GNWT announces over $2.9 million in new funding for NWT aviation companies
Press Release YELLOWKNIFE (June 12, 2020) – The Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) announced today that it will allocate $2.944 million to airlines and rotary wing operators in the…
The Conference Board of Canada: Indigenous entrepreneurs on the rise, with regional challenges and opportunities
Press Release OTTAWA, ON, June 15, 2020 – Indigenous entrepreneurship is rising in Canada, yet indigenous people accounted for only 2.5 per cent of self-employed Canadians. Regional differences also exist.…
NADF: COVID-19 Financing
Press Release NADF is currently administering three (3) COVID-19 emergency loan funds to support Aboriginal businesses in Northern Ontario who have been impacted by COVID-19. These funds are not intended…
NT Government: Commercial Fisheries Industry Safety Support Program
Press Release The Department of Industry, Tourism, and Investment is providing increased safety funding to commercial fishers working on the Great Slave Lake, Tathlina Lake, or Kakisa Lake. Up to…
Government of Canada announces interest relief for First Nations through the First Nations Finance Authority
Press Release From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada June 2, 2020 — Ottawa, Ontario — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations,…
NU Government: COVID-19 Department of Finance services update
Press Release 28 May 2020 Good morning everyone. I am pleased to announce that the Government of Nunavut (GN) is launching a new program, the Nunavut Essential Workers Wage Premium.…
Little Shuswap Lake Band receives Financial Management System Certification
Little Shuswap Lake Band receives Financial Management System Certification In March 27, 2020, Little Shuswap Lake Band (LSLB) received their Financial Management System (FMS) Certificate from the First Nations Financial…
Funding to help Yukon employers hire students for critical and essential services
Press Release The Government of Yukon is providing $750,000 to help Yukon employers create new summer employment for graduating and postsecondary students in critical and essential services. This funding is…
BC Government: Pandemic pay supports front-line health, social service workers
Press Release VICTORIA – Health and social service workers delivering in-person, front-line care to some of B.C.’s most vulnerable people will receive a financial boost through temporary COVID-19 pandemic pay.…
AB Government: Funding communities and civil society
Press Release Government has taken steps to enable non-profit groups to respond to the pandemic and help those in need. After reviewing applications from across the province for the emergency…
