Client groups

IIF IV targets various types of users:

• Indigenous communities
• Indigenous businesses
• Female Indigenous entrepreneurs
• Indigenous business leaders
• Indigenous social economy enterprises
• Organizations mandated to represent Indigenous nations and communities (associations, tribal councils, commissions, etc.)
• Indigenous community action organizations
• Non-profit organizations

Indigenous Communities

Indigenous businesses can submit applications under the following components:

• Economic Development
• Loan Guarantees
• Community Infrastructure
• Support for Consultation
• Social Development

Indigenous businesses:

Indigenous businesses can submit applications under the following components:

• Economic Development, provided that a band council resolution has been obtained
• Loan Guarantees

Female Indigenous

Female Indigenous entrepreneurs can submit applications under the following components:

• Economic Development, provided that a band council resolution has been obtained
• Economic Development, in the Women and Youth category
• Loan Guarantees

Indigenous business leaders

Indigenous business leaders can submit applications under the following components:

• Economic Development, provided that a band council resolution has been obtained
• Economic Development, in the Women and Youth category
• Loan Guarantees

Indigenous social economy enterprises

Indigenous social economy enterprises can submit applications under the following components:

• Economic Development, provided that a band council resolution has been obtained
• Economic Development, in the Social Economy category
• Loan Guarantees

Organizations mandated to represent Indigenous nations and communities

These organizations (associations, tribal councils, commissions, etc.) may, depending on their mission and the type and objectives of the projects presented, submit applications under the following components:

• Economic Development, in the Economic Mobilization category
• Support for Consultation
• Social Development

Indigenous community action organizations

Indigenous community action organizations can submit applications under the following components:

• Community Action
• Assistance for Indigenous people in Urban Environments
• Social Development
• Economic Development, in the Social Economy category

Indigenous non-profit organizations

Indigenous non-profit organizations can submit applications under the following components:

• Social Development
• Economic Development, in the Social Economy category

Non-Indigenous, non-profit organizations that provide services for Indigenous people

Non-Indigenous, non-profit organizations that provide services for Indigenous people can submit applications under the following component:

• Social Development