Advancing Indigenous Gender Equality through Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship

• The project must be led by a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit female, Two Spirit, queer, trans, non-binary, or gender-diverse person in Canada.
• The applicant must be Indigenous.
• The project must align with one of the program’s four investment priority areas (Land story, Food sovereignty, Tech, or Wellness).
• The project must describe how it honours the Lands, Waters, and Skies through environmental sustainability practices.
• The project must describe how it upholds gender equality (e.g., creating safe spaces, removing barriers, or uplifting gender equality throughout the innovation’s lifecycle).

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit corporations, partnerships, associations, and trusts
• Canadian for-profit corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, associations, and trusts (for non-commercial activities not intended to generate profit during the project period)
• Indigenous governments in Canada (including band councils, tribal councils, and self-government entities and their agencies)

Who is not eligible

• For-profit organizations proposing activities intended to generate profit during the project period
• For-profit organizations proposing commercial funded activities

Eligible expenses

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• For-profit projects where the funded activity is commercial or intended to generate profit during the project period

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Applications are reviewed on a quarterly to semi-annual basis.
• Review cycles began in Spring 2023.

• Applications are accepted as long as funding remains available.
• Applications are reviewed on a quarterly to semi-annual basis (beginning Spring 2023).