The Indigenous Growth Fund (IGF) is a new $150M investment fund that will provide access to the capital that Indigenous small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have long sought and lacked. Indigenous entrepreneurs across all industries, including emergent exporters and food and agriculture related businesses, will be able to access the Fund via business loans from a network of Aboriginal Financial Institutions (AFIs) throughout the country.
Organization National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Who Can Apply? First Nations
Organization First Nation Finance Authority
Who Can Apply? First Nations
The objectives of the Fund are to build collaboration, engagement and alignment with stakeholders working to achieve common goals and support the housing community’s research capacity development.
Organization Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
Who Can Apply? First Nations
With competitive rates and fees, PHT offers loans for First Nation communities and businesses. Multiple types of financing available.
Organization Peace Hills Trust
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Indigenous Businesses,
Variety of loans and other financing solutions for every stage of growth.
Organization BDC (Business Development Bank of Canada)
Who Can Apply? Businesses
Supports Indigenous entrepreneurs aged 18-39, helping them launch or buy their own business. With up to $60,000 in financing, an expert mentor for up to two years, and access to resources, they help young entrepreneurs bring their business plan to life.
Organization Futurpreneur
Who Can Apply? Indigenous Businesses
This fund accepts applications for funding for programs aimed at education, healing and reconciliation, and cultural knowledge building. The goal of the NIB Trust Fund is to help First Nations, Métis people and communities address the impacts of the Indian residential school’s system, and to provide resourcing to create meaningful opportunities that improve the quality of life for First Nations and Métis people. Funds available for individuals or groups.
Organization National Indian Brotherhood Trust Fund
Who Can Apply? First Nations
The 20/20 Catalysts Program is a hands-on program designed to support Indigenous communities embarking on clean energy projects. Catalysts will gain the skills and tools needed to maximize the social and economic benefits communities gain through clean energy initiatives.
Organization Indigenous Clean Energy
Who Can Apply? First Nations
Eligible projects include schoolyard greening, park revitalization, community gardens, park programming and citizen science initiatives.
Organization TD Bank
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities
Invests in transit for cleaner commutes including zero-emission buses, clean power, green infrastructure with focus on energy efficiency building retrofits, digital connectivity, and agriculture- related infrastructure in the context of trade and transportation expansion.
Organization Canada Infrastructure Bank
Who Can Apply? First Nations
The Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative (ICII) aims to be a part of addressing the infrastructure gap in Indigenous communities, contributing to the CIB’s mandate to target at least $1.0 billion investment for Indigenous infrastructure. The ICII can provide low-cost and long-term debt to Indigenous community-based projects across the CIB’s five priority areas: Clean Power, Green Infrastructure, Public Transit, Broadband, and Trade & Transportation.
Organization Canada Infrastructure Bank
Who Can Apply? First Nations
The Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF) provides funding for projects that make Canadian communities and workplaces more accessible for persons with disabilities. Three components: youth innovation, small-sized projects, and mid-sized projects.
Organization Government of Canada – Employment and Social Development Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities, Businesses
The new Climate Action and Awareness Fund (CAAF) will invest $206 million over five years to support Canadian-made projects that help to reduce Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Action and Awareness Fund is designed to support projects that can create middle class jobs for Canadians who work in science and technology, academia and at the grassroots community level. These projects are critical as we continue to build a sustainable net zero emissions economy by 2050.
Organization Government of Canada – Environment and Climate Change Canada
Who Can Apply? Indigenous Organizations
The First Nation Infrastructure Fund (FNIF) helps First Nations communities upgrade and increase public infrastructure to improve the quality of life and the environment in First Nations communities. The FNIF supports a wide range of infrastructure projects on reserves, Crown land or land set aside for the use and benefit of First Nations. The FNIF targets infrastructure categories with long-standing community needs. Off-reserve projects can be considered if they are cost-shared with non-First Nations partners, such as nearby municipalities or other Indigenous partners.
Organization Government of Canada – Indigenous Services Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations
Put into effect market-ready clean processes and technologies as well as sustainable practices (techniques aimed at improving the day-to-day environmental performance operations).
