The Ecosystem Fund
The Ecosystem Fund (The Fund) is a pillar of the 2SLGBTQI+ Entrepreneurship Program, an initiative supported by the Government of Canada and led by Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC).
The Fund was built to assist non-profit organizations who provide services and support to 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs.
CGLCC has committed over $5 million in support of 17 projects across the country. These projects will provide 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurs with opportunities to engage, learn, connect, and grow. The Fund also enables these non-profit organizations to invest in internal capacity building, which will improve their ability to support entrepreneurs and lead to the growth and sustainability of the 2SLGBTQI+ entrepreneurship ecosystem.
These funded projects will be rolled out over the coming years.
To sign up for updates on the program and to be notified of any further funding opportunities, please join the general CGLCC newsletter.
Discover the recipients below:
Funding recipients:
- 2 Spirits in Motion Society | National
- Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services & Uplift Black | ON
- Alberta LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce | AB
- Banff Pride Society & Bow Valley Chamber of Commerce | AB
- Chroma NB & Fusion Saint John & Envision Saint John | NB
- Comité FrancoQueer de l’Ouest & Société de développement économique de la Colombie-Britannique & Parallèle Alberta (f.k.a. Conseil de développement économique de l’Alberta), Chambre de commerce LGBT du Québec, and Les Chevronné.e.s | Western Canada
- Community Futures Development Association of British Columbia & MyCEO | BC
- Evol Financement & Fondation Émergence | QC
- FrancoQueer & Groupe Impact ON & Fédération des aîné.e.s et retraité.e.s francophones de l’Ontario | ON
- Les Chevronné.e.s | QC
- Pictou County Partnership & Pictou County Pride | NS
- QueerTech | National
- SASKQUEER Entrepreneurs & Professionals | SK
- Social Entrepreneurship Enclave | MB
- Sovereign Seeds | National
- Spindle Films Foundation | National
- The Old School House Arts Centre & Creative Coast BC & 4VI & The Aunty Collective | BC
Contact
If you have any questions, please reach out to our Regional Grant Managers:
Western & Northern Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan)
Stanley Walter (he/him)
stanley@cglcc.ca
(416) 761-5151 – ext. 107
Central & Northern Canada (Nunavut, Manitoba, and Ontario) and national organizations
Janelle Salisbury (she/her)
janelle@cglcc.ca
(416) 761-5151- ext. 125
Québec and Atlantic Canada (Québec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia) and French organizations
Mélika Fontaine (she/her)
melika@cglcc.ca
(416) 761-5151- ext. 103
For media inquiries, please contact:
Reggie Lemaire Costa (she/her), Marketing Coordinator
reggie.lemaire-costa@cglcc.ca
(416) 761-5151 – ext. 124
