Chippewas of Rama First Nation

Name

Chippewas of Rama First Nation

Legal name

Chippewas of Rama First Nation

Website

https://ramafirstnation.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1836

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

First Nation Government Services

NAICS

American Indian and Alaska Native Tribal Governments (921150), Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (712190)

akta.pro primary industry

Tribal/First Nations Casino Operations (MPAEAAAD)

Keywords

• First Nation governance
• Casino gaming operations
• Community health services
• Emergency medical services
• Eco-tourism services

Headquarters

HQ city

Orillia

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Gaming Revenue: Casino Rama generates significant gaming revenue, providing employment, business opportunities, and generating tourism for Ontario's Lake Country.
2. Federal and Provincial Government Funding: Rama First Nation programs are funded through both federal and provincial sources, supporting over 50 programs and services with about twenty in the healthcare field alone.
3. Own-Source Business Revenues: Revenue from Rama's business operations including Rama Country Market (Shell, Subway, Tim Hortons), Rama Retail Mall, Rama Cannabis, Rama Solar energy agreements, Ojibway Bay Marina, Rama Gaming House, Rama Office Interiors joint venture, and facility rentals.
4. Solar Energy Generation: Rama generates revenue through 20-year energy supply agreements with the Province of Ontario for solar energy generated from panels on residential homes and Rama-owned buildings, typically generating close to 500,000 kilowatt hours per year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels9 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Chippewas of Rama First Nation (Rama) is a self-governing Anishinaabe First Nation located near Orillia, Ontario, serving approximately 1,989 members on- and off-reserve. Rama delivers traditional First Nation government services — health, education, emergency response, policing, fire, social services — and operates a diversified portfolio of economic enterprises including Casino Rama, Rama Cannabis, a retail mall, a marina, a wilderness park, a community farm, a solar energy project, and a digital community mobile app.

Product overview

The Chippewas of Rama First Nation operates a diversified portfolio of economic ventures and community services. Casino Rama serves as the primary economic engine, complemented by Rama Gaming House (two electronic bingo/casino locations in Mississauga and Toronto), retail operations (Rama Retail Mall, Rama Country Market with Shell/Subway/Tim Hortons franchises, Rama Cannabis), hospitality/tourism (Black River Wilderness Park, Ojibway Bay Marina, Chief Island Mooring Passes), food security (Rama Community Farm), green energy (Rama Solar), and professional services (Rama Office Interiors joint venture). Community-facing digital services include the RamaApp (via Hawk Communications) and Rama Public Library (via SirsiDynix/Overdrive). Government and social services include Rama Health Centre, Wewena Minodoodaadawin Health & Social Services, MKES Elementary School, Binoojiinsag Kinoomaagewgamig Early Childhood Education, Rama Police, Fire Rescue, Paramedic Services, MASK Sports Arena, Rama Community Hall, and Rama Public Library. The organization functions as both a First Nations government and a diversified enterprise, with its economic businesses funding community programs and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Casino Rama

