Allied Certifications Ltd.
Foundations for Right Relationship
Holding Local Businesses Accountable to Indigenous Laws & Protocols
Indigenous Nations have inherent rights, including the right to benefit from economic activities on the land and in the communities they care for. We develop and steward Indigenous Ally certification programs as a mechanism for formalizing business protocols and inviting settlers into relationship. Under the authority of Indigenous community leadership, we recognize and reward businesses for participating in the Indigenous economic systems that finance meaningful land- and community- care.
Our Projects
Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks Allies
Our founding project: The core funding mechanism for the Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks Guardians Stewardship Program.
Sts’ailes Allies Feasibility Study
We are gathering data for the Moytelexw Development Corporation to determine the feasibility of creating an Ally program in Sts’ailes Xa’xa Temexw.
Semá:th Allies Feasibility
We are leading a Market Opportunity Assessment for an Allies program as part of a broader conservation finance strategy for Sumas Mountain in the Fraser Valley.
Huu-ay-aht haḥuułi Fee Vision
We worked with Huu-ay-aht citizens and Bamfield residents to articulate a vision for a proposed Huu-ay-aht sustainability fee.
nʔaysnúlaʔxʷ (Ashnola) Allies
In development: A voluntary certification program to fund the Lower Similkameen Indian Band’s sməlqmíx protected area stewardship.
Partners & Collaborators
Nature Investment Hub
We are partners in the Nature Investment Hub’s network of conservation finance practitioners. The Hub is working to develop nature markets and accelerate investment in nature.
First 30×30 Collaborator
First 30×30 leverages leverages Nature Finance to catalyze Indigenous-led conservation. We subcontract with F30×30 to deliver Market Opportunity Assessments for First Nations in Canada.
The BC First Nations-Led Tourism Destination Fund
We designed the framework and continue to advise ITBC’s systems-change project mandated by the First Nations Leadership Council.
Media
Ally Certification Programs outrank Carbon, Grants in Coast Funds Study
The Tla-o-qui-aht Tribal Parks Allies program was used as the case for “Local Business Revenue Sharing” as a conservation finance tool for BC First Nations in this 2024 Coast Funds Report (p.20). This category ranked in 4th (tied) above grants, philanthropy, and carbon markets.
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