Category: First Nations | Inuit | Métis
An innovative and exciting educational initiative is underway in Winnipeg’s low-income and largely Indigenous North End. The 100 year old Merchants Hotel—in recent decades a magnet for all manner of…
In response to the economic instability facing the Town of Churchill and surrounding region following the announcement of the closure of the Port of Churchill and associated reductions in rail…
The Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program is a four-month (May 1 – August 25, 2017) education program offered by Coady Institute’s International Centre for Women’s Leadership. This program enables…
“[Social enterprises] are economic ventures that are solving problems, and in our case in Canada, we believe the defining issue is connecting people who most need the work with the…
The Northern Manitoba Food, Culture & Community (NMFCCC) is a group of 14 organizations and many northern Manitoba people. Why the group exists: To partner with people in northern Manitoba to…
Carol Anne Hilton on the concept she invented to pull Canada into a better future. Carol Anne Hilton wants Canadians to add a new word to their dictionary: Indigenomics. Definition:…
Ontario will invest $70 million over the next seven years to extend the Indigenous Economic Development Fund, originally launched in 2014 as the Aboriginal Economic Development Fund. With a total combined…
Urban Matters, a Community Contribution Company (C3), has launched the Aboriginal Social Enterprise Program – an Aboriginal-led, independent social enterprise that will help create meaningful Aboriginal employment opportunities and support…
The Red River College Community Development/ Community Economic Development Program has space for 25 students for the 2016 -2017 school year. The program is the only CD/CED training program in…
The Grand Chief of the organization representing northern Manitoba First Nations unveiled a 10-point economic action plan for the region that includes green energy, social enterprise and employment for community…
In 2017, Canadians across the country will celebrate Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation (Canada 150), a key milestone in the life of our country. The overarching theme to celebrating Canada 150…
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) invites the submission of an Application for Funding from Indigenous organizations interested in obtaining time-limited Skills and Partnership Fund (SPF) contribution funding. Proposals must demonstrate…