How Arctic Fresh grew from groceries to multimillion-dollar construction contracts in 5 years – Nunatsiaq News
Jun 30, 2025
Igloolik-based group of companies focuses on Inuit skills training
Inuit-owned Arctic Fresh Projects is in the business of problem solving.
The five-year-old construction arm of the Igloolik-based Arctic Fresh Group of Companies currently manages $275 million in construction projects. The company’s biggest job to date is Aqqusariaq, the Nunavut recovery centre in Iqaluit, which boasted a 69 per cent Inuit workforce last month and 49 per cent in June, far surpassing the territorial standard of 20 per cent.
Month to month, the project averages a 25 per cent Inuit workforce while the company maintains 90 per cent Inuit among its permanent staff.
