La Fdration des Coopratives du Nouveau-Qubec

La Fdration des Coopratives du Nouveau-Qubec

La Fdration des coopratives du Nouveau-Qubec (FCNQ) is owned by its fourteen member co-ops in the Inuit communities of the Hudson and Ungava coasts of Northern-Qubec, or Nunavik, as this region is now called. FCNQ was established in 1967 to provide the rapidly growing co-operative movement with more effective powers and services to help attain their vision Atautsikut/Together working to develop as a people, leaving none behind.
The main objective of each co-op is to unite the community and to act as a spokesperson for their interests. Therefore the co-op is more than just a store, as is evident from their success in activities as diverse as:
operating retail stores with a wide selection of merchandise at competitive prices, often paying back savings in cash and shares to members at the end of the year.
banking, post offices cable TV and Internet services (in Puvirnituq only).
management training, staff development and auditing services.
marketing Inuit art across Canada and around the world.
operating hotels and a travel agency.
fishing & hunting camps.
bulk storage and distribution of crucial oil & fuel supplies.
construction projects in Nunavik for housing, schools, etc.

The co-op movement is now the largest non-government employer in the region with over 270 full-time and 54 seasonal employees in Nunavik and 120 full-time employees in Montral.

The co-ops are managed exclusively by Inuit and Cree staff, thereby ensuring that the knowledge and experience gained from operating their collective enterprises remains an asset of the community.

Business done by the co-operative movement in Nunavik each year has grown from $1,1 million in 1967, to over $143 million in 2004.

These results clearly show that the co-op philosophy and practice of working together to develop as a people, leaving none behind, is an economically viable and socially equitable answer to the future development of Nunavik.

Company Details

Year Established: 1967

Number of Employees: 120

Company Information

Bernard Murdoch
Title: Sales Manager
Telephone: (514) 457-9375
Fax: (514) 457-4626
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Jos C. Beauchemin
Title: Market Development Coordinator
Telephone: (514) 457-9375
Fax: (514) 457-4626
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Products

Inuit (eskimo) Sculpture

Services