AFOA Atlantic

Our website (server) is undergoing some technical difficulties at the moment! Hope to be back up and running soon!

The TD Scholarship for Indigenous Peoples is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year. https://afoa.ca/td/

Open to Indigenous students who are or will be attending a full-time, minimum two-year post-secondary program. Each year (for maximum of four years), 25 recipients will receive:

- $10,000 in tuition
- $5,000 in living expenses
- Summer employment with TD

Deadline to apply is October 13, 2024 at 11:59pm ET

🌟Introducing our all new AFOA Atlantic Scholarships! 🌟

We are honoured to announce we are offering a $1,000 Terry Lynn Marshall memorial scholarship for Indigenous YOUTH studying Business, Finance, or Accounting. The recipient will also receive an invitation to the AFOA Atlantic Annual Fall Conference in November 2024 and a one-year student membership.

Eligibility:
- Registered band member from Atlantic Canada or Gaspé, Quebec
- Under 30 by December 31, 2024
- Currently enrolled or recently graduated in relevant fields

How to Apply:
- Submit application form
- Two-page essay on your contributions to the Indigenous community
- Recent transcript
- Letter of recommendation
- Certificate of Indian Status

ℹ️ For more info, contact: [email protected]
🌐https://afoaatlantic.ca/

Apply now!

Time is running out to apply for the Harvard Executive Education program through AFOA Canada. The Leading People and Investing to Build Sustainable Communities certificate program brings together Indigenous professionals from Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Australia and Mexico at Harvard Business School to study community investments through the HBS case study method.

Apply today: https://afoa.ca/education/harvard/

Do you know an Indigenous youth interested in a career in financial management? They could win a complimentary trip to the next AFOA Canada National Conference and be eligible for a scholarship of up to $5,000. The Nutrien Indigenous Youth Financial Management Awards are open to Indigenous students in Grades 11 and 12 pursuing post-secondary education related to finance, management, business, commerce or related fields https://afoa.ca/awards/youth/

AFOA National Youth scholarship is open!

Do you know an Indigenous youth interested in a finance, business, accounting, commerce or similar career?

They can win a scholarship of up to $5,000 and attend our next National Conference, where they will participate in a special Youth program designed to introduce them to careers in finance and business. https://afoa.ca/awards/youth/

Please share with any finance clerks and managers, HR directors and staff and Public Administration professionals working in our Indigenous Communities in the Atlantic Region! Our annual conference is coming up next week in Halifax - registration is still open, we hope to see you there!

https://afoaatlantic.ca/annual-conference/

AFOA Atlantic | Annual Conference The AFOA Atlantic Annual Conference is happening November 23-24, 2022 in Halifax NS! This free conference is a fantastic way to get up to speed on the latest updates.

Keep an eye out for the registration email (with agenda and registration form) coming soon!

Save the Date: 21st National Conference AFOA Canada’s 21st National Conference is taking place February 14-16, 2023!

Free 2-day National Virtual Tax Clinic Training Workshop
Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7, 2022

If you’d like to learn more about provincial and federal tax benefits, available credits, preparing tax returns, or how to set up a tax clinic, register today for the National Virtual Tax Clinic Training session.

The workshop is designed to give you information and training on income tax, how it works for Indigenous peoples and Northern residents, and how you can help people in your organization or community access benefits. http://ow.ly/vNOq50Iyo88

Another full day at the AFOA Atlantic conference which wrapped up today! Thank you for all of our attendees for joining us the last two days (three if you count the pre-conference workshop day Tuesday), and thank you to all of our presenters and sponsors.
Today we had a cake celebrating our 15th anniversary which was in 2021 (but thanks to Covid, only getting to celebrate now).

Our next conference will likely be in November 2022! Do you want to see it in Halifax? If you have any other suggestions for venues in the Atlantic, let’s hear them!

AFOA Atlantic would like to extend a huge CONGRATULATIONS to the graduates of our Atlantic CAPA Cohort! A total of sixteen people graduated from this two year program - CAPA stands for Certified Aboriginal Professional Administrator.

Not everyone was available to join us in person to receive their special gifts from AFOA Atlantic, which were beautifully beaded eagle feathers beaded by Rose Michael and also smudge kit boxes put together and wood burned by Richard Gloade at Lone Wolf Crafts.

Congratulations to 🎉
Andra Bernard
Debbie Coutts
Angela Colgan
Jennifer Copage
Mallery Denny
Ashley Earle
Amanda Francis
Cynthia Howland
Annie E. Johnson
Jayme Johnson
Rachel Paul
Joan Stevens
Jamie Thomas
Terrance Tyrell
Kirstin Ward
Lisa Young
🥳 🧑‍🎓

Welcome to all of our delegates, guests, and Atlantic CAPA graduates!

Hello from the AFOA Atlantic conference in Halifax!

And congratulations to AFOA Atlantic on celebrating 15 years!

Registration is open for our annual conference.

AFOA Atlantic | Annual Conference 2021 The AFOA Atlantic Annual Conference is happening March 23-24, 2022 in Halifax NS! This (FREE) conference is a fantastic way to get up to speed on the latest updates.

The deadline for the Nutrien Indigenous Youth Financial Management Awards has been extended! Indigenous youth who are pursuing education in finance, business, commerce, or similar programs have the chance to win a scholarship of up to $5,000: https://afoa.ca/awards/youth/

We are having our annual conference in-person on March 23-24, 2022 at Hotel Halifax. For more information please see our website:

https://afoaatlantic.ca/annual-conference/

AFOA Atlantic | Annual Conference 2021 The AFOA Atlantic Annual Conference is happening March 23-24, 2022 in Halifax NS! This (FREE) conference is a fantastic way to get up to speed on the latest updates.