Links for Employment, Environmental Organizations, Government, Business Starts, Lenders, and more.
Employment & Training (for employers & job seekers)
- Aboriginal Career Counselling & Employment Services Society (ACCESS) - Vancouver Urban Aboriginal, off-reserve
- First Nations Employment Society - Vancouver & Area First Nations Employment services
Environmental Organizations
- The Blackfish Sounder - Vancouver Aquarium adopt a whale program
- EcoTrust Canada
Government Links
- Aboriginal Business Canada
- BC Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
- Canadian Forest Service – First Nations Forestry Program
- Canadian International Development Agency
- Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
- Tourism British Columbia/Hello BC
Starting a Business in BC??
If you’re interested in exploring how to do business with the federal government or BC Hydro? For general information – click here Connections.
- Aboriginal Resource Guide
- Business Gateway - single access point to all government services and information
- Canada/BC Business Services Centre
- Canadian Executive Services Organization (CESO)
- Canadian Bankers Association
- CBA Small Business Tools
- CBA Small Business – FAQ to lending on Reserve
- One Stop Business Registration
- Government Agents
- Equity Capital, Community Venture Capital
- Employee Share Ownership Program
- Marketing Tips - marketing tactics to boost your business
- PROFITguide for Canadian Entrepreneurs
- PROFIT Guide Quicklinks
- Working Opportunity Fund
- Royal Bank Small Business & Entrepreneurs – Aboriginal Entrepreneurs Links
- YouBET! - Youth Business & Entrepreneurship Training
- Visions for the Future - Aboriginal youth career opportunities
- Western Economic Diversification
- BC Small Business Services
Potential Lenders to Aboriginal Business
- All Nations Trust Company
- Tale’awtxw Aboriginal Capital Corporation
- Bank of Montreal Aboriginal Banking
- CIBC Aboriginal Banking
- Business Development Bank of Canada
- First Nations Bank of Canada
- Scotia Bank Aboriginal Banking
Business
Other Favorite Links
- BC Hydro
- Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland (& First Nations Big Sisters Mentoring Program)
- Bill’s Aboriginal Links
- North America Indian Ministries
- Junior Achievement of BC
Industry / Sector
Forestry – Boreal Forests – Links - links to forest industry organizations worldwide
