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Indigenous Tourism Fund: Signature Indigenous Tourism Experiences Stream

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (administered by the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, NACCA)

Up to $1.3M

Non-repayable contributions ranging from $500,000 to $1.25 million per selected project

The Signature Indigenous Tourism Experiences Stream (SITES) of the Indigenous Tourism Fund funds selected projects that can serve as key tourism experiences in Indigenous communities across Canada. It aims to scale up export-ready, market-sustainable and community-supported Indigenous experiences and destinations. NACCA administers the stream, which funded 17 projects across 2 rounds. The program is no longer accepting applications.

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Who qualifies

The page does not list detailed eligibility criteria. The stream targets significant, export-ready, market-sustainable and community-supported Indigenous key experiences and tourism destinations in Indigenous communities across Canada. Funded work covered development and enhancement of tourism destination infrastructure that complements key tourism experiences.

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Good to know

  • Funding: Amounts are those received by projects funded in the two completed rounds.
  • Notes: The page describes two funding rounds (2024-2025 and 2025-2026) and gives no information on a future intake. Found automatically by the portal's discovery job from an official page; review before relying on it.

Evidence from the official page

  • amount“selected projects received non-repayable contributions ranging from $500,000 to $1.25 million.” source ↗
  • status“this program is no longer accepting applications.” source ↗
  • eligibility“the signature indigenous tourism experiences stream (sites) of the itf aims to support tourism in indigenous communities across canada by scaling up significant, export-ready, market-sustainable and community-supported indigenous key experiences and tourism destinations.” source ↗

Verified 2026-10-14 · Medium confidence. Always confirm on the official page before applying.