Learning & Development
As part of our commitment to the ongoing development of the North Baffin communities, Baffinland is committed to providing education and training opportunities to local residents.
2025 Scholarships
Baffinland remains committed to education and training for Inuit in North Baffin communities and across Nunavut. We support and encourage the pursuit of post-secondary education and recognize the importance of learning and development as a pillar to the ongoing development of Nunavummiut. We are proud of you as you continue your journey through post-secondary education. Your continued success means success for Nunavut and our communities. Scholarships are one benefit that Baffinland provides annually through Article 8.8.2 of the Mary River Inuit Impact and Benefit Agreement (IIBA).
For 2025, five scholarships, in the amount of $5,000 each, will be awarded to the top five applicants with priority given to the following educational areas:
- Marine and Environmental Studies
- Geology and Engineering
- Health and Wellness
- Education and Management Studies
- Business Administration
English
| Scholarship | Popular Summary (English) | Popular Summary (Inuktitut) | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine and Environmental Studies | February 28, 2025 | ||
| Geology and Engineering | February 28, 2025 | ||
| Health and Wellness | February 28, 2025 | ||
| Education and Management Studies | February 28, 2025 | ||
| Business Administration | February 28, 2025 |
The five priority areas were selected in consideration of Baffinland’s Mission, Vision and Values. Many have direct relevance to the many career choices available at Baffinland.
Click the area of study above for full details on available scholarships and examples of the many career choices available at Baffinland.
Application Form and Guidelines
English Post-secondary Scholarship Application Form and Guidelines
Eligibility
Open to Nunavut Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement. Priority will be given in the following order:
- Inuit applicants from Arctic Bay, Clyde River, Igloolik, Pond Inlet and Sanirajak
- Inuit from the Qikiqtani region
- Inuit from the rest of Nunavut
How to Apply
Along with completing the form, you must also submit the following:
- A letter from you (Letter of Intent), to the Baffinland Corporation Academic Scholarship Committee introducing yourself with the following information:
- Your field(s) of study
- Educational level achieved to date (GPA or grade average to be noted)
- Community or volunteer activities you have undertaken
- Please tell us why this scholarship is important for you to continue your studies
- Why you want to take the program/training and how will it be used in your career plan
- A copy of your latest school transcript
- A copy of your resume
Application Deadline
The deadline for applications is February 28, 2025.
For more information regarding our scholarships, please contact us.
2025 ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ
ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐊᖏᖅᓯᒪᐃᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᓂᕐᓄᓪᓗ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓘᑉ ᐅᐊᖕᓇᖓᓂ ᓄᓇᓕᐅᔪᓂ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓄᓇᕗᓗᒃᑖᒥ. ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᐃᖃᑦᑕᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᐊᔭᐅᖅᑐᐃᓪᓗᑕᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖁᔨᓪᓗᑕ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᔪᐊᒥ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐃᓕᓴᖅᓯᓯᒪᓪᓗᑕ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᑎᓂᖅ ᑐᙵᕕᖕᓂᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑦ. ᐅᐱᒍᓱᒃᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᖏᓐᓇᖅᑎᓪᓗᑎᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᒥᒃ. ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᖏᓐᓇᕐᓃᑦ ᑐᑭᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕗᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕗᓪᓗ. ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᓯᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᖅ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᖅᑕᐅᓲᖅ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᑕᒫᑦ ᐊᑐᖅᖢᒍ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᓯᒪᔪᖅ 8.8.2 ᓄᓘᔮᖕᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᐊᕐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐱᕚᓐᓕᕈᑎᒃᓴᓄᑦ ᐊᖏᕈᒻᒥ.