Organization Government of Canada – Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Businesses
This program is the main pillar of the Government of Canada’s effort to support community infrastructure for First Nations on reserve. The program’s funding, which totals over $1 billion per year, is invested in four main areas: housing, education, water and wastewater systems, and other infrastructure. The program has three funding streams – operations and maintenance (O&M), minor capital (for projects under $1.5 million) and major capital (for projects over $1.5 million).
Organization Government of Canada – Indigenous Services Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations
The federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF) is a permanent source of funding provided up front, twice-a-year, to provinces and territories, who in turn flow this funding to their municipalities to support local infrastructure priorities. Municipalities can pool, bank, and borrow against this funding, providing significant financial flexibility. There are 18 project categories.
Organization Government of Canada – Infrastructure Canada
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations
The Universal Broadband Fund has been designed to fund broadband infrastructure projects that will bring high-speed Internet at 50/10 Megabits per second (Mbps) to rural and remote communities. Specific funds have been put aside to support connectivity for Indigenous communities.
Organization Government of Canada – Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities
SREPs will provide direct financial support to eligible renewable energy and grid modernization projects during the construction phase. Projects must use market ready technologies and apply workplace equity, diversity, and inclusion components.
Organization Government of Canada – Natural Resources Canada
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations, Indigenous organizations
Funding for infrastructure projects, in four streams: 1) Green Infrastructure, 2) Community, Culture, Recreation, 3) Public Transit, 4) Rural and Northern Communities Infrastructure.
Organization Government of Canada – Infrastructure Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities, Indigenous organizations, Businesses
The Regional Innovation Ecosystems (RIE) program stream aims to create, grow, and nurture inclusive regional ecosystems that support business needs throughout the innovation continuum, and foster an entrepreneurial environment conducive to innovation, growth, and competitiveness.
Organization Government of Canada – Western Economic Diversification Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities (in BC, AB, SK, MB)
Increase the participation of Indigenous communities and organizations in oil and gas infrastructure development.
Organization Government of Canada – Natural Resources
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Indigenous Organizations
The Canada Cultural Spaces Fund (CCSF) supports the improvement of physical conditions for arts, heritage, culture, and creative innovation. The Fund supports renovation and construction projects, the acquisition of specialized equipment and feasibility studies related to cultural spaces.
Organization Government of Canada
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, Indigenous Organizations
Focus on projects that address food insecurity for at-risk populations. Funding for capital assets and equipment for the distribution and storage of food. Addition amounts were added for food security related to COVID.
Organization Government of Canada – Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations
It provides funding for capacity building projects that will contribute to the recipient’s ability to promote diversity and inclusion of racialized and religious minority communities, and Indigenous Peoples. Includes funds for strengthening governance and partnerships.
Organization Government of Canada – Heritage Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Indigenous Organizations
Seeks to increase the number of viable businesses in Canada owned and controlled by Indigenous people. The AEP funds a broad range of entrepreneurial pursuits and aims to build capacity, reduce barriers, and increase access to capital, by forging partnerships that will increase economic opportunities for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people.
Organization Government of Canada – ISC
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities, Indigenous Businesses, Other Businesses
SPI promotes partnerships between federal and non-federal groups in key economic areas, such as economic readiness, economic infrastructure, expanding businesses, feasibility studies, CED planning, skills development, and training.
Organization Government of Canada – ISC
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities, Indigenous Businesses, Other Businesses
Building Communities through Arts and Heritage – Legacy Fund component provides funding for community-initiated capital projects, intended for community use. Recipients may receive up to 50 per cent of eligible project expenses up to a maximum of $500,000.
Organization Government of Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities
The Indigenous Forestry Initiative (IFI) provides financial support to Indigenous-led economic development projects in Canada’s forest sector. Benefits of the program include: 1) increased Indigenous participation in forestry-related opportunities, businesses, careers, and governance; 2) increased engagement and economic development for Indigenous communities and peoples involved in the forest sector; and 3) increased investment and collaboration between Indigenous peoples and other natural resource development stakeholders, including governments, industry, and non-governmental organizations.
