About Us

Caisse Financial Group is a bilingual financial institution offering financial products and services for every phase of life.

Caisse Financial Group was the first officially registered financial co-operative in Manitoba, established in St. Malo, Manitoba, in 1937 with 29 members and $96.85 in assets.

Today, we have evolved to a full-service, billion-dollar financial institution with 19 branch locations in Manitoba and over 35,000 members.
 

Our products and services include:

• Chequing and Savings Accounts
• Credit Cards
• Mortgages and loans
• Investments and Financial Planning
  
   

Personal Banking

Everything from daily banking to mortgages and investments to financial planning and more.

We make it easy and convenient with our 19 branch locations, ATMs, direct payment, online banking and telephone banking services.

 Business & Agriculture Banking

Our full range of services help you manage your business or farm operations, day-to-day and over the long term. Our Account Managers take the time to get to know the particulars about your business or farm to provide you with the financial services that fit your requirements.

 For more information, please contact: Christine Pelletier, Lorette Branch Manager info@caisse.biz or 204.878.2791 

À propos de nous

Caisse Groupe Financier est une institution financière bilingue qui offre des produits et services financiers pour toutes les phases de vie.

Fondée en 1937 à Saint-Malo, avec 29 membres et 96,85 $ en actifs, Caisse Groupe Financier fut la première coopérative financière officielle au Manitoba.

Depuis, nous sommes devenus une institution financière multiservice, avec plus d’un milliard de dollars en actifs, 19 centres de services au Manitoba et plus de 35 000 membres.
 

Nos produits et services comprennent :

• Compte-chèques et comptes d’épargne
• Cartes de crédit
• Prêts hypothécaires et prêts personnels
 • Placements et planification financière

Services bancaires aux particuliers

Des services bancaires quotidiens aux prêts hypothécaires, en passant par les placements, la planification financière et plus encore.

Nous vous facilitons la vie grâce à nos 19 succursales, nos guichets automatiques, nos services de paiement direct, nos services bancaires en ligne et nos services bancaires par téléphone.

Services bancaires aux entreprises et à l’agriculture

Notre gamme complète de services vous aide à gérer votre entreprise ou vos opérations agricoles, au quotidien et à long terme. Nos gestionnaires de comptes prennent le temps de connaître les détails de votre entreprise ou de votre ferme pour vous fournir les services financiers qui répondent à vos besoins.

Pour de plus amples renseignements, veuillez communiquer avec Christine Pelletier, Gestionnaire du Centre de services de Lorette
 info@caisse.biz ou 204.878.2791

https://southeastcommerce.com/

A membership with the Southeast Commerce Group provides your business with connections, opportunity and leadership. Members get access to all of the below benefits including exclusive access to our many affinity programs, event and trade show discounts, networking, promotional opportunities, and more! Open your business to opportunity and growth; become a member.

www.myhomefield.ca

From small businesses to multinational organizations, an organization's internal culture is defined. We help you plan and execute successful business strategies and monitor the alignment and, through great leadership and team development, engagement with your team. You need a partner to walk alongside you, to help you set the direction for building your business while maintaining a healthy organization. That’s us!

Homefield People & Strategy 

Contact Name: Taylor Brandt

Contact Email: taylor.brandt@goldenwest.ca

For over 30 years, Workplace Education Manitoba is a leader in providing assessments and customized workplace training across Manitoba. We deliver in person, online, or a mix of the two, depending on what works for you. 

Skills for Success training contributes to measurable gains including increased employee retention and productivity, maximizing efficiency and building engagement. Whether it be towards employment, technical training or in the workplace, we are a partner that works with you to assess and determine skill gaps within your organization that are addressed with flexible training options.

Workplace Education Manitoba is fully funded by the Government of Canada and the Manitoba government. Our services can be accessed at no cost to you. 

Contact: 

Diane Stadnyk

Certified Essential Skill Analyst and Practitioner,

Certified One Smart World Facilitator, Certified Professional Coach, HR Management Certificate

Regional Manager, SE MB

Workplace Education Manitoba (WEM)

10 Chrysler Gate, North Hut

Steinbach, MB  R5G 2E6

204-326-2123 (office)

204-392-3414 (cell)

www.wem.mb.ca

Treaty One Territory

https://eastmantourism.ca/

Eastman Tourism is a not for profit, regional tourism association that is a membership based that supports tourism development, planning, and marketing in the Eastern Region of Manitoba.

Eastman tourism promotes communities and tourism businesses with print, cooperative advertising, an inspiration guide, website and blogs.

Memberships can be purchased on an annual basis and provide many benefits. Visit eastmantourism.ca

https://www.travelmanitoba.com/

Travel Manitoba is Manitoba’s destination marketing organization that offers product development and marketing assistance as well as strategic initiatives for Manitoba’s tourism sector.

• They host sector-based information on their website as well as provide funding programs when they become available.
• They host a free events calendar, have a strong social media content and reach, and sell cooperative marketing initiatives.

https://workinmanitoba.ca/

Create your free account and search for job opportunities in Manitoba. The Work in Manitoba job portal is an innovative, one-stop platform that connects job seekers across Canada and worldwide with Manitoba employers. Connect with Manitoba employers across a variety of industries, and discover thousands of jobs, including those posted to the Canada Job Bank and Indeed.

https://innovation.ised-isde.canada.ca/innovation/s/?language=en_CA

Find programs and services to help your business grow. 

https://www.herzing.ca/

Herzing offers diploma and certificate programs in a variety of in-demand industries. Learn at your convenience; courses offered on-campus, online, and in a hybrid format. Study full-time, part time, or in the evenings. Examples of courses include:

1. Accounting and Payroll Administration
2. Administrative Assistant
3. Broadcasting and Media Communications
4. Business Administration
5. Computer Networking Technology
6. Legal Assistant
7. Occupational Health and Safety
8. Software Development

Online programs offer the flexibility, personalization, and support that you need to succeed in today’s ever-changing job market. Take advantage of our Flex-Ed™ learning model and learn online and on campus as you work around your schedule. If you’re a working professional looking to upgrade your skills, learn more about our Kompass Professional Development division, which offers online professional development classes and certificates in a variety of subjects.

Herzing College Winnipeg is now offering three technology programs:  Software Development, Cybersecurity, and Computer Network Technology.  Each of our programs has an internship component of varying lengths.  Internship is full time days, Monday through Friday.  Students are covered under Herzing’s liability insurance while at your premises. We carry third party liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage in the amount of five million dollars per occurrence.  Our students are covered under the WCB Act while on their internship.

Internship allows the student to apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired, thereby completing their education in a workplace setting.  Links are provided below to each of the technology programs.

Computer Networking Technology | Winnipeg | Herzing College

Cybersecurity - Herzing College

Software Development | Winnipeg | Herzing College

If you are interested in hosting a student or would like more information, please contact Caroline Glowatski at cglowatski@wpg.herzing.ca.

 - https://www.prov.ca

PROVIDENCE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE offers bachelor degrees in the Arts, Science, Business Administration and Theology. Some of its most popular majors include Aviation, Communications & Media, Biblical Studies, Biology, Business, Health Science, Psychology and TESOL. Only a 30-minute drive south of RM Taché, the university is located at 10 College Crescent in Otterburne, MB, 204-433-7488.

Providence is home to two distinct schools which include: an English Language Institute which prepares international students, whose first language is not English, for successful academic studies at the post-secondary level, and the Buller School of Business that offers two-year, three-year and four-year degree programs.

In 2023, Providence launched a Centre for On-Demand Education (CODE). This is a new offering that seeks to address the needs of: individual students who want to continue their education and upgrade their skills; as well as employers who want to develop their employees with on-the-job training. CODE’s goals are to make education accessible, applicable, and affordable.

Contact Anna Mondor - anna.mondor@prov.ca

Red River Polytechnique Steinbach Campus – https://www.rrc.ca/steinbach/

Red River College Polytechnic’s Steinbach Campus is located in the Eastman Education Centre on Loewen Boulevard in Steinbach. We offer offers a broad range of education and training opportunities in business, health care and education, with most programs having more than one intake per year. Through creative time management, careful programming, and flexible timetabling we can assist you in selecting the training program, or courses best suited to your interests, and needs.

Examples of business courses include: Business Administration, full-time, Diploma and Business, Accounting and Management, full-time, and Administrative Assistant.

https://rmedcorp.ca/

RMED meets the need for rural economic support, information, and connection by supporting Manitoba communities, economic development offices, and businesses by:

1. Focusing on partnership, capacity-building, communication, and promotion.
2. Offering help navigating government programs and keeping rural municipalities updated on new regulations and legislation that’ll impact local economies.
3. Collecting, managing, and distributing economic development data to support rural municipalities, communities, and rural-based companies of all sizes.
4. Providing information, opportunities, and assistance in reducing barriers to economic development by acting as a rural partner for agencies supporting, encouraging and enabling trade, tourism innovation and tourism throughout Manitoba.

• RMED has a resource library, events calendar and a data centre to assist communities and businesses. RMED is currently building a database of businesses and are developing Took Kits to compliment Economic Development work such as Strategic Planning, Tracking and Measuring Economic Success, Business Retention and Expansion, Marketing Your Community.

 https://www.cdem.com/en/ 

The Economic Development Council for Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (CDEM) has been the driving force behind economic development in 15 bilingual communities of Manitoba. They work in the following sectors: business services, community economic development, employability and immigration, youth, and tourism.

• CDEM offers a wide range of services to Francophone and Francophile businesspeople who wish to take advantage of bilingualism as a value-added in Manitoba’s growing economy. CDEM’s business advisors have the expertise to help you complete all the necessary steps that are involved in creating and operating a business. Whether it’s a new product or a service, you can call on the CDEM as soon as a business idea pops into your head. We’ll be happy to answer your questions. They will assist with building your business plan and have an Investment Fund.  
• Contact Joel Lemoine at jlemoine@cdem.com

https://wecm.ca/what-we-do/

The Women’s Enterprise Centre of Manitoba is a resource for women looking to start or expand their businesses. We work on an individual basis with women throughout the province with three core services: business advising, training and financing. The team at the Centre has developed innovative programs to assist women at all business stages. They deliver a variety of events, networking and mentorship opportunities to help women develop their business knowledge and expand their networks.

They have business planning assistance, workshop series, business advisors, financing program, etc.

https://northforge.ca/

North Forge is an incubator accelerator and a powerhouse entrepreneur community fueling Manitoba’s innovative science-based, technology-enabled, and advanced manufacturing startups. They curate resources to help entrepreneurs solve problems in real time and reduce the cost and risk of innovation.

Acceleration and Incubation of Manufacturing  Innovation – FabLab  is the largest publicly accessible fabrication lab in North America. A start up incubator and accelerator. Membership provides access to the 12,000 sq ft FabLab. Equipment rooms are continuously growing to help commercialize ideas and accommodate needs of advanced manufacturing. Ex rapid prototyping, 3D printing, Laser cutting, metalworking, woodworking, plastic forming, loT.

Founders Program: Startups that are science based, technology enabled, and advanced manufacturing will receive foundational business training, access to networks, mentors and pathfinding to grow capital. Unique 4 stage program provides you with comprehensive resourced completed with regional knowledge and international experience. Program is:

1. Pathfinder
2. Base Camp,
3. Ascent
4. North Star

North Forge also has a Women in Innovation Lab, a Global Entrepreneurship Initiative (for new comers in mind) and a Ramp Up Weekend (a weekend where an individual ideation to building the business start up in 50 Hours).

Contact Whitney Moir at wmoir@northforge.ca

https://www.lrcc.mb.ca/

Founded in 1992 by the economic development initiatives of the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF), Louis Riel Capital Corporation (LRCC) is a Manitoba Metis-owned lending institution created to finance the start-up, acquisition and/ or expansion of viable Metis controlled small businesses based in Manitoba.

LRCC provides the following business services:

1. Business Term Loans & Equity Contribution (Grant) Programs
2. MMF Entrepreneurship Initiative (Youth, Fishers, Small/Home-Based Businesses)
3. Developing Business Plans
4. Analyzing Business Performance
5. Business Advisory Services
6. Understanding Financing Options

Commercial Loans Program is a maximum grant for  $99,000 loan amount is $25,000 to 250,000 for startups, expansion, mergers, acquisitions. Clients provide a minimum of 10% of total costs in cash equity - cannot be borrowed funds. A commercial loan of between 40 to 60 %is required, NACA joint loans are with BBC

The BECF Grant is a needs-based program 30% capital or operating, 60% marketing, 75% business support. 1 grant per business, 1 grant per individual.

1. The Metis Entrepreneurship Initiative is for microbusiness
2. Youth Entrepreneurship Program (YEP) fixed 4% for ages 19 to 29
3. Small Homebased business program SHB is 8%
4. Metis Fishers and Trappers (MFT)
5. Red River Metis Fur Company
6. Metis Women Entrepreneurship Program (thru NACA) Loan limit cap at $25K, 25% forgivable - max is $5K

Shaun Hampton - shaunh@lrcc.mb.ca, Candace Amos – candacea@lrcc.mb.ca, Carly Souque – carlys@lrcc.mb.ca, Genevieve May – geneviecem@lrcc.ca

https://www.wtcwinnipeg.com/

The World Trade Centre Winnipeg is an information portal for Manitoba entrepreneurs. Member of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) and the Western Canada Business Service Network (WCBSN), they are centered on business. Whether you have an idea for a new business, want to grow in Manitoba, find new markets throughout Canada, or export around the world, we’re here to help make it happen. 

They provide advisory services, navigate competitive landscapes, assist with customized, high-quality research, provide resources, host seminars and workshops, assist with partnerships, develop a custom export plan through our Trade Accelerator Program and connected with the right people and business solutions through our Connectors’ Club.

The WTC Winnipeg has a Business Info Centre, International Trade Services, and a Business Intelligence office.

https://www.futurpreneur.ca/en/about/

Futurpreneur has been fueling the entrepreneurial passions of Canada’s young enterprise for over two decades. They are the only national, non-profit organization that provides financing, mentoring and support tools to aspiring business owners aged 18-39. They hand matches young entrepreneurs with a business expert from a network of more than 2,600 volunteer mentors.

Start up Program: core offerings for young entrepreneurs ready to launch their business.

Indigenous Entrepreneur Start Up Program – with financing, mentorship and resources. Support with up to $60,000 in loan financing , and expert mentor for 2 years, and access to resources.

Black Entrepreneurship Startup Program: Tailored support provided by a team with lived experience. Inclusive financing $5000 to $60,000 in startup loan financing, and up to $40,000 in follow- on financing funded by RBC, based on the first two years of business performance.

Side Hustle Program: For those looking to launch or build a side business.

https://cfmanitoba.ca/triple-r

Community Futures Triple R’s main objectives are to help rural Canadians start or expand a business and to help sustain and improve communities and their local economies. They deliver a variety of services including loans and technical and advisory services for small and medium- sized businesses, services targeted to youth and entrepreneurs with disabilities, and community economic development and planning.

Build a Better Business Program: consists of 10 learning modules designed for new and potential business owners to hep them gain a better understanding of what they need to know to start or grow their business and manage it. Designed to be delivered in person or online, learners can watch at their own pace. Available in French and English.

They provide the following services:

1. Business Services
2. Community Development
3. Summer Biz Camp
4. Training
5. Our Successes
6. Youth Micro Loan Program
7. Buying or Selling a Business

Contact Dave Smith for Business Development and Loans at dsmith@cftripler.ca and Christine Morin for Community Projects at coordinator@cftripler.ca.

 https://www.gov.mb.ca/jec/busdev/index.html

The Business Navigation Unit advances economic growth, business development, and investment attraction by providing wrap around client-centered service for businesses looking to open, expand, or invest in Manitoba. They provide a pathfinding service for businesses of all sectors. Contact them when: innovating or creating, purchasing or renovating a new business space, hiring more staff, having trouble finding talent, trying to raise capital, looking to export, facing barriers, not sure who to call. 204-945-1055. eonu@gov.mb.ca

Visit website Manitoba.ca/jec to learn which programs and services meet your needs:

1. Business Expansion/Capital Investment
   • Manitoba Works Capital Incentive
   • Industry Expansion Program
2. New Product/Process Development
   • Innovation Growth Program
3. Equipment Purchase
   • Manufacturing Investment Tax Credit
4. Equity Capital
   • Small Business Venture Capital Tavel Credit
   • Employee Share Purchase Tax Credit
5. Workforce/ Training Development
   • Paid Work Experience Tax Credits
   • Workforce Development program
   • Canada Manitoba Job Grant
6. Industry related Tax Credits
   • Research and Development Tax Credit
   • Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
7. Green Energy
   • Green Energy Equipment Tax Credit

• Contact – Robert Balon, and Jim Bianchini

 www.canada.ca/en/prairieseconomic-development

PrairiesCan provides federal resources for investment and Community Economic Development based on local need. Their strategic priorities include:

1. New Value and Competitiveness
2. Green Economy
3. Inclusivity – Indigenous, Women and Youth Program

Core funding programs include the Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) – which is funding for not-for-profit organizations for projects that support business development and community economic growth.

Core funding program includes the Community Economic Development and Diversification (CEDD) - which is funding for not-for-profit organizations for projects that support business development and community economic growth.

They have a new Community Economic Development Branch with offices in Thompson and Brandon.

Email: wd.mbmb.deo@prairiescan.gc.ca, Toll Free: 1 (888) 338-9378

Stephen Szczerba, Senior Business Officer, Community Initiatives Tel: (431) 335-8154 

Email – Stephen.szczerba@prairiescan.gc.ca

 https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) works with Canadians in all areas of the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, enhance Canada's innovation performance, increase Canada's share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace. We are the federal institution that leads the Innovation, Science and Economic Development portfolio.

Strategic Innovation Fund: Click Here Strategic Innovation Fund (canada.ca). The Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) provides major investments in innovative projects that will help grow Canada's economy for the well-being of all Canadians.

https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/rural/en 

Communities in rural, remote, coastal and northern regions of Canada contribute over 25% of our country's GDP and help drive economic growth. Our path toward a resilient, prosperous and inclusive Canada includes improvements to every Canadian's quality of life—especially those living in rural, remote and underserved communities. Whether it's about housing affordability or access to reliable high-speed Internet, the Government of Canada is helping rural and remote communities thrive and achieve sustainable, long-term growth.

Learn about programs that help rural Canadians take advantage of emerging opportunities and address the unique challenges they face.

Through various programs, the Government of Canada is supporting regional economies, businesses and organizations in rural and remote communities - https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/rural/en/economic-development.

1. Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
2. The Community Futures Program
3. Strategic Partnerships Initiative
4. Trade Commissioner Service
5. Indigenous Business Development Services
6. Canada Small Business Financing Program
7. Business Benefits Finder
8. Innovation Advisor Service
9. Canada Community Revitalization Fund
10. Jobs and Growth Fund
11. Tourism Relief Fund
12. Regional development agencies

Policy and Feedback – Rural Advisor, Rural Economic Development, Prairies and Northern Region 204-441-0955, and matthew.grills@ised-isde.gc.ca