Tag: Indigenous
Federal government lays out ambitious housing plans in Budget 2024
The federal government's Budget 2024, previewed with numerous announcements over the past few weeks, not surprisingly was heavy with housing-related spending, with Justin Trudeau's...
CIB and First Nations Bank of Canada create first-of-its-kind loan product
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) announced a $100 million loan participation agreement with the First Nations Bank of Canada (FNBC) for enabling infrastructure in...
New partnership between FNMPC and U of Ottawa’s Positive Energy (PE)...
The First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) and the University of Ottawa’s Positive Energy (PE) program announced the launch of a new partnership between...
First Nations Power
Indigenous millwrights charting their careers through OPG’s Darlington Refurbishment
By Paul Choi
Two Indigenous millwrights who got their start through OPG’s Indigenous Opportunities Network (ION) are...
New Indigenous seniors housing facility opens in Calgary
The City of Calgary announced a new 12-unit Elders’ Lodge will support Indigenous Elders and seniors in need of affordable housing. $5.7 million has...
Centennial College opens first-of-its-kind campus education building
Centennial College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open A-Building ─ Canada's first LEED Gold, zero carbon, mass timber, higher-education building.
An Indigenous Working Group...
Seneca Polytechnic to redevelop decades-old recreation facility
Seneca Polytechnic announced a multi-million-dollar capital project to develop a complex for health and wellness that is infused with Indigenous design, sustainability and inclusion.
Drawing...
Ontario investing in Indigenous training opportunities and apprenticeships
The Government of Ontario is investing $1.5 million in three Thunder Bay training projects to make it easier for people in Northern Ontario to...
B.C. contributing $20M toward Taku River Tlingit First Nation hydroelectric project
The Province of British Columbia announced it is contributing $20 million toward a hydroelectric generation and transmission project being developed by the Taku River...
Funding announced for construction of a Métis National Heritage Centre in...
Infrastructure Canada and the Manitoba Métis Federation announced federal funding of more than $23.1 million for the construction of a Métis National Heritage Centre...