To assist in building capacity of the representative organization for Inuit living in Manitoba, the Manitoba government is providing $30,000 toward the Manitoba Inuit Association (MIA) to continue its work of enhancing the lives of Inuit in Manitoba and connecting Inuit to services that meet their evolving needs particularly in health care, social services and education,”

More than 1,000 Inuit call Manitoba home and more than 15,000 visits are made by Inuit travelling to Winnipeg hospitals every year from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut for health care and to pursue skills-training or post-secondary education opportunities,”

The MIA opened its doors in 2012 and works to strengthen Inuit language and culture in Manitoba.