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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 $8 million in support of 29 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.

To find out more about the funded projects, refer to the interactive map on this page. For updates on the Ecosystem Fund program, please join the general CGLCC newsletter.

Fund Recipients

Map Legend

  • National
  • Regional/Provincial
  • Local

2 Spirits in Motion Society

Comité francoqueer de l'Ouest

QueerTech

Sovereign Seeds

Spindle Films Foundation

The Tribe Network

Alberta 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce

Chambre de Commerce LGBT du Québec

Community Futures British Columbia

Évol Financement

FrancoQueer

LOUD Business

Manitoba LGBT* Chamber of Commerce

Northern Mosaic Network

Ontario Queer Chamber of Commerce

Pride PEI

Quadrangle NL

Saskatchewan Queer Entrepreneurs and Professionals (SASKQUEER)

Small Economy Works

Social Entrepreneurship Enclave (SEE)

The Old School House Arts Centre

Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon

True Wealth Society

Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services

Banff Pride Society

Chroma NB

Les Chevronné·e·s (l'Étage)

Pictou County Partnership

UPlift Black

  • 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  
  • Chambre de Commerce LGBT du Québec | QC
  • 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  
  • Loud Business | BC
  • Manitoba LGBT* Chamber of Commerce | MB
  • Northern Mosaic Network | NT
  • Ontario Queer Chamber of Commerce | ON
  • Pictou County Partnership & Pictou County Pride | NS  
  • Pride PEI | PEI
  • Quadrangle NL | NL
  • QueerTech | National  
  • SASKQUEER Entrepreneurs & Professionals | SK  
  • Small Economy Works | NU
  • 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 
  • Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon | YT
  • Tribe Network | Atlantic Canada
  • True Wealth Society | ON
  • UPlift Black | ON

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