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Struggling Indigenous businesses to receive extra $133M in federal COVID-19 aid

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COVID-19 pandemic.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government has heard from First Nations, Inuit and Metis business owners who have said the last few months have been extremely difficult.

Of the total amount announced today, $117 million is to help small and community-owned Indigenous businesses.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]The remaining $16 million is to support Indigenous businesses in the tourism sector, which supports thousands of jobs across the country.This money adds to $306 million in federal emergency aid announced in April for small and medium-sized Indigenous businesses.That money was earmarked for short-term interest-free loans and contributions through Aboriginal.

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