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Breaking Barriers for Big Ideas

AIOC was recently featured in Xperience Alberta Magazine, published by Economic Developers Alberta (EDA). The magazine focuses on investment opportunities and Alberta’s tourism landscape, an area that now falls within AIOC’s expanded mandate. The article explores why supporting tourism is a strategic move, aligned with cultural opportunity and evolving market trends.

Our CEO Chana Martineau shares,
“It’s important for Indigenous Peoples to participate in high growth sectors of Alberta’s economy.”

With strong demand for Indigenous tourism experiences, and a growing desire for Indigenous Peoples to share their stories from their perspectives, tourism is a natural fit under AIOC’S mandate and we’re prepared to facilitate investment opportunities.

AIOC’s loan guarantees, and capacity supports, alongside Indigenous-led decision-making can create long-term participation and shared prosperity in Alberta’s tourism sector.

Read the article on page 38.