- Description
- Responsible for stimulating local economy and developing economic initiatives and opportunities for the community
- Provides information, training and educational workshops to enhance employability skills
- Responsible for working with the Lands and Resource department for development of plans for the use of traditional lands for community members
- Works to access funding for band-owned business ventures
- Provides coaching in areas such as business plan development and assistance in obtaining financial support for people wanting to start own business
- Collaboration with other community members/groups for the development of the Mitaanjigamiing First Nation Strategic Plan
- Affiliations with ongoing mining initiatives including Canadian Malarctic and New Gold
- Possible development of an Eco Tourism Lodge
- Discussions with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry concerning formalization of co-management of a campsite on Crown Land at Boffin Lake
- Signing of a cooperation agreement with the Region 1 Métis Nation of Ontario regarding Mitaanjigamiing's Treaty Land Entitlement Claim
- Forest industry activities
- Representation in the Rainy Lake Tribal Development Limited Partnership
- Board member representative on Grand Council Treaty #3 Trapper's Board
- Eligibility
- Members of Mitaanjigamiing First Nation
- Application Process
- Call for information
- Documents Required
- No documents required
- Office
- 807-274-2188 - Band Office
- Fax
- 807-274-4774
- Web Site
- https://mitaanjigamiing.ca/economic-development/
- [email protected]
- Mailing Address
- PO Box 609
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3M9
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Paul Henderson, Economic Development Officer
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 807-274-2373 Ext 231 - Fees
- None
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- June 17, 2025
- Address
- 108 Main St
Mitaanjigamiing First Nation, ON, P9A 3M9- Band Office is located at Main St in the community of Mitannjigamiing First Nation
- Community is 56 km NE of Fort Frances off Hwy 17 onto Hwy 611, on shores of Stanjikoming Bay on Rainy Lake
- Consists of 2 reserves; the main reserve of Rainy Lake 18C and a smaller Agency 1 reserve shared with 3 other First Nations
- Mitaanjigamiing means "Where a smaller lake flows into a bigger lake"
Open in Google Maps - Accessibility
- Not Accessible
- Hours of Operation
- Band Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pmMon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
- Service Area(s)
- Mitaanjigamiing First Nation
