Alberta Indigenous Opportunities Corporation (AIOC) facilitates Indigenous investment in medium to large-scale economic projects and brings communities together. Over the past five years, the power of our loan guarantee program to drive change has reverberated throughout Alberta and across Canada. The heartbeat of reconciliation has never been stronger.
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AIOC’s loan guarantee program has positive, far-reaching impacts that are felt across the province.
Through loan guarantees, AIOC brings together neighbouring First Nation and Métis groups as investment partners.
Industry is proactively partnering with Indigenous groups on existing assets and to responsibly advance new projects, and share prosperity from economic development.
Through the creation of AIOC, the Government of Alberta has developed a meaningful and effective framework to pursue reconcili-ACTION through economic participation.
Loan guarantees facilitate Indigenous groups’ access to capital to help fund the debt and equity portions of their investments on favourable terms. Additionally, by providing access to capacity grants AIOC further assists Indigenous groups to navigate the process and make informed investment decisions.
AIOC is bringing Indigenous investments together to support five key sectors of the Alberta economy: natural resources, agriculture, transportation and telecommunications and now, tourism (as of October 2024). The GoA has further expanded our mandate to include investments in the Technology and Health Care sectors, beginning in spring 2025.
In a pre-election letter to Federal party leaders, representatives from Alberta’s energy sector highlighted Indigenous economic participation as central to the success of any national project and called for the expansion of such programs. It is a testament to the success of AIOC’s innovative model.
Real World Impact
View VideoDue to restrictions in the Federal Indian Act, Indigenous involvement in medium to large-scale infrastructure investment opportunities would not be possible without a government loan guarantee. AIOC supports Indigenous groups to become partners in opportunity and prosperity.
31 First Nations
+ 12 Métis groups
With more in progress
Issued in loan guarantees
In projected free cash flow (after debt servicing) to Indigenous groups over the life of guaranteed projects.