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Chi Mino Ozhitoowin

Business

Do business with us

The Waasigan line is a beginning, not the destination. We help local businesses, entrepreneurs, and community-owned ventures take part in major infrastructure — and grow into enterprises of their own.

From the line to a business of your own

Three steps on one road — do business with us, get project-ready, then become an owner.

  1. 1

    Do business with us

    Take part in work on the Waasigan line — and grow beyond it.

    You’re here
  2. 2

    Get project-ready

    Workshops that build the skills to win the work and deliver it well.

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  3. 3

    Ode'min Circle

    Start a business of your own, on the foundation the line gave you.

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Work with us

Request to participate — and book a time

Tell us about your business and pick a time to talk. We support individual entrepreneurs and community-owned ventures to take part in the Waasigan line and grow beyond it.

Beyond individual entrepreneurs, we support community-owned ventures — helping our Nations build businesses that create lasting economic benefit.

Who this is for

  • Individual entrepreneurs
  • Community-owned ventures
  • Established contractors & suppliers

Business Development office hours (ET)

  • Tuesday · 2:00–3:00 PM
  • Wednesday · 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
  • Thursday · 2:00–3:00 PM

Prefer email? Reach Craig Hardy Sr., Business Development Manager — chardy@cmo-fn.ca.

Looking for a job on the line instead? See open positions

We’ll email you to confirm. Prefer email? chardy@cmo-fn.ca.

The natural next step

Ready to own a business of your own?

Once you share in the line and grow your skills, the next step is yours. It starts with a useful idea and the courage to try — Ode’min Circle helps individuals and communities turn ideas into funded realities.

Part of the Chi Mino Ozhitoowin family