First Nations Infrastructure Corporation
Public Infrastructure,
Owned by First Nations.
FNIC finances, builds, and owns the schools, hospitals, and community facilities British Columbia needs — at better value to taxpayers, with the ownership and the revenue held permanently by First Nations.
How It Works
One Model, Four Steps.
FNIC finances the project, builds to the public partner’s specification, holds the asset outright, and leases it back — for the life of a 20–30 year, government-backed agreement.
01
Finance
Near-government FNFA rates, federal grants, and loan guarantees fund your project before construction.
02
Build
Design and construction delivered to the public partner’s specification, with Indigenous workforce built into every contract.
03
Own
100% First Nations equity. No outside investors. A permanent asset on the Nation’s balance sheet.
04
Serve
A government-backed lease pays down the debt and generates income for First Nations, for the full term of the agreement.
Featured Opportunity
Two Fraser Valley Projects, Ready to Move.
The Chilliwack and Abbotsford long-term care facilities were halted under Budget 2026 — not for lack of need, but for lack of an affordable path to deliver them. Both sites are secured, both business cases are approved, and Fraser Health’s need is unchanged.
FNIC proposes to revive both facilities as wholly First Nations-owned leaseback projects: 400 beds, $485 million in combined value, delivered at a lower effective cost than any private alternative.
“First Nations already hold financing tools no private developer, or government, can reach. Putting that advantage to work is what FNIC does.”
FNIC — Proposal to the Government of British Columbia