Quantifiable outcome

• Rama Paramedic Services covers catchment area of approximately 10,500 people with approximately 1,200 calls annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Province of OntariocoreOthers · 1 January 2015Rama signed 20-year energy supply agreements with the Province of Ontario in 2015 whereby Rama generates revenues for the green energy delivered from solar panels installed on 14 Rama-owned residential homes and 4 Rama-owned buildings.
• Anishinabek NationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRama First Nation is a member of the Anishinabek Nation, incorporated as the secretariat in 1949. It is a political advocate for 40 member First Nations across Ontario, the oldest political organization in Ontario tracing roots to the Confederacy of Three Fires. The organization delivers programs including Health, Social Services, Education, Intergovernmental Affairs and Treaty Research.
• Ogemawahj Tribal Council (OTC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt a regional level, Rama is one of six member communities in the Ogemawahj Tribal Council. Rama works with highly skilled OTC staff to apply expertise to development, financing and management of specific projects, working with First Nation staff in planning and delivery of community-based initiatives.
• Chiefs of Ontario (COO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOO's stated purpose is to enable the four political territory organizations and Independent First Nations to discuss and decide on regional, provincial, federal and national priorities affecting First Nations and to provide a unified voice. COO facilitates discussion, planning, implementation and evaluation of all matters affecting First Nations in Ontario.
• Assembly of First Nations (AFN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Assembly of First Nations is the national representative organization of First Nations in Canada with over 640 member communities. AFN presents views of various First Nations through their leaders on matters including Aboriginal and Treaty Rights, Economic Development, Education, Health, Housing, Justice, and Land Claims.
• POI Business InteriorsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRama Office Interiors is a joint venture between the Chippewas of Rama First Nation and POI Business Interiors (a professional office interiors company with over 50 years experience). Specializes in office design, workflow solutions and time management.
• County of Simcoe Paramedic ServicesminorOthersAdditional ambulance and patient transportation support provided by surrounding Upper Tier Municipalities including County of Simcoe Paramedic Services, Region of Durham Emergency Medical Service, Muskoka Paramedic Services, and Kawartha Lakes Paramedic Services.
• Orillia Soldiers' Memorial HospitalminorOthersStrong relationship with Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital for emergency medical services coordination and patient care transfer.
• Chippewa Tri-CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe three First Nations (Chippewas of Rama, Chippewas of Beausoleil, and Chippewas of Georgina Island) continue their historic alliance as the Chippewa Tri-Council. In 2012, the Chippewa Tri-Council settled a claim with the federal government for the Coldwater Narrows Land - the largest specific claims settlement in Canadian history at that time.
• Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD)minorOthersThe newly developed Powwow logo, introduced in 2015, is the work of OCAD graduate Nancy King. Nancy King also serves as a current Councillor on Chief and Council.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority: Tribal gaming authority of the Mohegan Tribe operating Mohegan Sun in Connecticut plus managed resorts in multiple jurisdictions. Comparable in operating a casino resort with associated hospitality, retail, and entertainment offerings as the core economic engine of a tribal community.
• Poarch Band of Creek Indians: US tribal nation operating Wind Creek Hospitality casino properties across multiple states. Comparable in operating multiple casino properties as a diversified gaming/entertainment business for the tribal community, though in a different national jurisdiction.
• Seneca Nation of Indians: US-based tribal nation operating Seneca Gaming Corporation, which runs three casinos/resorts in western New York (Seneca Niagara, Seneca Allegany, Seneca Buffalo Creek). Comparable tribal casino operator with diversified business model, though operating in a different national jurisdiction.
• Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation: US tribal nation operating Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, one of the largest casino resorts in North America. Comparable in operating a flagship casino resort as the primary economic engine for a tribal community, though at materially larger scale.

Direct peers

• Oneida Nation of the Thames: First Nation operating Gateway Casinos in southwestern Ontario through partnership arrangements. Directly comparable as a First Nation running casino operations and broader economic development activities in the same provincial jurisdiction with similar regulatory dynamics.
• Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation: First Nation operating the Great Blue Heron Casino and other gaming operations in Ontario. Highly comparable to the Chippewas of Rama First Nation in operating a tribal casino as an economic engine with diversified commercial ventures, within the same provincial regulatory environment.
• Six Nations of the Grand River: Largest First Nation in Canada with a diversified economic portfolio including gaming, tobacco, retail, and energy operations. Highly comparable given similar First Nation governance model, community services portfolio, and diversified enterprise strategy operating in Ontario.

Broad incumbents

• Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG): Provincial Crown corporation operating gaming facilities across Ontario, including partnership arrangements with First Nations. Indirectly comparable as the broader incumbent in Ontario gaming market, setting the regulatory and competitive landscape within which First Nations casinos operate.
• Great Canadian Gaming Corporation: Major Canadian gaming operator with properties across Ontario, British Columbia, and other provinces. Comparable as a large-scale Canadian casino and entertainment operator serving overlapping markets, providing context for broader competitive dynamics in the regional gaming industry.
• Gateway Casinos & Entertainment: Canada's largest private gaming and entertainment operator, operating properties including those for/with First Nations such as the Oneida Nation. Comparable as a major Canadian gaming operator with diversified entertainment and hospitality offerings competing in the same provincial market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/chippewasramafn
• Facebookfacebook.com/RamaPowWow
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chippewas-of-rama-first-nation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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