About us

About the Foundation.

Indigenous Screen Foundation (ISF) is a registered charity established in 2026 with the key objective to strengthen Indigenous-led education and training pathways in Canada’s screen-based creative industries, with a focus on Indigenous youth. ISF will achieve this through a structured grantmaking program for qualified non-profits, charities and post-secondary partners across Canada.

The Indigenous Screen Foundation

Building pathways for the next generation.

Alongside funding, ISF will undertake its own charitable activities to improve employment opportunities for Indigenous youth, and educate Canadian and international audiences about Indigenous history and contemporary realities with the goal of fostering improved economic and cultural outcomes for Indigenous peoples.

ISF’s mission is to support the next generation of talent by building a strong Indigenous workforce in Canada’s screen sector and by fostering education, healing and reconciliation through Indigenous storytelling.

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Indigenous Screen Foundation and its relation to the Indigenous Screen Office.

ISF is an affiliate of the Indigenous Screen Office (ISO). Although they are two separate organizations, they will share resources and collaborate, particularly in the first 3-5 years while ISF is establishing itself and building capacity as an organization.

Multiple federal government reports have concluded that the administrative burdens of working in the Canadian bureaucratic environment pose a barrier to Indigenous economic development. ISO and ISF are committed to having an all-Indigenous staff and Board and working with efficiency, transparency and accountability. ISO is already proven as a transformational change agent in the Canadian broadcasting and screen sector with broad impact supported by an Indigenous-led approach. The strategy of sharing resources between ISO and ISF is intentional and aligned with the Indigenous context of our work.

Our governance

Board of
Directors.

The ISO Board of Directors are Indigenous professionals each bringing a variety of skills, experiences and talents to the ISO. With the launch of this sister charitable organization, the ISO’s existing Board will serve concurrently as the Foundation Board for the first year, ensuring continuity in governance as the organization plans its path forward, builds organizational capacity, and establishes the foundation for sustainable growth. The Board of Directors provides strategic consultation and support for the ISO, including the review of core objectives, strategic planning, administrative planning and communications. The Board of Directors is composed of Indigenous screen and arts leaders.