Grants in Kenora District

City hubs

• Grants in Kenora

Local offices

Free counselling and local lending from the delivery network serving this district.

• Chukuni Communities Development Corporation CFDC
  CFDC providing business loans and support to entrepreneurs in the Red Lake and Ear Falls area.
  Highway 105 corridor north of the Trans-Canada: Perrault Falls, Township of Ear Falls, Municipality of Red Lake (incl. Red Lake townsites such as Balmertown/Cochenour) and points between, per its About page.
• Destination Northern Ontario RTO
  RTO13 coordinating and investing in tourism product development, marketing, workforce development, investment attraction and partnership programs for Northern Ontario tourism operators.
  Regional Tourism Organization 13, all of Northern Ontario, managed through sub-regions (13a/13b/13c).
• Lake of the Woods Business Incentive Corporation (LOWBIC) CFDC
  CFDC providing lending services and business development guidance for the Kenora and Lake of the Woods area.
  Kenora / Lake of the Woods area of southern Kenora District; site references a service-area map but does not enumerate communities online, Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls inclusion unconfirmed.
• Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) IFI
  Indigenous Financial Institution providing business loans, micro-loans, blended grant/loan financing and business advisory support to Indigenous entrepreneurs and communities across Northern Ontario.
  First Nation communities and Indigenous entrepreneurs across all of Northern Ontario, with roots in Nishnawbe Aski Nation (Treaty 9 and Ontario Treaty 5) territory.
• Patricia Area Community Endeavours (PACE) CFDC
  CFDC providing small-business financing, consulting, mentorship matching and monthly workshops across the Patricia region.
  Patricia region of Kenora District; community list confirmed from PACE's own site.
• PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise IFI
  Not-for-profit social enterprise providing women entrepreneurs with financing (PARO Funding, WEOC Loan Fund), peer lending circles, business counselling, training and networking.
  Home service area is Northern Ontario (HQ Thunder Bay); many programs are now delivered Canada-wide per its site.
• Wakenagun Community Futures Development Corporation CFDC
  CFDC providing business financing, counselling and community strategic-planning support for the Mushkegowuk communities.
  Mushkegowuk region: mainly the western James Bay coast (Cochrane District), plus Fort Severn/Peawanuck (Kenora District) and Missanabie Cree / Chapleau Cree (Algoma / Sudbury Districts). Community list confirmed from its site.