Access to Capital

The Access to Capital (ATC) program was designed to strengthen the network of Aboriginal-controlled developmental lending institutions and foster increased availability and affordability of capital for developmental lending. Components of this program include:

Interest Rate Buy-Down Fund: available to qualified Aboriginal Financial Institutions.
Credit Enhancement Fund: selective credit enhancement support for qualified Aboriginal Financial Institutions.
Enhanced Access Fund: loan fund for areas not serviced by Aboriginal Financial Institutions.
Support and Training Fund: a developmental lending support initiative providing generic developmental products and services as well as counseling and mentoring for individual Aboriginal Financial Institutions.