Hartley Bay community members are employed in a variety of sectors, including village administration, public works and safety, social and health services, housing, treaty negotiations, education services, salmon enhancement, forestry, tourism and ecological research.

The Gitga’at people rely on a variety of informal economic activity, harvesting wildlife, fish and non-timber forest products harvested throughout their Territory. Many members continue to hunt and harvest traditional tree and plant resources.

The Gitga’at people are continuously exploring long-term, sustainable economic development opportunities that will meet the needs and fulfill the aspirations of present and future generations. Overarching goals for all economic development in the Territory are to generate economic and employment benefits for the Gitga’at people while maintaining the area’s ecological integrity and the community’s overall well being.

The Gitga’at Development Corporation (GDC) was established in 2002 to engage in a variety of planning and negotiating activities geared toward securing . . . .

The GDC board of directors is comprised of Gitga’at Hereditary Chiefs.

Management of the GDC is overseen by:

Art Sterritt GDC General Manager and Chief Negotiator for the Gitga’at Nation
Dan Cardinall GDC Resource Manager, and
Teri Clifton GDC Administrations Manager.