Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (Access to Capital) asks you 12 questions, 2 of them written answers. 1 carry the funder’s own length limit, for example “Project summary or business plan” (2 pages). It asks for 15 documents with the application. Every question below is quoted from Indigenous Services Canada’s own documents, saved on September 3, 2026.
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Identity and business details 3
1How did you hear about our programs and services?
How did you hear about our programs and services?Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
2Applicant information (primary and second applicant)
APPLICANT INFORMATION:Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
3Business information
Business informationIndigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
Your money and the project budget 2
4Applicant/owner's summary of net worth
Applicant/owner's summary of net worthIndigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
5Estimated project financing
Estimated project financingIndigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
The project in writing 1
6Project summary or business plan
Attach a brief summary of the project (in 1 or 2 pages) or a copy of your business plan (if completed).Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
Limit: 2 pages. The funder’s own limit.
Attachments, disclosures and consent 2
7Applicant checklist (attachments and disclosures)
APPLICANT CHECKLIST:Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
8Certification, consent and signatures
I (We) certify that all information given in this application is true and complete.Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
What is screened first 1
9Initial review package (what is screened before a business plan is requested)
Initial information required to undertake an initial review:Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
Métis Capital Corporation channel 1
10Supporting documents (Métis Capital Corporation channel)
What supporting documents do I need to submit with my application?Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
After approval 2
11Claim for payment (post-approval)
prepare and sign a claim summary form listing all eligible costs being claimed;Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
12Annual business performance review (post-award)
All Waubetek clients must complete a Business Performance Review annually, along with their annual financial statements and provide both documents to Waubetek for the full project monitoring period.Indigenous Services Canada · saved September 3, 2026
What the reviewers are deciding
- Are you eligible, and will you run it full-time?
What to showShow them government ID, Indigenous ancestry evidence, a resume in the industry you are entering, and that this business will be your full-time work.
- Is the business legitimate, viable and not excluded?
- Do the numbers work, and is your own cash in?
What to show for the other 2, the funder’s criteria behind each question, and what reviewers weigh in every answer are in Premium.
Where applications go wrong
- Costs incurred prior to written approval for Financing by Waubetek will not be eligible.
- All highlighted sections must be attached to the application before the application is considered complete,
6 more, in Indigenous Services Canada’s words, are in Premium.
Every answer on this form, drafted for your business
- All 2 written answers drafted to Indigenous Services Canada’s limits, in your workspace.
- What reviewers weigh in each answer, and the documents to gather.
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Where these questions come from
- Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program: Access to Capital: Indigenous Services Canadawww.sac-isc.gc.ca
- Contributions to support land management and economic development: terms and conditions: ISCwww.sac-isc.gc.ca
- Indigenous Financial Institutions: NACCA directorynacca.ca
- Business Funding: Aboriginal Business Financing Program (ABFP), Ulnooweg Development Group (Atlantic)ulnoowegdevelopmentgroup.ca
- Evaluation of the Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Business Development Program: ISCwww.sac-isc.gc.ca
- FINANCING APPLICATION, Rev. 03/2021: Waubetek Business Development Corporationwww.waubetek.com
Saved from Indigenous Services Canada on September 3, 2026. Funders revise forms: open the current version before you submit. Eligibility, amounts and deadlines: Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (Access to Capital) programme profile.
Questions people ask
What does the Aboriginal Entrepreneurship Program (Access to Capital) application ask?
12 questions in total, including 2 written answers. The first ones: How did you hear about our programs and services?; Applicant information (primary and second applicant); Business information. The full list, in the funder’s words, is on this page.
Is there a word or character limit?
1 question carry a limit set by Indigenous Services Canada, for example “Project summary or business plan” (2 pages).
What documents does the application need?
Indigenous Services Canada asks for 15 documents with the application. The list is in Premium, with the full form drafted for you.