2025-ᒥ, ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᓂ ᐃᓕᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᒃᓴᐃᑦ, ᐊᑭᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ $5,000-ᓂᒃ, ᑐᓂᔭᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᖁᑦᑎᓛᓄᑦ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓄᑦ ᐆᒃᑐᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓇᓕᖓᖕᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑕᐅᕙᒃᑐᓄᑦ:
- ᑕᕆᐅᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᕙᑎᒥᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᖅ
- ᐅᔭᖅᑭᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᔪᓕᕆᓂᖅ
- ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᖅᑕᐃᓕᒪᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖅ
- ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᔨᙳᕋᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᑦ
- ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖃᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᑎᓂᕐᒧᑦ
| ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅ | ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᐱᓇᔪᒍᒪᔪᓄᑦ | ᐊᑕᖏᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᓂᒃᑳᖅ | ᑭᒡᓕᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ᐃᒪᕐᒥᐅᑕᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅ | ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ 28, 2025 | ||
| ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻᒪ ᓴᓇᐅᒪᔪᓕᕆᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᖅ | ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ 28, 2025 | ||
| ᐋᓐ ᓂᐊᖃᑕᐃᓕᒪ ᓂᕐ ᒧ ᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᖏᑦ ᑎᐊᕐ ᓂᕐ ᒧ ᓪ ᓗ ᐃᓕᓐ ᓂᐊᕐ ᓂᕐ ᒧ ᑦ ᐃᓕᓐ ᓂᐊᖅ ᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲ ᔫ ᓯ ᐊᖅ | ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ 28, 2025 | ||
| ᐃᓕᓐ ᓂᐊᖅ ᑐᓕᕆᓂᖅ ᐊᒻ ᒪ ᓗ ᐊᐅᓚᑦ ᑎᔨ ᐅᓂᕐ ᒧ ᑦ ᐃᓕᓐ ᓂᐊᕐ ᓃᑦ | ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ 28, 2025 | ||
| ᓇᖕ ᒥ ᓂᖃᕐ ᓂᕐ ᒧ ᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦ ᑎᓂᕐ ᒧ ᑦ ᐃᓕᓐ ᓂᐊᕐ ᓂᕐ ᒧ ᑦ ᐃᓕᓐ ᓂᐊᖅ ᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲ ᔫ ᓯ ᐊᖅ | ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ 28, 2025 |
ᑕᓪᓕᒪᑦ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᒪᔪᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒋᖃᓯᐅᔾᔭᐅᓪᓗᑎᒃ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖅᑕᖏᑦ, ᑕᐅᑐᒃᑕᖏᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᒋᔭᖏᑦ. ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᒃᑐᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ
ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᒧᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ.
ᓇᕿᓪᓗᒍᑦ ᓇᓕᐊᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᒐᒃᓴᖅ ᐊᑖᓂ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᑦᑎᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑎᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᓯᐊᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒃᑑᑏᑦ ᐊᒥᓱᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᖑᔪᓐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᓕᒫᕐᓄᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᕆᔪᓐᓇᖅᑕᑎᑦ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᔪᑦ ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᓐᓂ.
ᐱᓇᔫᑎᓄᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔾᔪᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓖᑦ
ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᑦᑐᖅᓴᕐᕕᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᒃᑐᓄᑦ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐱᓇᔫᑎᓄᑦ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᔾᔪᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᒪᓕᒋᐊᓖᑦ
ᐱᔪᓐᓇᖅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ
ᐅᒃᑯᐃᖓᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᓄᑦ ᐊᑎᖃᖃᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ ᐊᖏᕈᑎᒥᑦ. ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᒪᓕᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᓂ:
- ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓇᔪᒃᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᑯᓇᓂᖔᖅᑐᑦ ᓴᓂᕋᔭᖕᒥ, ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃ, ᑲᖏᖅᑐᒑᐱᒃ, ᒥᑦᑎᒪᑕᓕᒃ, ᐃᒃᐱᐊᕐᔪᒃ
- ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᖕᓂᕐᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ
- ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥᐅᑕᐃᑦ
ᖃᓄᖅ ᐱᓇᔫᑎᓂᒃ ᑕᑕᑎᕆᓂᖅ
ᐱᔭᕇᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᑎᓪᓗᒍᑦ ᑕᑕᕆᔭᑎ, ᑐᓂᖃᓯᐅᑎᓯᒪᔭᕆᐊᖃᖅᑕᑎ ᐅᑯᐊ:
- ᑎᑎᖅᑲᖅ ᐃᓕᖕᓂᖔᖅᑐᖅ (ᐱᔪᒪᓂᐊᕐᓃᑦ), ᐹᕙᓐᓛᓐᑯᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔫᑎᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᒪᔩᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᓗᑎᒃ ᑭᓇᐅᓂᕐᓄᑦ ᒪᓕᒡᓗᒋᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᔾᔪᑏᑦ:
- ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕆᐊᕈᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᑎᑦ
- ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓯᒪᔾᔪᑎᑎ ᑎᑭᐅᑎᓯᒪᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᓪᓗᒥᒧᑦ (ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᐅᕙᒃᑐᑦ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᒃᑯᑦ ᓈᓴᐅᑎᐅᒐᔪᒃᑐᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᑐᓄᑦ)
- ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂ ᐅᕝᕙᓘᓐᓃ ᓇᖕᒥᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖃᖅᓯᒪᔭᑎᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᒃᓴᑦ
- ᐊᑏ ᐅᖃᐅᑎᑎᒍᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐃᑲᔫᑎ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐃᓕᖕᓄᑦ ᑲᔪᓯᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕈᑎᓐᓂᒃ
- ᖃᓄᐃᒻᒪ ᐱᓕᕆᕕᒋᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᖅ/ᐱᓕᒻᒪᒃᓴᐅᑎ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᑖᓐᓇ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᖔᒍᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᒋᓯᒪᔭᕐᓄᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᕐᓄ
- ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓗᒍᑦ ᓄᑖᖑᓛᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᕕᖕᒥ ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ
- ᐃᓚᓕᐅᑎᓗᒍᑦ ᐃᖅᑲᓇᐃᔮᒃᓴᖅᓯᐅᕈᑎ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᕆᓯᒪᔪᑦ
ᐱᓇᔫᑎ ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᖃᖅᑐᖅ
ᐃᓱᓕᕝᕕᒃ ᐱᓇᔫᑎᒧᑦ ᕖᕝᕗᐊᕆ 28, 2025.
This is a five-day training program facilitated in the communities and addresses the following areas: An Introduction to Mining, Essential Skills for the Workplace, Financial literacy, Communication skills and Preparing for working at a Fly-In, Fly-Out operation.
To apply for the Work Ready program, contact the Baffinland Community Liaison Office (BCLO) in your community.
The Apprenticeship program is a formalized program for residents in the North Baffin communities. It is a workplace-based post-secondary education program initiated by Baffinland with Nunavut Arctic College and the QIA.
Apprenticeship trades include: electricians, heavy equipment technicians, automotive service technicians, housing maintainers, millwrights and welders.
Pre-trades training programs are offered by Nunavut Arctic College on Baffin Island. Once the Trades Entrance Exam has been passed, applicants can submit their letter of confirmation, along with their resume, on the Baffinland Careers website. Please contact your local Nunavut Arctic College if you are interested in Pre-Trades training.
Baffinland offers a minimum of four Inuit Internship positions each year. Inuit Internships will be offered for positions as agreed upon from time to time by the Employment Committee, provided that at least two (2) of the Inuit Internship positions shall be in the fields of human resources, finance, corporate affairs and/or a technical occupation outside the traditional trades and heavy equipment operation.
Upon completion of a one-year internship, an Inuit Intern shall receive priority hiring for any position with the Company or its contractors for which he or she subsequently applies and for which he or she satisfies the minimum requirements of the position.
Q-Step is a continual-entry program.The Qikiqtani Inuit Association (QIA) in partnership with Baffinland, the Government of Canada, the Government of Nunavut and Kakivak launched this new Inuit employment and training project in November 2017.
Q-STEP’s objectives are to: increase Inuit employment at the Mary River Mine, develop and deliver training programs for unemployed Inuit (with a focus on women and youth), and provide Inuit with certified and transferable skills and qualifications to enable them to take advantage of other employment opportunities.
- Work Ready training
- Heavy Equipment Operator training
- Trades Apprenticeships training
- Mining Essentials and general skills development
To apply for the Q-Step program, visit a QIA office or your local BCLO office.