Loan · partly repayable

Metis Women Entrepreneurship Program

Louis Riel Capital Corporation · Manitoba

OpenGeneral
Funding
Loan up to $40,000
Borrow up to $40,000 — repayable, not a payout
Deadline
Ongoing
Open, accepted on an ongoing basis (no fixed deadline).
Type
Loan · partly repayable
Company stage
Early Stage / Startup, SME
Limited to: Indigenous only, Women / Non-binary. Only applicants in this group can apply.

Overview

Financing composed of both a grant and a loan, up to $40,000, to help start or expand an existing business owned by Metis women in Manitoba.

Who can apply

  • Business must be at least 51% Metis Women-owned and controlled with valid MMF Metis Citizenship cards
  • headquartered in Manitoba with at least one Metis owner resident in Manitoba
  • must have a minimum of 5% of total project costs in non-borrowed cash equity.
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What it can pay for

Business Expansion

Past recipients

No public list of past recipients is linked for this program yet.

Official source

Program details change. Always confirm eligibility, amounts and deadlines on the official page before you apply.

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Last checked by SeedPort: Oct 15, 2026. SeedPort is not affiliated with the funder. Information is summarized from public sources and may be out of date.