Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

NationTalk: SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON – eSupply Canada, the nation’s leading Indigenous-owned distributor of business and industrial supplies, proudly announces the launch of its newly redesigned website. This enhanced platform is built to provide a superior, user-friendly shopping experience for Indigenous communities, organizations, governments, and businesses, filling the gap for an Indigenous alternative to U.S. big-box...

Keith Henry, president and CEO of the Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada. WindSpeaker.com: There are varying views from Indigenous leaders about the federal budget unveiled on April 16. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak was among those who was critical of the budget, stating it did not adequately address the needs of First...

Financing Indigenous community development projects NationTalk: SASKATOON – Today, the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced a $100 million loan participation agreement with the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) for enabling infrastructure in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities. Indigenous communities will have access to affordable and flexible financing to unlock enabling infrastructure development that...

“It’s just a really exciting time and we’re thrilled to be a part of the overarching toolkit that’s needed to make sure that Indigenous communities are included in Canada’s economy in a really meaningful way.” — Hillary Thatcher, managing director of investments, Canada Infrastructure Bank Hillary Thatcher, managing director of investments with the Canada Infrastructure...

Disponible en francais NationTalk: TORONTO:  The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) today unveiled details of its Indigenous Equity Initiative (IEI) designed to support First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities in purchasing equity ownership stakes in infrastructure projects within their traditional territories that the CIB is also investing in. Equity loans to Indigenous communities is part of...

Canada’s regional development agencies will deliver $108 million over three years to support tourism projects across the country NationTalk: Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada – Tourism is a cornerstone of Canada’s economy. The tourism sector creates opportunities in communities across this country, supporting almost two million jobs and contributing some $38 billion to Canada’s GDP in...

NationTalk: Toronto, ON – Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is proud to announce Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) has entered into a muti-year agreement with CCAB to invest more than $3.4 million into CCAB’s continued and longstanding work to support Indigenous procurement. In 2018, CCAB launched Supply Change™, a comprehensive suite of programs and tools...

The report highlights TD’s collaborations with and support for First Nation, Métis, and Inuit people and communities. NationTalk: TORONTO – Today TD Bank Group (“TD” or the “Bank”) released its TD and Indigenous Communities in Canada – 2023 Report, outlining the Bank’s commitment to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and sharing its approach to supporting the...

Others called for boycott of ice cream company after tweet says Canada is on stolen land CBC News: Ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s is being praised by many First Nations people in Canada for a tweet supporting the #LandBack movement on Canada Day.  The tweet from the Canadian branch of the company read: “Another day...

NationTalk: Trans Mountain Corporation today announced an update for the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (the Project). Construction of the Project is close to 80 per cent complete, with mechanical completion expected to occur at the end of 2023, and the pipeline will be in-service in the first quarter of 2024. Once completed, the pipeline system...

NationTalk: Natural Resources Canada – There is no global clean energy future without accelerated activity along the critical minerals value chain. Critical minerals are not just the building blocks of clean technology like solar panels and electric vehicle batteries — they are a key ingredient for creating middle-class jobs and growing a strong, globally competitive...

The total Project cost has increased from $12.6 to $21.4 billion. This estimate includes the costs of all known Project enhancements, changes, delays and financing, including impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the substantial preliminary impacts of the November 2021 BC floods in the Hope, Coquihalla and Fraser Valley areas. The Project proudly embodies unprecedented...