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Futurpreneur Canada Indigenous Startup Program (IESP)
Futurpreneur Canada
Taking applications?
No intake dates on the official page
Read from the official page on October 13, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Up to $75K
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Indigenous organizations and businesses; Individuals
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Financing and mentorship for Indigenous entrepreneurs
If you are an Indigenous entrepreneur (including those on reserve) between the ages of 18-39 years, you could get a flexible, equity-free startup business loan of up to $75,000, along with 2 years of expert business mentoring supported by an Indigenous t
Description from the Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025), Open Government Licence – Canada.
Who got it before
This program isn’t in the federal grants and contributions records, which cover federal departments only, so there is no record here of who got it.
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