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The Virtual Live Draw took place at 1 p.m. EST on May 9, 2024.

CCIB’s Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Fund is presented by LNG Canada with contributions from Paper Excellence, VISA and AtkinsRealis. The fund is open to Indigenous women-owned businesses that have encountered systemic barriers to lending relationships. The fund is administered through CCIB’s Tools for Indigenous Business (TIB) program to enhance Indigenous entrepreneurship through providing access to development and networks.

Indigenous Women Entrepreneurship Fund 2024 – Recipients

• Lindsay Bewcyk, Foodscape Gardens, B.C.
• Priscilla Boulay, Inuvialuit Carvers, AB
• Melody Cardinal, Nehiyaw Specialized Services Consulting Inc., SK
• Shelley Carnegie, The Eye In The Sky, B.C.
• Jade Crabbe, GreenJade Interiors, B.C.
• Natasha Delany, Indigenous Project Events, AB
• Leslie Gauthier, Em & Nate, AB
• Shani Gwin, pipikwan pêhtâkwan, AB
• Destiny Hoostie, Bangin’ Bannock Café, SK
• Victoria LaBillois, Wejipeg Excavation Inc., QC
• Ja’-elle Leite, Ultralogix Inc., B.C.
• Donna Mathieson, Raven Ozhigaa Development, MB
• Marilyn Maychak, Marilyn Maychak Consulting, B.C.
• Naomi McKinney, McKinney Psychology, AB
• Keshia Moffat, Moffat Etuaptmumk Consulting, N.B.
• Nora Pine, Zisikine, ON
• Dawn Sanders, Buffalo Pound Eco Lodge, SK
• Chelsea Stepien, Shikaakwa Consulting Services, AB
• Silver Fae Vautour-Wilmot, Pressure For Change – Shelf Stable Foods, N.S.
• Melissa Victor, Kwosel Indigenous Jewelry and Art, AB
• Deanna Wampler, In the Know Consulting, B.C.