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Indigenous community

As someone representing an Indigenous community, we invite you to collaborate with us and share your in-depth insight into your unique infrastructure opportunities and challenges.

We are committed to collaborating with First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities on project investments to enable much-needed community infrastructure and meaningful economic participation opportunities.

We have a target to invest in Indigenous infrastructure across our five priority sectors – clean power, green infrastructure, public transit, trade and transportation and broadband.

Our active projects include Indigenous partners from coast to coast to coast.

Learn more about our financing initiatives

Indigenous Community Infrastructure Initiative (ICII)

We lend to new infrastructure projects that are in partnership with, and for the benefit of, Indigenous communities for community-based infrastructure and promote economic growth and participation.

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Indigenous Equity Initiative (IEI)

We provide loans to Indigenous communities to support them in purchasing equity stakes in infrastructure projects across CIBs portfolio of projects. 

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Six Nations of the Grand River is excited to co-develop the Oneida Energy Storage project in collaboration with industry leader NRStor Inc. This innovative project aligns with our community’s core values of protecting Mother Earth and preservation for our future generations. With the financial support of the CIB, this project will be amongst the first of its size to be co-developed by an Indigenous partner and will model a path forward for how private, public and Indigenous partners can work together to create meaningful solutions.

- Mark Hill, Elected Chief, Six Nations of the Grand River

Inuit are proud to be driving this transformative, national infrastructure project. Together we are creating something that will bring lasting economic and environmental benefits to Nunavut and all of Canada.

- Kono Tattuinee, President Kivalliq Inuit Association

For the communities living in the northern regions, the Tshiuetin railway line is at the heart of the economic development. Not only does it allow the communities and businesses it serves to maintain a regular land link between them, conducive to the transportation of people, goods and merchandise, but it also ensures and perpetuates a lasting presence of the Innu and Naskapi on Nitassinan. By investing in Indigenous infrastructure such as Tshiuetin Rail, all users of the territory will benefit from a modern, reliable and efficient transportation system.

- Chief Réal McKenzie, Innu Nation of Matimekush-Lac John, Chief Noah Swappie, Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach, Chief Mike McKenzie, Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-Utenam