A very important dimension of the Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) mandate is regional economic development for Canada's North.

In the past, funding for broader northern economic development programming in areas such as minerals, forestry, tourism and economic diversification, was made available through multi-party economic development agreements coordinated by INAC.  These investments had very positive results. Building on this success, INAC is now offering a set of strategic economic development programs known as Strategic Investments in Northern Economic Development (SINED).  These programs are tailored to the needs of each territory.

The investments made under SINED will help to generate important economic opportunities for Northerners, their businesses and their communities.

What Information is Available?

In this section, find links to northern economic development resources outside of INAC as well as detailed information about the Partnership Advisory Forums (PAF) and SINED's two primary programs – the Targeted Investment Program and the Innovation and Knowledge Fund.

You may also be interested in:

• Recreational Infrastructure Canada (RInC) funding in the three Northern territories.
• The Community Adjustment Fund for the three Northern territories
• Official Language Minority Communities funding for the three northern territories