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).
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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
Deputy Chief Charlotte Ottereyes
Anderson Jolly, President of COTA Edward Bearskin, President of EIT |
| 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
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| 11:30 | EIT Annual Report
Robin McGinley, Executive Director of EIT
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| 11:55 | Appointment of Auditors for 2025-2026 |
| 12:00 – LUNCH | |
| 1:00 | Audited Statements (EIT & COTA)
Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
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| 1:30 | Election Results
Announcement by communities
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| 2:00 | Presentation from Alliance de l’industrie touristique du Québec
Sebastien Benedict, VP Affaires publiques et relations gouvernementales
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| 2:30 | Introduction to COTA/EIT Staff |
| 3:00 – BREAK | |
| 3:15 | Sustainable Tourism Action Plan
Rob Imrie, Director of Development of EIT
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| 3:45 | Date & location of next meeting |
| 3:50 | Open Discussion: Tourism in Eeyou Istchee |
| 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
Newly-elected President of EIT |
| 9:30 |
Wemindji Tourism Presentation Brant Blackned, Tawich Development Corporation
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| 10:00 |
Niimaawin: Food for Travel Emmanuelle Choquette, Papilles développement
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| 10:30 – BREAK | |
| 10:45 | Success Story: 5 Years of Wiinipaakw Tours |
| 11:15 |
Opportunities for Eeyou Istchee Tourisme Québec
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| 11:30 | Announcement of the COTA essay contest winner |
| 11:40 | 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 |
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