Organization Government of Canada – Natural Resources Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Economic Development Associations, Partnerships
This program provides funding to First Nation communities located below the 60th parallel to assess and respond to climate change impacts on community infrastructure and emergency management.
Organization Government of Canada – Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations
This fund provides funding to local groups for non-recurring local events, with or without a minor capital project.
Organization Government of Canada – Heritage Canada
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities
The Economic Development Initiative (EDI) provides financial support to projects that encourage economic diversification, business development, innovation, partnerships, and increased support for small- and medium-sized enterprises in official language minority communities (OLMCs).
Organization Government of Canada – Western Economic Diversification Canada
Who Can Apply? Municipalities
Loans for various small business expenses, including the purchase or improvement of land or buildings used for commercial purposes and the purchase or improvement of new or used equipment.
Organization Government of Canada
Who Can Apply? Businesses
The program supports Canadian communities seeking to improve their capacity to attract, retain and expand FDI in order to create jobs for Canadians, support innovation and increase exports.
Organization Government of Canada – Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Who Can Apply? First Nations, Municipalities
Access a competitive-rate loan in combination with a grant to implement a local financing program for home-energy upgrades. Funding is intended to support start-up, operating and capital costs over a four-year implementation period.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
Funds exceptional pilot project proposals that demonstrate clear market transformation potential and are otherwise ineligible for capital funding. This funding supports implementation of a small-scale version of a local financing program for home energy upgrades. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
Funds a broad spectrum of asset management-related activities, including 1) Asset management assessments, 2) Development of asset management plans, policies, and strategies, 3) Asset-related data collection and reporting, 4) Asset management training and organizational development, and 5) Knowledge transfer around asset management. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes pilot environmental projects that reduce GHG emissions and protect the air, water, or land. This funding is designed to accommodate transformative, best-in-class municipal projects, meaning they’re highly innovative and impactful. Signature initiatives do not have pre-set environmental targets/thresholds because the projects are unique and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. We prefer projects that have built-in mechanisms to encourage replication and widespread adoption (e.g., innovative business models, partnership models, new financing mechanisms). For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
Combined loan and grant funding for capital projects that reduce or avoid fossil fuel use in any vehicle that delivers municipal services. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes undertake environmental sustainability projects that reduce energy consumption/greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and improve their air quality. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund pilot projects for initiatives that can potentially allow a community to remove 60% of total suspended solids (TSS) or a significant amount of other contaminants (e.g., E.coli, salt, grease) from its stormwater runoff. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes protect local bodies of water through stormwater treatment. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Oranization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund capital projects that capture and treat all wastewater in a target area to at least secondary standards using septic system technologies. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes protect local bodies of water through wastewater treatment. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund pilot projects for initiatives that have potential to bring a brownfield site back into economically productive use. You can access brownfield-specific funding if your initiative will be constructed on a remediated brownfield site and it meets the requirements of a pilot project listed in our funding library under energy, transportation, waste, or water. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund capital projects of initiatives that target net zero energy performance in new municipal facilities. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes use less energy, which reduces their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improves their air quality. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund capital projects for initiatives that bring a brownfield site back into economically productive use. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes remediate their brownfield sites. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund capital projects of retrofit initiatives that reduce potable water use by at least 20% in a neighbourhood, facility, or group of facilities. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes promote water conservation. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund capital projects for innovative wastewater treatment systems. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes protect local bodies of water through improved wastewater treatment. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund capital projects that use recovered or renewable thermal energy in new or existing facilities. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes use less energy, which reduces their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improves their air quality. Your capital project must reduce GHG emissions by at least 40% by using recovered or renewable thermal energy in new or existing facilities. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
We fund capital projects for retrofits that improve energy efficiency by at least 30% in municipal facilities. This funding helps Canadian cities and communities of all sizes use less energy, which reduces their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improves their air quality. For more information contact an FCM funding advisor.
Organization Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)
Who Can Apply? Municipalities, First Nations (with municipal partner)
