Self Employment

Activities that: 

• Are for a full-time job of a minimum of 35 hours per week; 

• Offer a reasonable opportunity for permanent business;  

• Lead as much as possible to regular full-time employment  

• Improved functioning and development of the Cree labour market leading to: 

• Increased skills levels and self-employment outcomes for Cree participants 

• Better workforce balance between public and private sector. 

• Be at least 18 years of age or hold a Secondary School Diploma 

• Be unemployed 

• Be a JBNQA Beneficiary 

• Have a background and/or have completed a business course or a course in the related field 

 

Additionally, the participant must: 

• Act as applicant and recipient 

• Present a business plan, prepared with the help specialized resources in the field, with its application. 

• Have a business bank account 

• Have a registered business number or other permit or license required by the federal and/or the provincial governments 

• For a maximum of 52 weeks, renewable upon reapplication for a second and third year 

• Hours per week in accordance with federal and/or provincial regulations 

• The applicant/owner must make a partnership contribution of 50% of the project’s costs for Year 1, 60% for Year 2 and 70% for Year 3. 

• A maximum annual contribution of $35,000 per participant 

• Participant wages and mandatory employment related costs or owners withdraws must be within maximum of $35,000 per year. 

• Other costs related to the creation and /or the implementation of a business 

• Capital costs for the construction or purchase of a building 

• Expenses which would have otherwise been incurred by the Applicant 

• Capital expenses, such as computers and equipment, not related to the project 

• Expenses incurred before the application is submitted