The fund currently promotes Aboriginal community development through capital projects that address health, safety and infrastructure needs. The Ontario Native Affairs Secretariat will consult on possible future uses of the fund for the creation of a new program to support economic development infrastructure needs.

Aboriginal Business Development Online

This is a gateway site to partnerships, practices, programs, and services designed to strengthen and build Aboriginal economies in Ontario. There are growing opportunities to do business with Aboriginal communities in Ontario.
http://www.aboriginalbusiness.on.ca/index.asp

Aboriginal Policy Framework

The Aboriginal Policy Framework is Ontario's approach to Aboriginal affairs. The Framework will ensure that provincial policies, programs and services directed to Aboriginal people help create opportunities for employment and economic development, which will strengthen the self-reliance of Aboriginal communities.
http://www.nativeaffairs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/apf.htm

Building Aboriginal Economies Strategy

A strategy to encourage Aboriginal economic development through consultation with Aboriginal, private sector and other government interests. Through the strategy, Ontario is working with Aboriginal peoples, the corporate sector and other government partners to promote Aboriginal business development and encourage Aboriginal partnerships with the corporate sector that can create long-term jobs and economic opportunities for Aboriginal people. The centrepiece of the strategy is the Working Partnerships Program, which comprises the following:

Working Partnerships Advisory Committee
Partnership Development Advisors Initiative
Workshops and Forums
Partnership Development Resource Kits
Ontario Aboriginal Partnerships Recognition Award and Scholarship
Economic Renewal Initiative
Aboriginal Online Web Site
http://www.nativeaffairs.jus.gov.on.ca/english/baeh.htm

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation

The NOHFC is a Crown Corporation with an appointed Board of Directors. The NOHFC is chaired by the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund has been significantly redesigned to bring real jobs and growth to Northern Ontario. Under newly developed program criteria, the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation has been refocused toward the funding of infrastructure improvements and development opportunities in Northern Ontario.
http://www.gov.on.ca/MNDM/nohfc/nohfce.htm

Working Partnerships Program

The centrepiece of Building Aboriginal Economies is a new program called Working Partnerships, designed to foster more Aboriginal partnerships with the private sector by addressing a range of recognized barriers and constraints inhibiting Aboriginal economic development.
http://www.aboriginalbusiness.on.ca/