Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth)
$6,000,000.00
Grant
Description:
Inclusive Diversification and Economic Advancement in the North (IDEANorth) makes foundational investments in economic infrastructure, sector development and capacity building to help position Northerners in the territories to take advantage of Canada’s innovation economy.
Comments on Funding:
The IDEANorth program will be implemented through four program streams:
Stream 1: Sector & Capacity Development – Foundational investments to advance territorial economic growth and sector development
Stream 2: Business Scale-Up and Productivity – Targeted investments to SMEs, start-ups and entrepreneurs to expand their businesses, accelerate business growth, and enhance productivity and competitiveness.
Stream 3: Small Scale Economic Infrastructure – Small-scale economic infrastructure development through construction of new or improvement of existing multi-user community infrastructure.
Stream 4: Economic Infrastructure Studies (large scale) – Advancing foundational economic infrastructure investments by supporting pre-construction readiness.
Continuous Intake
Eligibility:
Applicants must be a registered organization (Indigenous and non-Indigenous) including :
1. social enterprises
2. businesses
3. other levels of government and
4. other non-federal entities, public or private, that have an interest in economic development in the North.
Priority will be given to applicants who can demonstrate proven capacity to deliver projects in the North and interest/engagement in territorial economic development.
Application Steps:
Applicants must email Project EOIs and Applications at cannor.operations.cannor@canada.ca.
Documentation Needed:
No specific documentation has been identified.
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice
