Canadian Indigenous Investment Summit 2026

Room: Forum

This panel brings together senior practitioners working across Canadian investment banking, Indigenous government advisory, Indigenous enterprise, public markets, and loan guarantee finance.

Room: Theatre

From a gravel contract to $180M in revenue. One First Nation's 44-year commercial enterprise across Saskatchewan's resource economy.

Room: Forum

Over $45 billion in Indigenous-partnered projects are advancing toward construction across Canada. The financing architecture behind them now includes billion-dollar public loans, federal equity initiatives, and private debt funds purpose-built for Indigenous ownership. Three years ago, none of this existed at scale. Now, institutional investors are building their models around it.

Room: Theatre

Northern Ontario is sitting on $60 billion in nickel, copper, and chromite, critical minerals the world needs for the energy transition. After years of gridlock, Indigenous partnerships are emerging as the critical factor speeding projects toward development, and this session examines what that means for investors looking at Canada's largest undeveloped mineral deposit.

Room: Forum

As energy, resources, and infrastructure projects become more complex, the structures behind them are evolving. This session explores how Worley Consulting approaches Indigenous partnership across the asset lifecycle, from early project planning to delivery and long-term operations. The discussion examines why trust-based engagement, procurement commitments, and shared-value partnership models are increasingly shaping project outcomes.

Room: Theatre

The Ksi Lisims LNG project has Shell, TotalEnergies, and Blackstone as partners, with construction expected this year. With global LNG demand forecast to accelerate through 2026 and beyond, this session examines why treaty-based Indigenous ownership gave the $10 billion project a regulatory pathway that other Canadian LNG projects couldn't access, and what that structure means for those looking for reliable LNG supply without the geopolitical risk. 

Room: Theatre

Europe needs a long-term energy supply. Canada has the scale, the institutions, and the projects. But every major Canadian energy opportunity, from LNG to hydrogen to transmission, follows the same pattern: the ones moving forward have Indigenous equity partnerships, and the ones stalled do not.

Room: Forum

Canada’s Arctic sovereignty increasingly depends on Indigenous Nations with territorial authority, delivery capability, and long-term infrastructure ambition. This session tackles how multi-coast Indigenous partnerships are positioning for participation in the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project and the wider buildout of circumpolar infrastructure. 

Room: Theatre

Cedar LNG built housing, employment, and infrastructure into a $3.4 billion project not to tick ESG boxes, but to eliminate regulatory risk. Alberta's Indigenous loan guarantee program has issued $745 million with zero defaults on the same logic. This session examines why community outcomes are becoming the differentiator for Indigenous energy projects that attract institutional capital.

Room: Forum

The Yukon's project pipeline is real. Delivering it requires local capacity and procurement pathways that work in a constrained northern market. The Yukon First Nation Chamber of Commerce and its Business Registry link verified Indigenous businesses to government bid measures, set-asides, and direct contracting. This is the infrastructure that turns pipeline into delivery.