The Self Employment Assistance (SEA) Program is a program intended to help Wikwemikong band members create jobs for themselves through self employment.

Entrepreneurs are provided with various types of support during the business start-up period, including coaching, ongoing technical advice, and financial support.

Eligibility Requirements;

• legally entitled to work in Canada;
• unemployed, or;
• in receipt of social assistance, or;
• have an established regular Employment Insurance (EI) benefit claim, or;
• have an EI claim that has ended within the last three years (client cannot be  on EI sick benefits), or;
• have received maternity or parental benefits within the past five years, after which the client remained out of the labour market to care for the child;
• must not have previously participated in self-employment activity funded by Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC);
• must not have an EI claim that is currently in dispute with HRDC;
• must be starting a new business, or taking over an existing business in which the client has no prior ownership;
• must agree to work a minimum of 30 hours per week for the business while participating in the SEA Program (Note:  In exceptional circumstances, the amount of full time hours may vary).