Capacity Support
Capacity-Building Funding for Indigenous Communities
In support of PDAC’s priority to promote engagement between Canada’s Indigenous communities and the mineral development sector, PDAC has developed a comprehensive catalogue of all available federal, provincial, and territorial government capacity-building support programs that can serve to facilitate Indigenous engagement with the mineral development sector, and to contribute to active participation in related activities. There is no similar comprehensive compendium of cross-jurisdictional programming in Canada currently available to the public.
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Consultation Capacity
Training & Skills Development
Economic Development
National Programs
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Indigenous Capacity Support Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Northern Participant Funding Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Treaties, agreements and negotiation
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Economic & Social Development Canada
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Mining Essentials
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indspire
Bursaries & Scholarships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Community Opportunity Readiness
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Environment and natural resources
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Lands and Economic Development Services Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Indigenous Growth Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Canada Indigenous Loan Guarantee Corporation
Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
British Columbia
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Coast Funds
Economic Development Funding
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
BC Assembly of First Nations
Aboriginal Business Loan Program.
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
First Citizens Fund
Aboriginal Business Loan Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Prairie Provinces
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Gov. of Alberta Indigenous Relations
First Nations Consultation Capacity Investment Program (FNCCIP)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Gov. of Saskatchewan Government Relations
First Nations and Métis Consultation Participation Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Government of Alberta
Employment Partnerships Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northlands College (Saskatchewan)
Mineral Exploration Techniques Program: Indigenous Sponsorship
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT)
Mining Industry Pre-Employment Program Certificates
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Manitoba Mineral Development Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Government of Alberta
Aboriginal Business Investment Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
Capacity Support
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
Loan Guarantee Investent Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Government of Saskatchewan
First Nations and Métis Community Partnership Projects
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Saskatchewan Indigenous Enterprise Foundation Inc. (SIEF)
Contribution Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation
Loan Guarantee Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
First Peoples Economic Growth Fund Inc. (Manitoba)
FPEGF Financing and Support Programs
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Ontario
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Energy, Mines & Northern Development
Aboriginal Participation Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Ontario Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Indigenous Job Training in Northern Ontario
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Métis Nation of Ontario
Bursary Application
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
People & Talent Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Community Enhancement Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
INVEST North Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Ontario Financing Authority
Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Affairs
New Relationships Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous Economic Development Fund - Economic Diversification Grant
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Affairs
Indigenous Community Capital Grants Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Quebec
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Indigenous Capacity Support Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Northern Participant Funding Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Treaties, agreements and negotiation
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Economic & Social Development Canada
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
National Apprenticeships Program (NAP)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Mining Essentials
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indspire
Bursaries & Scholarships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Community Opportunity Readiness
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Environment and natural resources
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Lands and Economic Development Services Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Indigenous Growth Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Atlantic Provinces
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Indigenous Capacity Support Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Northern Participant Funding Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Treaties, agreements and negotiation
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Economic & Social Development Canada
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
National Apprenticeships Program (NAP)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Mining Essentials
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indspire
Bursaries & Scholarships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Community Opportunity Readiness
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Environment and natural resources
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Lands and Economic Development Services Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Indigenous Growth Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Territories
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Indigenous Capacity Support Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Northern Participant Funding Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Treaties, agreements and negotiation
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Critical Minerals Infrastructure Fund – Indigenous Grants Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Economic & Social Development Canada
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
National Apprenticeships Program (NAP)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Mining Essentials
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indspire
Bursaries & Scholarships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Natural Resources Canada
Indigenous Natural Resource Partnerships
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Community Opportunity Readiness
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Environment and natural resources
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Services Canada
Lands and Economic Development Services Program
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Indigenous Growth Fund
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Legend
Consultation Capacity
Training & Skills Development
Economic Development