The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), in partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), embarked on this research project to develop a preliminary, qualitative understanding of how Indigenous businesses navigate the current social finance ecosystem.

CCAB’s report: Indigenous Perspectives on Social Innovation and Social Finance, recommends the Federal Government undertake the following to increase Indigenous business participation in the social finance market:

• Ensure the definition of a Social Purpose Organization is not a barrier to funding access;
• Build the capacity of Indigenous intermediaries to deliver the funding; and,
• Develop intercultural competency among non-Indigenous lenders.