SMEDCO is proud to offer flexible repayable term loan financing and non-repayable grant options designed specifically for Métis entrepreneurs across Saskatchewan. Whether you’re launching a startup, expanding your current operations, or purchasing an existing business, we’re here to help you succeed.

Our funding programs are tailored to meet the unique needs of Métis-owned businesses, with a focus on growth, sustainability, and long-term success.

• Applicants must be of Métis ancestry, operating a business based in Saskatchewan
• Businesses funded must demonstrate viability

• Political bodies for political process
• Cultural activities
• Social programs
• Residential real estate
• Commercial real estate for the sole purpose of lease or rent to others. The applicant’s business must occupy the majority of space and be commercially viable, exclusive of the rental/lease income to receive support from CCDF (some exceptions may apply)
• Contribution towards an asset that can be perceived to be for personal use (car or pickup truck)
• Bars (alcohol provider), sexually exploitive businesses in nature, pawnshops, payday loans, tobacco retailer or manufacturer, cannabis, or gambling (some exceptions may apply to gambling – VLTs)
• Commercial real estate (some exceptions may apply)
• Basic farming & ranching
• Payment of dividends
• Refinancing (some exceptions apply)
• Restaurants in large Urban Centres (some exceptions apply)