2025 Annual General Meeting & Conference
September 16-18, 2025 | Cree Nation of Wemindji
2025 Annual General Meeting & Conference
September 16-18, 2025 | Cree Nation of Wemindji
Registration
Registration is open now! If you plan to attend, please send your registration form to info@creetourism.ca as soon as possible.
Agenda
Help us stay sustainable at this year's AGM & Conference!
Use this digital agenda to plan your trip and cut down on printing (agendas will also be placed on each table for reference during the event).
Bring your reusable dishes from last year’s Conference for your chance to win our draw!
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Tuesday, September 16AGM (Members Only)
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Wednesday, September 17Tourism Conference: Day One
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Thursday, September 18Tourism Conference: Day Two
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 |
Opening Prayer & Opening Remarks Chief of Wemindji
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| 9:30 | Review of the Minutes from the 2024 AGM |
| 10:00 | Election: Nomination of candidates by communities |
| 10:30 – BREAK | |
| 10:45 | Approval of the exemption received from Corporations Canada permitting the Corporation to delay the holding of its 2026 annual meeting until no later than November 30, 2026 |
| 11:00 |
COTA Annual Report Robin McGinley, Executive Director of COTA |
| 11:30 |
EIT Annual Report Robin McGinley, Executive Director of COTA |
| 11:55 | Appointment of Auditors for 2025-2026 |
| 12:00 – LUNCH | |
| 1:00 |
Audited Statements (EIT & COTA) Raymond Chabot Grant Thorton |
1:30 |
Election Results Announcement by communities |
| 2:00 |
Sustainable Tourism Action Plan Rob Imrie, Director of Development of EIT |
| 3:00 – BREAK | |
| 3:15 |
Presentation from Alliance de l’industrie touristique du Québec Sebastien Benedict, VP Affaires publiques et relations gouvernementales |
| 4:15 | Date and Location of Next Meeting |
| 4:30 | Wrap-up and end of Annual General Meeting |
| 5:00 | Green Team Activity |
| 6:15 | Supper |
| 8:30 | Registration |
| 9:00 | Welcome & Introduction of Conference Objectives |
| 9:15 |
Opening Remarks Newly-elected President of COTA
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| 9:30 |
Wemindji Tourism Presentation Tawich Development |
| 10:00 |
Niimaawin: Food for Travel Emmanuelle Choquette, Papilles développement |
| 10:30 – BREAK | |
| 10:45 | Success Story: 5 Years of Wiinipaakw Tours |
| 11:15 | Announcement of the COTA essay contest winner |
| 11:30 | Overview of workshops & group rotation |
| 12:00 – LUNCH | |
| 1:15 | Workshops (3.5) hours each – group rotate according to colour on name tag |
| 8:30 | Workshops (3.5) hours each – group rotate according to colour on name tag |
| 12:00 – LUNCH | |
| 1:00 | Workshops (3.5) hours each – group rotate according to colour on name tag |
| 4:30 | Wrap-up, thank you message, and end of the Tourism Conference |
Workshops
During the Tourism Conference, attendees will rotate through three exciting workshops in groups.
Your group colour (yellow, red, blue) will be indicated on your name tag.
Community Map
Workshop #2
Workshop #3
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