GMs Meeting 2020
- February 24-25, 2020
- Followed by our Indigenous Prosperity Forum February 26-27
- Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau QC
GMs/Chairs Meeting 2017
- Held at the Sheraton Centre in Montreal from November 19-22, 2017
- Master of Ceremonies: Stan Wesley
- Expense claim form (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet) – please note that the maximum is 2 claims per AFI (GM & Chair, or staff who attended on their behalf)
- Presentations listed below are for information purposes only. Please contact the presenter if you wish to use any of his or her slides/data.
AFI Visioning Exercise
- Workshop Report – Prepared by Intersol
Presentations – Day One – Monday November 20, 2017:
- The Harvard Program – Terry Goodtrack – President and CEO at AFOA Canada
- Indigenous Growth Fund – Meagan Hill
- NACCA Reporting Database – Frank Richter – Financial Analyst at NACCA
- Canada’s Economic Outlook – Adam Fiser – Conference Board of Canada
- Federal Government Panel – Claude Dagenais – Trade Commissioner at Global Affairs Canada
Presentations – Day Two – Tuesday November 21, 2017:
- Procurement in Support of Aboriginal Business
Day Three – Wednesday November 22, 2017:
- AFI Business Case Update – Gerry Huebner – Chief Strategy Officer at NACCA
- Indigenous Growth Fund – Frank Richter – Financial Analyst at NACCA
- NACCA Benefits Package: AFI Priorities – Mark Dokis – Director of Products & Services at NACCA
GMs Meeting 2016
NACCA would like to thank its members, guests, staff and organizing committee for a successful 2016 meeting with our AFIs. We would like to express special appreciation for our presenters and keynote speaker.
We are encouraged by the feedback, both positive and constructive, from our November meeting and we look forward to continued dialogue among staff and members. We have assembled a strong NACCA team, and we expect to continue our collective growth in Indigenous economic and business development.
Our keynote speaker exemplified the progress and impact that AFIs are making within our communities. Kendal Netmaker is a young entrepreneur who acknowledged the positive impact SIEF had on his ability to be successful. Want more info about Kendal? Check out these sites:
Thank you again for your participation and feedback. Please note that the event coordinators will be emailing a survey form to you soon for additional feedback on specific subjects.
We are pleased to offer the following presentations from this year’s meeting:
- First Nation/Inuit Access to Capital Study – Dominique Collin and Michael Rice
- Ulnooweg Financial Education Centre – Darrell Hasiuk, Manager Special Projects, Ulnooweg
- First Nation Community Financial Review – Darrell Hasiuk, Manager Special Projects, Ulnooweg
- AEP & TAG Update – Collen Martin, Director of Products & Services, NACCA
- Program Standards – Collen Martin, Director of Products & Services, NACCA
GMs Meeting 2015
NACCA / AFI General Managers Meeting, November 25-26, 2015, Toronto, ON
As a follow-up to the November meeting, PDF files from the meeting are provided below:
- Presentations from Day 1:
- Using ACDP Effectively: Training and Capacity Building (Marilyn Owston / TrendLine Consulting)
- IRB: Is it time for a change? (Colleen Martin / NACCA)
- Loans Management: What is critical? (Garry McKinnon / Atikokan Economic Development Corporation)
- ADLA: What did we learn? (Michael Ivy / Apeetogosan Metis Development Inc.)
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Report (Mark Dokis / INAC)
- ABFP: Challenges and Solutions (Colleen Martin / NACCA)
- Presentations from Day 2:
- Financial Empowerment (Elizabeth Mulholland / Prosper Canada)
- Networking the Network: Social Media (Melanie Martin / Webrite Design Solutions)
- MaRS Centre for Social Impact Investing (Adam Jagelewski / MaRS)
- Public-Private Partnership Solutions (Dale Booth / Tiree Innovation)
- ABSCAN/SEDAC (Jean Vincent / SOCCA)