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Reaching Home

Ontario First Nations Reaching Home Funding Initiative

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WHMIS & TDG Training

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Technical Advisory Services

For Ontario's First Nations

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First Nations Infrastructure Resilience Toolkit

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Technical Youth Career Outreach Program

Indigenous Youth Career Planning

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We are a technical advisory service for 133 First Nations and 16 Tribal Councils in Ontario

133
First Nations of Ontario

21
Unaffiliated First Nations

16
Tribal Councils

6
Large First Nations

Who We Are

The Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation was established in February 1995 to provide advisory level technical services to Unaffiliated First Nations, Tribal Councils, and Large First Nations in Ontario. Our staff consists mostly of Indigenous experts and technical staff.

ABOUT US OUR CLIENTS OUR LOCATIONS

What We Do - Our Core Services

Water and Wastewater

Asset Management

Infrastructure

Housing

Fuel Systems Management

Fire and Safety

Environment

Engineering

Benefits of using OFNTSC's services

Along with our core services, we support First Nations with capital project planning, quality assurance, training, architectural support, and more! OFNTSC engineers and technicians often work with Chiefs & Councils, Directors of Technical Services/Public Works, Band Administrators, Water Plant Operators, Emergency Response personnel, Tribal Councils, and provincial and federal ministries to provide:

Qualified technical professionals
Support for meeting reporting requirements to funding providers
Quality assurance of community infrastructure

Fair, objective, and timely advice
Culturally sensitive interactions with First Nations and citizens
Enhanced community safety

News

National Indigenous Youth STEM Summit happening in Toronto this October

Sep 15th, 2025

On October 15 & 16, 2025, the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC) will host a two-day National STEM Summit for Indigenous youth in Toronto through its Technical Youth Career Outreach Project (TYCOP). The event aims to empower Indigenous youth in grades 9 - 12 by showcasing diverse technical STEM career pathways, while highlighting the deep connections between science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), and traditional Indigenous knowledge.

Used Tire Collection: A User Guide to Enroll as a Collection Site with eTracks

Aug 19th, 2025

Learn about a new resource we have to share: "Used Tire Collection: A User Guide to Enroll as a Collection Site with eTracks." The purpose of this document is to serve as a user guide for used tire collection in First Nations communities.

First Nation Led Blue Box Transition Network | Virtual Meeting #1

Aug 8th, 2025

General

Register now for the first virtual meeting of the First Nation Led Blue Box Transition Network, being held on Zoom on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 2:00 pm (ET).

Étapes d’inspection d’une construction - Webinaire

Les inspections constituent un élément important d’un projet de construction pour s’assurer qu’une maison est construite en toute sécurité et qu’elle respecte le code du bâtiment pertinent et d’autres normes applicables. Il est important de s’assurer qu’un inspecteur qualifié est sur place pour les étapes d’inspection requises. Ces étapes d’inspection peuvent varier selon votre administration ou la source de financement de votre projet. La présente séance mettra en évidence les étapes courantes de l’inspection et soulignera l’importance de la visite d’un inspecteur qualifié au site de votre projet de logement.

Contaminated Sites Management (CSM) 102

Those who work in remediation and contamination are invited to join us at one of three Ontario locations for a training provided by the Associated Environmental Site Assessors of Canada for a practical training in contaminated sites management focused on the phase II Environmental Site Assessment process in accordance with CSA Z769 and CCME Guidelines.

TechNations 2026

TechNations is coming to Sault Ste. Marie, this August 18 & 19! We are currently accepting abstracts for potential presentations to host, so submit now to potentially be a presenter at this year's premier Ontario First Nations technical conference.

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