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Title:

Northern Indigenous Entrepreneur Growth and Ecosystem Development Project

Agreement Number:

2324-CN-000095

Agreement Value:

$3,538,802.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 4, 2023 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

A project to scale up EntrepreNorth's existing programs and to develop several new, complementary tools for their cohorts of Indigenous Entrepreneurs

Organization:

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Expected Results:

As a result, the recipient anticipates the creation of 11 new jobs across the 3 territories, more than $11m of private non-profit funds being funneled to the territories, and a significant scale-up of overall offerings and program operations.

Location:

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, CA V6B 1H5

Reference Number:

0780-2024-2025-Qrt1-0000009

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

130560188

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Additional Information:

Belated Reporting (Funding of $3,538,802 actually awarded in Fiscal Year 2023-2024, Quarter 4)

Recipient's Operating Name:

MAKEWAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY

Recipient's Legal Name:

MAKEWAY CHARITABLE SOCIETY

Federal Riding Name:

Vancouver East

Federal Riding Number:

59035

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.