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Overview

The goals of the program are to:

• Provide the resources necessary to strengthen the tourism industry by developing skills and increasing business knowledge of tourism operators;
• Provide opportunities for NWT tourism business operators to learn and benefit from more experienced tourism operators/professionals;
• Enhance the strength of the tourism industry over the long term by providing resources and opportunities for NWT tourism businesses to learn from experienced professionals; and
• Facilitate knowledge transfer from more experienced professionals to new/younger entrepreneurs.

Funding Available

Face-to-Face Mentorships allows the Mentor and Mentee to work together on-site at the Mentee’s place of business. Each Mentee will receive a total of three days of in-person on-site mentorship as well as four days of mentorship from a distance using web and/or telephone on a schedule developed to suit their availability.

• Funding will cover costs valued over $7,000 per person as per the agreement between Catalyste+ and Industry, Tourism and Investment (ITI).

• All allocations are subject to fund availability

Deadline

This program is not currently accepting applications. We will update this page when applications open. 

This program generally opens for application intake in April each year.
 

Eligibility

Mentees

Criteria for tourism operators (Mentees) to apply to the program:

• Must be a resident of the NWT.
• Must have a valid Tourism Operator License or be a business, collective or organization that is engaged in the tourism sector.
• Must be legally entitled to be a business in the NWT.
• Business plan would be an asset.

How to apply

1. Complete an application form
2. Send the application form to your regional office.

Contacts

North Slave Regional Office

Tel: (867) 767-9212 Email: Tourism_NorthSlave@gov.nt.ca(link sends e-mail)

South Slave Regional Office

Tel: (867) 872-8046 Email: Tourism_SouthSlave@gov.nt.ca(link sends e-mail)

Dehcho Regional Office

Tel: (867) 695-7500 Email: Tourism_Dehcho@gov.nt.ca(link sends e-mail)

Sahtu Regional Office

Tel: (867) 587-7171 Email: Tourism_Sahtu@gov.nt.ca(link sends e-mail)

Beaufort Delta Regional Office

Tel: (867) 678-8023 Email: Tourism_BeaufortDelta@gov.nt.ca