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Hundreds of First Nations run their own funds for people starting a business. We cannot list them all. Ask your band office or your Nation’s economic development office.
Here is one example:
Open
Who runs it: Champagne and Aishihik First Nations
Who can get it: CAFN Citizens. Entrepreneurs
What it gives: Matching equity / study funding
Amount: Up to $10,000 in a two-year period
Good to know: Example of a Nation-level fund – many Nations have similar.
Official page ↗Last checked Oct 31, 2026
About 110 Indigenous groups run the ISET program near you. Some of them also pay for business training. Use the official Government of Canada page to find yours.
Open Lesser-known
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
Official page ↗Last checked Oct 31, 2026
Open
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
Official page ↗Last checked Oct 31, 2026