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Title:

Strengthening Capacity Among Indigenous Women to Build Resilient Local Economies

Agreement Number:

2324-CN-000033

Agreement Value:

$499,996.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 9, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

Develop and launch a pre-employment training and entrepreneurship program that supports the personal and professional development of Inuit, First Nations, and Métis women in five communities of the Northwest Territories.

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

As a result of the project, at least ten full-time equivalents (FTE) employment opportunities will be created for qualified Indigenous members of communities in the Northwest Territories. The project will hire local part-time and full-time facilitators, job coaches, community and industry liaisons, and Elders to support the delivery of this project. Additionally, the project will increase community employment opportunities over the long term after trained Indigenous women entrepreneurs launch their businesses.

Location:

MATACHEWAN, Ontario, CA P0K 1M0

Reference Number:

0780-2023-2024-Qrt2-0000016

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

878511799

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Operating Name:

TEMISKAMING NATIVE WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP

Recipient's Legal Name:

TEMISKAMING NATIVE WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUP

Federal Riding Name:

Timmins--James Bay

Federal Riding Number:

35107

Program:

IDEANorth

Program Purpose:

Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada's innovation economy. The IDEANorth program focuses on four priority areas: economic growth and sector development; business scale-up, productivity and innovation; small-scale economic infrastructure development; and foundational economic infrastructure.