About Us
The Haida House of Assembly, through the Haida Independence Project, approved the creation of the Haida Enterprise Corporation (HaiCo) as a National Corporation in to manage, grow and govern the business enterprises of the Haida Nation with the goal of developing a sustainable economy on Haida Gwaii with two specific goals:
- Generate revenue to attain financial independence
- Improve the quality of life for the collective benefit of the Haida people
HaiCo was assigned three principal objectives:
- To balance societal, environmental and economic interests of the Haida Nation
- To provide business and career opportunities for Haida people
- To general increased revenue that will assist the Haida Nation in investing in future opportunities and benefits for the Haida people.
The Haida Enterprise Corporation was incorporated under the BC Business Corporations Act on July 20. 2009. The first meeting of the HaiCo Board of Directors was held in Vancouver on December 6, 2010.