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Chi Mino Ozhitoowin

100% First Nation–owned · Waasigan Transmission Line

Everyone building (anything) in a real good way.

More than a transmission line — a prosperity engine. We turn building the Waasigan into something that lasts: from training, to a good job, to a real share in the line itself — and the enterprise that grows from it. With seven First Nations.

Chi Mino Ozhitoowin presents a $500,000 cheque to the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen.

The moment that matters

From builders to owners.

Up to 50%

Our partner First Nations don’t just build the Waasigan line — they take up to a 50% equity stake in it, invested only after each phase is in service. A real share in the infrastructure on their own territories: economic reconciliation, made tangible — and the foundation everything else grows from.

The journey

Opportunity, Ownership, Ode'min Circle

Three steps, built on the Waasigan line: the opportunity to train and work, a real share in the line itself, and the foundation to build a business of your own.

  1. 1

    Opportunity

    Train, get hired, and get project-ready on the Waasigan line.

  2. 2The heart of it

    Ownership

    Our partner First Nations don't just build the Waasigan line — they come to own a share of the line itself. Economic reconciliation, made real.

    How ownership works
  3. 3A business of your own

    Ode'min Circle

    Build a business of your own, on the foundation the line gave you.

    Explore Ode’min Circle

Real work on the Waasigan line

A flagship project — and proof the path is real.

7
Partner First Nations
350 MW
New power capacity
230 kV
Transmission voltage
2
Line segments in NW Ontario

Building the line builds opportunity. The Waasigan Transmission Line — with Hydro One and Valard — is the seed the whole prosperity engine grows from.

About the project

The natural next step

Ready to own a business of your own?

Once you share in the line and grow your skills, the next step is yours. It starts with a useful idea and the courage to try — Ode’min Circle helps individuals and communities turn ideas into funded realities.

Part of the Chi Mino Ozhitoowin family