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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National Programs(Canada Wide)
Atlantic Provinces
British Columbia
Ontario
Prairie Provinces
Quebec
Territories
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Consultation Capacity
Training & Skills Development
Economic Development
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Capacity Support Program
Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Participant Funding Program
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Treaties, agreements and negotiation
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program
Economic & Social Development Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
National Apprenticeships Program (NAP)
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mining Essentials
Mining Industry Human Resources Council
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Building Environmental Aboriginal Human Resources (BEAHR)
ECO Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth
RBC
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Bursaries & Scholarships
Indspire
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Strategic Partnerships Initiative (SPI)
Indigenous Services Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Community Opportunity Readiness
Indigenous Services Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Environment and natural resources
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Lands and Economic Development Services Program
Indigenous Services Canada
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Growth Fund
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association


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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Joint Economic Development Initiative
New Brunswick
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Prospecting Courses
New Brunswick: Energy & Resource Development
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Labrador Aboriginal Training Partnership
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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Community Development Fund
Nova Scotia
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Innovative Communities Fund
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
JEDI Aboriginal Development Fund
Joint Economic Development Initiative


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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
New Relationship Trust
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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Economic Development Funding
Coast Funds
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Development Initiative Trust
_
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Business Loan Program
BC Assembly of First Nations
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Business Loan Program
First Citizens Fund


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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Participation Fund
Energy, Mines & Northern Development
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Job Training in Northern Ontario
Ontario Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Bursary Application
Métis Nation of Ontario
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
People & Talent Program
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Community Enhancement Program
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
INVEST North Program
Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Funding for Indigenous economic development
Ontario
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program
Ontario Financing Authority
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Ontario Development Program
FedNor
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Community Investment Initiative for Northern Ontario (CIINO)
FedNor
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
New Relationships Fund
Indigenous Affairs
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Economic Development Fund - Economic Diversification Grant
Indigenous Affairs
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Indigenous Community Capital Grants Program
Indigenous Affairs


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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
First Nations Consultation Capacity Investment Program (FNCCIP)
Gov. of Alberta Indigenous Relations
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
First Nations and Métis Consultation Participation Fund
Gov. of Saskatchewan Government Relations
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Employment Partnerships Program!
Government of Alberta
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mineral Exploration Techniques Program: Indigenous Sponsorship
Northlands College (Saskatchewan)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mining Industry Pre-Employment Program Certificates
Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Manitoba Mineral Development Fund
Manitoba Chambers of Commerce
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Business Investment Fund
Government of Alberta
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Capacity Support
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Loan Guarantee Investment Program
Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
First Nations and Métis Community Partnership Projects
Government of Saskatchewan
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Contribution Program
Saskatchewan Indigenous Enterprise Foundation Inc. (SIEF)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Loan Guarantee Program
Saskatchewan Indigenous Investment Finance Corporation
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
FPEGF Financing and Support Programs
First Peoples Economic Growth Fund Inc. (Manitoba)


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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Support for Consultation
Quebec Government
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Mining Funds: Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund
Énergie et Resources naturelles
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Aboriginal Mining Funds: Cree Council on Mineral Exploration
Énergie et Resources naturelles
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Loan Guarantee Program
Quebec Government
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Economic Development Fund
Quebec Government


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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Introduction to Surface Mining Operations Certificate | Underground Mining Operations
Yukon College
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Mine Training Society
Northwest Territories
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Introduction to the Mining Industry | Introduction to Underground Mining
Aurora College (Northwest Territories)
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Trades and Technology Programs
Nunavut Arctic College
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Nunavut Mine Training Fund
Government of Nunavut
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Nunavut Prospectors Program
Government of Nunavut
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Kivalliq Mine Training Society
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Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Regional Economic Development Fund
Yukon Government
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Support for Entrepreneurs & Economic Development (SEED)
Government of Northwest Territories
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Aboriginal Economic Opportunities Program
CanNor
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANORTH) program
CanNor
Pre-Exploration
Exploration
Development
Operation
Closure
Post-Closure
Northern Indigenous Economic Opportunities Program (NIEOP)
CanNor


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