The Nunavut Fisheries and Marine Training Consortium (NFMTC) is a not-for-profit organization created in 2005 to provide training opportunities to Nunavut beneficiaries interested in pursuing careers in the fishing industry. NFTC strives to provide the majority of the training courses in Nunavut, either in the community or in Iqaluit. The training facility is home to top of the line training supplies and navigation simulators. NFMTC supports training in the marine sector including but not limited to the fisheries, safety, cargo and transport and research.
Partners of NFMTC include
Cumberland Sound/Pangnirtung Fisheries Limited Partnership
Nunavut Development Corporation
Nunavut Sealink and Supplies Inc.
Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping
Marine Transportation Services (NWT)
Coastal Shipping Limited (Woodwards)
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (legacy partner)
Hunters and Trappers Organizations (throughout Nunavut)
Government of Nunavut – Department of Family Services – Career Development Division
Government of Nunavut – Department of Environment – Fisheries and Sealing Division (legacy partner)
Government of Nunavut – Economic Development and Transportation
Government of the Northwest Territories – Department of Infrastructure, Tourism and Investment
Government of Canada – Transport Canada – Oceans Protection Plan
Government of Canada – Transport Canada – Prairie Northern
Government of Canada – Parks Canada
Government of Canada – Employment and Social Development (formerly HRSDC)
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency (CanNor)
Fisheries and Marine Institute of St. John’s
