Funding for Entrepreneurs and Communities
I’m a small Indigenous tourism business and I need financial support:
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- Innovation Science and Economic Development
- Department of Finance list of all federal support updated daily
- Global Affairs (Exports)
- COVID-19 Supports for your Business
- Support to Businesses | Extending the Work-Sharing program, providing small businesses with wage subsidies, Business Credit Availability Program (BCAP)
- Apeetogosan Grants and Loans for Metis or Non-Status Entrepreneurs
- WD support for western Canadian businesses
- Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program
- Travel Alberta Investment Cooperative Fund (new intake September 12-October 14, 2022)
- Tourism Relief Fund in Western Canada
- Canada Digital Adoption Program
- Energy Savings for Small Business
Support for Indigenous Communities:
- Aboriginal Business Investment Fund– Closes September 30, 2022
- Employment partnerships program– closes October 2022
- First Nation Development Fund program
- Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples
- Tourism Relief Fund in Western Canada
- Community Facility Enhancement Program
- Community Opportunity Readiness Program
Wage subsidy programs:
- First Nations and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy Summer Work Experience Program (SWEP)
- Aboriginal Futures Wage Subsidy Program
Employee Training:
Artisan Grants:
- Indigenous Arts Individual Project Funding
- Creating, Knowing and Sharing Program
- Professional Development for Artists
Project Based: