdf document here.

Parents Handbook - Child Care

IRC provides a Parents Handbook with information on your local early childhood development programs.

Child Care Application

Registration and applications will begin every year on May 1.

Inuvialuit Final Agreement

It was the first comprehensive land claim agreement signed north of the 60th parallel and only the second in Canada at that time.

National Strategy on Inuit Education

An educational blueprint for our children's future. Helping to create leaders confident in the Inuit language, culture and capable of contributing to the emerging opportunities in Canada’s Arctic.