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First Nations Finance Authority surpasses $4 Billion in financing since its founding

| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases

Today, Ernie Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer of FNFA, and the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, joined Chief Derek Epp, Ch'íyáqtel First Nation, BC and FNFA Board Chair to recognize FNFA's achievement of issuing more than $4 billion in financing since the organization was established. This has contributed to the creation of an estimated 39,000 jobs and $8.5 billion to Canada's economy.


Minister Alty and Ernie Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Finance Authority to announce a major milestone in First Nations lending

| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | media advisories

Please be advised that the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, along with Ernie Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Finance Authority, will announce significant progress made to empowering First Nations through access to capital.


Canada supports the Nunatsiavut Government’s leadership in Inuit-led, community-based clean energy initiatives

| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases

Remote, northern, and Arctic communities are on the front lines of climate change. For generations, Inuit have led the way in adapting to extreme weather and rapidly shifting conditions – bringing deep knowledge of the land and sea, and a tradition of innovation that strengthens communities across Nunatsiavut. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting that leadership with generational investments in clean, reliable energy that reflect local priorities.


Government of Canada announces $1 billion investment to strengthen the North's trade and transportation infrastructure

| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases

Today, the Honourable Rebecca Alty, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories, on behalf of Honourable Steven MacKinnon, Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, announced the $1 billion Arctic Infrastructure Fund to support dual-use—civilian/community and defence—transportation projects that reinforce Canada's sovereignty, enable regional economic development, and connect Northern and Indigenous communities.


Iqaluit Nukkiksautiit Hydroelectric Project referred to the Major Projects Office

| Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada | news releases

In a rapidly shifting global landscape, we are building One Canadian Economy turbo-charged by major nation-building projects that unleash our natural resources, diversify our products and markets, and create hundreds of thousands of high-paying careers for our workers, all while protecting the environment and upholding the rights of Indigenous Peoples


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2017-05-26