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Rupertsland Institute – Métis employment, training & education

Who runs it: Rupertsland Institute (Métis Nation of Alberta)

Who can get it: Métis (Alberta). ISET holder; training & education funding

What it gives: Training funding

Amount: Amount not stated

Last checked Oct 31, 2026

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Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET) Program – find your local provider

Who runs it: ESDC via ~110 Indigenous service delivery organizations

Who can get it: First Nations (status & non-status), Métis, Inuit & urban/non-affiliated. Job seekers; some fund self-employment training

What it gives: Training, wage subsidies, skills funding

Amount: Amount not stated

Last checked Oct 31, 2026

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Indspire Building Brighter Futures bursaries & scholarships

Who runs it: Indspire (charity)

Who can get it: First Nations (status & non-status), Métis, Inuit. Post-secondary students

What it gives: Bursaries/scholarships

Amount: Amount not stated

Last checked Oct 31, 2026

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Inuit Post-Secondary Education Strategy

Who runs it: ISC via ITK / Inuit land-claim organizations

Who can get it: Inuit. Students

What it gives: Post-secondary funding

Amount: Amount not stated

Last checked Oct 31, 2026

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Métis Nation Post-Secondary Education Strategy

Who runs it: ISC via Métis governments (MNO, MN-S, MNA, MMF, MNBC)

Who can get it: Métis. Students

What it gives: Post-secondary funding

Amount: Amount not stated

Last checked Oct 31, 2026

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Post-Secondary Student Support Program (PSSSP) & UCEPP

Who runs it: Indigenous Services Canada via bands/organizations

Who can get it: Registered First Nations (status). Students

What it gives: Tuition, books, travel, living allowance

Amount: Amount not stated

Good to know: Apply through your band.

Last checked Oct 31, 2026