Financing
- Aboriginal Banking
- BMO Bank of Montreal is working to build mutually beneficial sustainable relationships by designing and delivering with Aboriginal communities, businesses and individuals, a comprehensive range of financial products and services.
- Source: Bank of Montreal
- Aboriginal Banking
- Dedicated to meeting the financial and non-financial service needs of all Aboriginal people in Canada - First Nations, Inuit and Métis people, male and female, old and young, urban, rural and remote.
- Source: Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
- Aboriginal Banking
- RBC Royal Bank has a long history of service to the Aboriginal community and continues to support partnership initiatives, educational programs and community development through donations and sponsorships.
- Source: RBC Royal Bank
- Aboriginal Entrepreneur
- BDC's Aboriginal Banking Unit consists of Aboriginal people well aware of the specific needs of Aboriginal entrepreneurs, and offers customized, long-term, and flexible solutions.
Source: Government of Canada; Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)- Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada
- Focuses on the capacity development and day to day needs of those Aboriginal professionals who are working in all areas of finance, administration and management – today's leaders and those of the future.
- Aboriginal Youth Financial Management Conference Awards
- The AFOA-Grant Thornton Aboriginal Youth Financial Managements Awards are open to First Nation youth in grades 11 and 12. Winners attend AFOA's National Conference and participate in a special Youth program designed to introduce youth to careers in Aboriginal finance and management.
- Source: Aboriginal Finacial Officers Association of Canada
- CIDA's Indigenous Peoples Partnership Programme (IPPP)
- Provides opportunities to create durable partnerships and supports initiatives conceived by both Indigenous organizations in the LAC region and their Canadian Aboriginal partners.
- Source: Government of Canada; Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
- Community Economic Development Program (CEDP)
- Provides core financial support for First Nation and Inuit communities for public services in economic development.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- E–Spirit National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition
- Designed to increase Aboriginal youth participants' awareness of entrepreneurial/business opportunities, management/business skills, and e-commerce and technological capacities.
- Source: Government of Canada; Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- First Nations Bank of Canada
- Provides a total banking relationship by fulfilling the complete banking needs of First Nations and by working diligently to maintain a high level of customer service.
- First Nations Finance Authority
- The First Nation Finance Authority serves First Nations governments by providing financial services to Firts Nations peoples.
- Funding Programs
- Provides links to the three funding programs: Crime Prevention Action Fund, Policing, Corrections and Communities Fund, and Research and Knowledge Development Fund.
- Source: Government of Canada; Public Safety Canada
- National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association (NACCA)
- Assists Aboriginal Financial Institutions to enable their communities to realize greater economic self-reliance through advocacy and providing fair access to capital, resources and information.
- Peace Hills Trust
- Serves the financial needs of the First Nations and their members, corporations, institutions, and associations both on and off reserve and also provide financial services to non-native clientele.
- Regional Partnerships Fund (RPF)
- Promotes First Nation, Inuit and Innu participation in, and expanded benefits from, major regional economic development initiatives through the support for the development of economic infrastructure.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Request for Proposals for Aboriginal Data Needs Assessment, Identification and Analysis – GeoConnections
- A Request for Proposals has been issued for a geospatial data needs assessment, as well as data analysis, in order to support land and resource management by Aboriginal organizations.
- Source: Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)
- Resource Access Negotiations Program (RAN)
- Funds activities leading to the creation and early implementation of agreements, other than joint working agreements.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Resource Partnerships Program (RPP)
- Funds activities leading to the creation of joint working agreements. These are partnership agreements in which the parties commit themselves to enhancing Aboriginal participation in resource development.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Services for Aboriginal and First Nations
- Scotiabank provides specialized financial and business banking services to Aboriginal communities and takes an active role in community initiatives.
- Source: Bank of Nova Scotia
- Understanding the Regulatory Environment for On–Reserve Lending
- The objective of this document is to facilitate a general understanding of the regulatory environment for On-Reserve Lending.
- Source: Canadian Bankers Association
For more information on programs and services available to all Canadians, please visit the following Web site: Canada Business.
