ACOA Jobs and Growth Fund — Indigenous Stream

• Commercial applicants: incorporation documents and ownership information, most recent and last two years financial statements, project plan, business plan, marketing plan or research and development plan, supplier quotes or estimates, relevant permits and licenses, and any other relevant documents related to the project.
• Not-for-profit and other applicants: constituting or incorporating documents and a list of directors or board members, most recent and last two years financial statements, description of the applicant’s mandate including the management and qualifications of key personnel, HST rebate information, project plan or detailed project description including milestones, costs, financing and key partnerships established, supplier quotes or estimates, relevant permits and licenses, and any other relevant documents related to the project.

Who is eligible?

• Incorporated businesses, primarily SMEs.
• Not-for-profit organizations.
• Municipalities.
• Post-secondary institutions.
• Provincial and territorial entities and related organizations, as well as Indigenous organizations including Indigenous-led not-for-profits and Indigenous/First Nation/Métis Settlement owned organizations.

• Download the application specific to the Jobs and Growth Fund.
• Using the applicant guide as a reference, fill out the application form, save it, and prepare all supporting documents.
• To submit online, return to the application form page and use the Ready to submit online button.
• To submit a paper application, print it and mail it with all supporting documents to one of the ACOA regional offices in your province, and keep a copy of the completed and signed application for your records.

• The diversity and inclusion section is a voluntary self-declaration used solely for statistical purposes.
• Led or majority-led means an organization in which one or more federal inclusive growth groups have long-term control or management of the organization, or an active role in strategic and day-to-day decision making.