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Welcome to Kuujjuaq

Students of Jaanimmarik getting ready to go snowboarding At this, the beginning of the 21st century, the Inuit village of Kuujjuaq unites two supposedly divergent ways of life: Its inhabitants continue to practice traditional subsistence activities in harmony with the tides of the mighty Koksoak River and the rhythm of the passing seasons. At the same time, they have adopted the frantic pace of the modern world, where local businesses vie for market-share and high-speed telecommunications are becoming the norm.

Kuujjuaq boasts a state-of-the-art, 500 seat conference center, two three-star hotels, several eating places, a bar with dance floor, as well as several stores and shops. A branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce offers a full range of banking services and the Tulattavik Ungava Hospital is equipped with modern health and dental care facilities. Visitors will be pleasantly surprised to find a wide range of services in such a remote and relatively small community.

Whether visiting Kuujjuaq for leisure or business, you are sure to discover a village humming with modern activity, but founded on the traditional Inuit way of life.

Welcome to Kuujjuaq The community began to develop at its present site between 1941 and 1945 while the U.S. Air Force base, known as Crystal 1, was being constructed.

Since the signing of the James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement in 1975, Kuujjuaq has become the administrative center of Nunavik. Many regional organizations have their head offices in the community, namely the Makivik Corporation, the Kativik Regional Government, the Kativik Regional Development Council (known as Katutjiniq), the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, and the Nunavik Research Center.

This information was obtained from Nunavik Tourism Association www.nunavik-tourism.com.