The Canadian government has launched a strategy in order to invest in women-led businesses in Manitoba.

Terry Duguid, the MP for Winnipeg South, announced that Ottawa will be contributing over six-point-seven million dollars to 14 recipients in the province through the first ever Women Entrepreneurship Strategy.

The funding will support 15 projects to increase resources for women entrepreneurs, and help Manitoba women-led businesses grow, develop, and use innovative digital technologies and e-commerce tools, as well as access global markets.

The federal government’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy is investing two billion dollars nationwide, in order to double the number of women-owned businesses by 2025.