This is the corporate website for the Cree Outfitting and Tourism Association and Eeyou Istchee Tourism.
If you would like to plan a trip to Eeyou Istchee Baie-James, or to learn more about the many attractions of the region, please visit eeyouistcheebaiejames.com.

Voici le site corporatif de l’Association crie de pourvoirie et de tourisme et de Tourisme Eeyou Istchee. Si vous désirez planifier un voyage à Eeyou Istchee Baie-James et savoir plus sur les nombreux attractions touristiques de la région, veuillez visiter eeyouistcheebaiejames.com.

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Resource Library

Downloadable PDF Resources

Guide to Cree-Led Ecotourism Development in Protected Areas

COTA Tourism Ownership: My Business Builder

Caribou and the Cree

Videos & Virtual Workshops

Marketing_Presentation_EIBJ_2024

Communications – Marketing Tools and Programs – Eeyou Istchee Baie James

EPRTNT Funding Program in Tourism
(March 2024)

CNG – Department of Commerce and Industry Funding Opportunities
(January 2024)

Apatisiiwin Skills Development
Funding Opportunities
(January 2024)

Cree Tourism: Creating the Career of Your Dreams

Free Training: Become an Ambassador of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James

Information & Articles

Visitors’ Guidelines

COTA’s mission is to develop and implement a collective vision for a world-class sustainable tourism industry in Eeyou Istchee, that is in harmony with Cree culture and values, and that involves a partnership among Cree communities, institutions and businesses.  One...
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Canada’s Indigenous Tourism Sector: Insights and Economic Impacts

In 2019, the Conference Board of Canada published an eye-opening report titled Canada’s Indigenous Tourism Sector: Insights and Economic Impacts. This report was commissioned by the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) to "profile and assess the economic...
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Nothern Tourism Intelligence: Archived Newsletters

For a period of several years starting in 2011, Quebec's ministère du Tourisme issued a newsletter on Northern tourism. You may use the links below to access archival copies of these newsletters. Newsletter Northern Tourism – April 2017 Newsletter Northern Tourism –...
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Marketing Materials and Other Helpful Links

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