Federal investments in Indigenous businesses and communities across Manitoba

The Government of Canada is allocating over $13.5 million to support 16 projects in Manitoba.

These investments will revitalize important cultural and community spaces and further Indigenous inclusion and business economic growth in Manitoba. The announcement includes ten Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) projects, four Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) Program projects, one Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund (CSSF) project delivered by PrairiesCan in Manitoba, and one Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) Program delivered by Infrastructure Canada.

Canada Community Revitalization Fund (CCRF) – Investment of $4,113,242

The CCRF helps communities across Canada build and improve community infrastructure projects so they can continue to rebound from the lasting effects of the pandemic. With a national investment of $500 million over 2 years, the Fund’s purpose is to help not-for-profit organizations, municipalities, and other community groups, as well as Indigenous partners build new community infrastructure and revitalize existing assets, bring people back to public spaces safely, create jobs, and stimulate local economies. Today, ten (10) Manitoba CCRF recipients receiving funding through PrairiesCan were announced:

• Norway House Cree Nation ($750,000)
  Build a pavilion for public gatherings in Norway House
• Loon Straits Community Settlement ($20,371)
  Renovate a historical building to become a museum and create a common outdoor space at Manigotagan
• Poplar River First Nation ($750,000)
  Re-build a community wharf/dock in Negginan
• Gambler First Nation ($750,000)
  Construct a modern-traditional Ojibway longhouse community centre in Binscarth
• Cormorant Community Council ($75,000)
  Revitalize the Cormorant Community Drop-in Centre in Cormorant
• Waterhen Community Council ($15,000)
  Upgrade the East Park in Waterhen
• Barren Lands First Nation ($750,000)
  Renovate the community centre and Band hall in Barren Lands First Nation in Brochet
• Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. ($456,727)
  Build an outdoor community gathering space in downtown Winnipeg
• Assiniboia Residential School Legacy Group Inc. ($539,364)
  Build a site for commemoration at the former Assiniboia Residential School location in Winnipeg
• 1JustCity ($6,780)
  Create a community garden and gathering space that focuses on healing and reconciliation in Winnipeg

Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) Program – Investment of $3,113,450

Through the CEDD program, PrairiesCan makes targeted investments that aim to generate sustainable, inclusive economic growth and help communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to fully participate in, and benefit from economic opportunities. Four Manitoba CEDD recipients receiving funding through PrairiesCan were announced:

• Vision Quest Conferences Inc. ($75,000)
  Support the Vision Quest Conferences and Trade Show in 2022, 2023, and 2024 in Winnipeg
• Business Council of Manitoba Inc. ($1,325,000)
  Increase Indigenous inclusion in the labour force in Manitoba through work integrated learning
• Purpose Construction ($1,399,450)
  Launch the ‘Purpose Homes’ program that combines training urban Indigenous Peoples in residential new home construction
• Indigenous Services Canada ($314,000)
  PrairiesCan, through a Strategic Partnership Initiative project, will provide an Indigenous Youth Training and Mentorship program, as well as support fishing license transfer strategies in the Cedar Lake Fishery

Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund (CSSF) – Investment of $33,000

Fish and seafood processors are key to our economy and national food security. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the CSSF provided $62.5 million to support fish and seafood processors. PrairiesCan and PacifiCan provided more than $9 million in funding through the CSSF to support fish and seafood processors across Western Canada. One Manitoba CSSF recipient receiving funding through PrairiesCan was announced today:

• Hollow Water Fishers Co-op Ltd. ($33,000)
  Upgrade health and safety equipment at a fish station in Wanipigow

Green and Inclusive Community Buildings (GICB) Program – Investment of $6,311,657

Launched in April 2021, this five-year $1.5 billion program will support green and accessible retrofits, repairs or upgrades of existing public community buildings and the construction of new publicly-accessible community buildings that serve high-needs, underserved communities across Canada. This program will help Canada reach its emissions reduction targets by 2030 and its net-zero objectives by 2050. Today, PrairiesCan announced one Manitoba GICB project on behalf of Infrastructure Canada.

• Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. ($6,311,657)
  A building expansion project to include a new multi-purpose community facility in Winnipeg. This project will help expand services to Indigenous people in downtown Winnipeg to help them heal from multi-generational trauma and transform their lives through programs that heal, provide education and skills training and tackle the root causes of houselessness and substance abuse.

Related products

• News Release: New federal investments in Indigenous initiatives and communities across Manitoba announced by Minister Vandal

Associated links

• Prairies Economic Development Canada (PrairiesCan)
• Canada’s Community Revitalization Fund
• Community Economic Development and Diversification
• Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund
• Green and Inclusive Community Buildings