Incorporated in 1984, NADF (Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund) is a non-profit Aboriginal Financial Institution (AFI) providing busi ness financing and support services to Aboriginal entrepreneurs and businesses to establish, expand, or acquire a business in remote, rural and urban communities in Northern Ontario.
Our Vision
Aboriginal Prosperity
Our Mission Statement
To advance the well-being of Aboriginal people in northern Ontario through business and economic development.
Our Service Delivery Area
NADF services First Nations communities, aboriginal entrepreneurs and businesses in northern Ontario, including Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Robinson-Superior 1850 and Treaty #3.
Our Community Development program (Nishnawbe Majijikaywin) supports CCP, as well as other community planning processes and projects.
We undertake our work with the following values:
- We only work with communities that request our services. We provide those supports as defined and controlled by the communities (aka community controlled and community-driven).
- Not to compete with but, to partner and collaborate with other Aboriginal organizations (i.e. Tribal Councils, PTOs, training organizations etc.), governments and institutions in the region, adding value to the existing efforts to support First Nations communities and people.
- To build capacity within the communities while providing the necessary short-term technical support to the communities to address their immediate needs.
We are committed to ensuring that our work is community-driven and community controlled.