— Helping Metis entrepreneurs and businesses thrive
Programs
Helping Finance Métis Businesses!
Our staff of business advisors are ready to support you through your application for funding
Business Planning
We can provide support to Métis entrepreneurs and communities who require a professional business plan to attract financing for their opportunity.
Business Loans & Grants
We offer interest-free & interest-bearing loans and grants for Métis-owned businesses.
Support for Business
We provide Métis entrepreneurs training and professional support for their business to improve their opportunity for success.
Business Planning
— Attract financing for your business
Business Plan Program
This program will allow entrepreneurs to engage the services of professional consultants to undertake the quality of research and planning necessary to develop a business plan and attract the appropriate financing.
CCDF can consider funding up to 75% of the costs to a maximum of $10,000.
Business Loans and Grants
— Interest-free & interest-bearing repayable loans and non-repayable grants
Métis Entrepreneur Equity Program
This program is intended to assist Métis entrepreneurs by providing equity through a non-repayable grant enhancing the applicant’s ability to leverage financing from other institutions and agencies.
Business Development Program
This program is intended to assist Métis entrepreneurs by providing equity through a repayable interest-free loan enhancing the applicant’s ability to leverage financing from other institutions and agencies.
Major Business Development Program
This program is intended to help increase the involvement of Métis entrepreneurs in the energy and resource sectors and other large-scale business initiatives. This program provides equity through a repayable interest-bearing loan enhancing the applicant’s ability to leverage financing from other institutions and agencies.
Women’s Micro-Loan and Grant Program
This program is intended to assist Saskatchewan Métis Women with the desire to become entrepreneurs, overcome barriers and access financing, build their credit, and leverage other financing and support services provided by CCDF for Métis women or from other financial institutions. Under this program, CCDF can provide equity assistance, in a combined loan and grant.
Women’s Business Development Program
This program is to assist Saskatchewan Métis Women with the desire to become entrepreneurs, overcome barriers and enhance their ability to leverage financing and support services from other financial institutions and agencies. Under this program, CCDF can provide an interest-free loan.
Youth Business Development Program
This program is to assist Saskatchewan Métis Youth ages 18 to 39 with the desire to become entrepreneurs, overcome barriers and enhance their ability to leverage financing and support services from other financial institutions and agencies. Under this program, CCDF can provide an interest-free loan.
Community Business Development Program
This program is intended to assist Métis communities develop businesses that will result in the creation of wealth and jobs for Métis people.
Ocînâs (Community) Program
The “Ocînâs” (Community) Program will assist Métis Economic Development Corporations in identifying business opportunities and build capacity within the communities to ensure that the communities can capitalize on those opportunities and begin generating wealth from within. To achieve this goal, CCDF will provide Métis Economic Development Corporations with a combination of advisory, consulting, and financing services.
Support for Business
— Attract financing for your business
Management Skills Program
This program supports training for Métis Entrepreneurs to develop their management skills. CCDF can consider funding up to 75% of the approved costs, to a maximum of $10,000 per entrepreneur.
Business Support Program
This program is intended to provide professional support to existing CCDF clients to help improve their opportunities for success.
General Guidelines
- Applicants must be of Métis ancestry operating a business based in Saskatchewan
- Businesses funded must demonstrate viability
Projects Not Eligible
- Political bodies for political process
- Cultural activities
- Social programs
- Residential real estate
- Commercial real estate for the sole purpose of lease or rent to others. The applicant’s business must occupy the majority of space and be commercially viable exclusive of the rental/lease income to receive support from CCDF (some exceptions may apply)
- Contribution towards an asset that can be perceived to be for personal use (car or pickup-truck)
- Bars (alcohol provider), sexually exploitive businesses in nature, pawnshops, payday loans, tobacco retailer or manufacturer, cannabis, or gambling (some exceptions may apply to gambling – VLTs)
- Commercial real estate (some exceptions may apply)
- Basic farming & ranching
- Payment of dividends
- Refinancing (some exceptions apply)
- Restaurants in large Urban Centres (some exceptions apply)
Questions?
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