Micro Entrepreneur COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

The program is intended for businesses with revenues of less than $40,000 per year which do not qualify for the Canada Emergency Business account or Métis Emergency Business Financing.

Please visit https://www.mvdf.ca/metis-emergency-business-financing-mebf/

Unfortunately the program is focused on families in need, and given that resources are limited is currently only offered to families whose total income is less than $160,000 per year.

Unfortunately the program is not available to those who have received the Canada Emergency Business Account Loan (CEBA) or a COVID-19 loan from MVDF.

Unfortunately the program is only available to those whose business has been directly negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Métis Nation of Ontario and Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. are pleased to support Métis home based and family businesses.

Métis Micro-Business Fund:
This fund will provide non-repayable financial support to Métis home based and family businesses, generating revenue of less than $40,000, in a year that do not qualify for: the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA), other federal support programs, or a COVID-19 loan through the Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. (MVDF)

Eligible micro-businesses can receive contributions of up to $8,000, based on revenue.

Apply today!

For more information please contact us at:

1-800-263-4889

microgrant@metisnation.org

Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*)

1. Eligibility Criteria

MNO Citizen (must provide citizenship number on application)
18 years of age or older
Must have lost revenue due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Home/Family based business with revenues of less than $40,000/year (2019)
Total family income of less than $160K
Have not accessed CEBA through a mainstream financial institution or a COVID-19 loan through MVDF
Micro-entrepreneurs might include:
- Individuals that are Crafters: Beaders, Painters, Artisans
- Individuals that Cook / Bake / Make Medicines
- Individuals who conduct cultural events: Fiddlers and Dancers
- Individuals that are Guides for the tourist industry
- Individuals that are Trappers
- Individuals that run a small business: Hairdressing, Sewing, House Cleaning, etc.

2. Program Parameters

Provides 1/5 of declared revenue to a maximum of $ 8,000

3. Business Information

Has your business been directly negatively impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Have you received a Canada Emergency Business Account Loan (CEBA), or a COVID-19 loan from MVDF?

How much revenue did you make from your business in 2019?

I hereby confirm that the information provided herein is accurate, correct and complete [and that the documents submitted along with this application form are genuine]. I undertake to inform Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. in writing of any changes to the information already provided and to update the information on this form whenever requested to do so by Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc.

What was your total family income in 2019?

Type of Business:
(Select all that apply) *

Individuals that are Crafters / Artists: Beaders, Painters, Artisans

Individuals that Cook / Bake / Make Medicines

Individuals who Conduct Cultural Events: Fiddlers and Dancers

Individuals that are Guides for the Tourist Industry

Individuals that are Trappers

Individuals that run a Small Business from their home: Hairdressing, Sewing, House Cleaning, etc.

Other

If "Other", Please Describe

Please describe your business activity, and how COVID-19 has affected it

4. Personal Information

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Date of Birth

Gender

Citizenship Number

Métis Nation of Ontario Citizenship Number

(Required for Emergency Financial Support)

Local MNO Office

If "Other", Please Describe

5. Contact Information

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City / Town / Municipality

Postal Code

Home Phone Number

Area Code

Phone

Work Phone Number

Area Code

Phone

Ext

Cell Phone Number

Area Code

Phone

E-Mail

Preferred Phone Number

6. Required Documentation

Please provide evidence from two of the of the categories specified in the Documentation Requirements section:

If available, the document may be attached below. Otherwise, documentation can be emailed to covidhelp@metisnation.org. Please provide your contact information in the email to ensure timely processing of applications.

For Crafters, Beaders, Painters, Artisans
- Tax return
- Website / Facebook page / Twitter / Instagram screenshot
- Pamphlet displaying your craft
- Vendor receipt from a trade or craft show
- Vendor's license
- Supplier's invoice to you
- Business license, business number
- Other
Individuals that Cook / Bake / Make Medicines
- Tax return
- Website / Facebook page / Twitter / Instagram screenshot
- Pamphlet displaying your goods and/or services
- Proof of attendance at event where items were sold
- Contract with or receipt from customer
- Vendor's license
- Supplier's invoice to you
- Business license, business number
- Other
Individuals who conduct cultural events: Fiddlers and Dancers, Storytellers, Cultural Practitioner or Elder
- Tax return
- Website / Facebook page / Twitter / Instagram screenshot
- Pamphlet displaying your services
- Contract with or receipt from customer
- Video or photographs of events
- Letter on letterhead from Client
- Business license, business number
- Other
Individuals that are Guides for the Tourist Industry
- Tax return
- Website / Facebook page / Twitter / Instagram screenshot
- Pamphlet displaying your services
- Contract with or receipt from customer
- Video or photographs with clients
- Letter on letterhead from Lodge or Client
- Guide license or training certificate
- Business license, business number
- Other
Individuals that are Trappers or Commercial Fishers
- Tax return
- Website / Facebook page / Twitter / Instagram screenshot
- Contract with or receipt from buying agency/plant/retailer
- Trapping license/ Fishing license
- Business license, business number
- Other
Individuals that run a small business: Hairdressing, Sewing, House Cleaning, etc.
- Tax return
- Website / Facebook page / Twitter / Instagram screenshot
- Pamphlet displaying your goods and/or services
- Contract with or receipt from customer
- Vendor's license
- Supplier's invoice to you
- Business license, business number
- Other

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7. Consent and Submit

I hereby grant the Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. and the Métis Nation of Ontario the authority to conduct checks, inquiries and searches from other agencies and sources they deem necessary to reach a decision on this Application. In particular Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. and the Métis Nation of Ontario may collect Information from credit bureaus, government registries, reporting agencies, other financial institutions, and references that I may provide Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. and the Métis Nation of Ontario. Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. and the Métis Nation of Ontario may also disclose information to the funding agency for this program, Indigenous Services Canada, as well as credit bureaus, reporting agencies and financial institutions. (For the purpose of this Application "Information" means financial and financially related information about me, including (i) information to identify me, (ii) information to qualify me for a contribution; and (iii) any motor vehicle information, if applicable.) This is explained in the Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. and the Métis Nation of Ontario privacy policy that I have previously consented to.

I acknowledge that Métis Voyageur Development Fund Inc. (MVDF) may be required by the Federal Government to provide evidence and/or information to support my attestations that I have made in my online application to the Métis Micro-Business Fund.

Accordingly, as consideration for the contribution, when requested in writing by MVDF, I agree to provide, promptly (no more than 7 days from receipt of the request), any and all documentation to confirm my attestation and I acknowledge that failing to do so shall be considered a default under the term and conditions of the contribution.