ImTech - Indigenous Management Technologies

Modern management technology, built with and for Indigenous communities across Canada.

ImTech is an Indigenous-owned company headquartered within the traditional territory of the Tahltan Nation in northern British Columbia. We build digital infrastructure that helps Indigenous-owned businesses operate, grow, and keep economic value in their communities.

Legal Entity 1590469 B.C. LTD.

Operating As ImTech

Registered Office Iskut, British Columbia

Ownership 5 Partners · Shared Accountability

Our Mission

Weaving digital threads so Indigenous communities can share their land and legacy with the world.

For thousands of years, our peoples have been stewards of this land. We welcomed guests with the smoke of our fires and the rhythm of our drums. ImTech carries that tradition forward into a new era, providing the modern tools Indigenous communities need to manage their own businesses, grow their own economies, and tell their own stories on their own terms.

Tell me, and I understand. Show me, and I learn. Tell me a story, and you will live in my heart forever. — Indigenous Proverb

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Carrying our stories forward

What We Do

Digital infrastructure built around the realities of Indigenous communities.

Many Indigenous-owned businesses still track everything by hand, in notebooks and spreadsheets, because the software built for them was never designed for their communities, their geography, or their governance structures. ImTech changes that. Our platforms are designed from the ground up around how Indigenous businesses actually work, including remote operations, intermittent connectivity, and Indigenous data sovereignty.

Indigenous-Led

Built by Indigenous founders, with Indigenous developers, governed by Indigenous decision-makers. Cultural fit is not an afterthought.

Community-First

Designed for the operational realities of remote and northern communities, where reliable infrastructure cannot be assumed.

Sovereignty-Aware

Canadian-hosted, Canadian-built, architected so communities retain control of their own data and digital story.

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Who We Serve

Indigenous-owned businesses and the communities that depend on them.

ImTech is built to serve Indigenous communities from coast to coast to coast, beginning in northern British Columbia and expanding across the country. Our work directly supports digital modernization, local employment, and the long-term economic self-determination of Indigenous nations.

Indigenous-owned hotels, lodges, and tourism operators
First Nations economic development corporations
Band-owned retail and service businesses
Cultural tourism providers across Canada
Indigenous entrepreneurs entering the digital economy

Empowering the Next Generation

A workforce development program built into the company.

ImTech is more than software. We are building a pipeline of young Indigenous professionals in technology and business operations. By hiring, training, and mentoring directly from the communities we serve, we close the digital skills gap from the inside, creating long-term career pathways that keep talent, opportunity, and economic value in Indigenous hands.

Recruit from Community

We prioritize hiring Indigenous youth from the communities we operate in, including students, junior developers, and emerging professionals across northern BC and beyond.

Train for Real Careers

Structured training pathways in software development, technical support, system administration, and business operations, designed alongside established Canadian training programs.

Mentor for the Long Run

Train-the-trainer models so community members become the local experts. Skills stay where they belong, and the next generation has someone to learn from.

Leadership

Five founding partners. Shared accountability.

ImTech is owned and operated by five founding partners. The team brings together executive leadership, Indigenous community connection, technical depth, marketing, and grant strategy.

Joe Lloyd-Walters

Chief Executive Officer · Director

Iskut First Nation member and Indigenous business operator based in Iskut, BC. Brings 18 years in business management and economic development, operating multiple Indigenous-owned companies in northern British Columbia.

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Sheyenne Lloyd-Walters

Founding Partner · Community & Impact

Indigenous proposal writer and community advocate. Brings extensive experience in Indigenous funding, community impact assessment, and First Nations program development.

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Adrian Benedek

Founding Partner · Strategy & Funding

Leads strategic planning, business model design, and grant strategy. Background in executive leadership and business model innovation, focused on building scalable, mission-aligned ventures.

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Corey Papineau

Founding Partner · Marketing & Outreach

Leads marketing, customer outreach, and on-the-ground engagement with Indigenous communities across northern Canada. Connects ImTech directly with the operators we serve.

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Mario Benedek

Founding Partner · Technology

Leads software development and technical architecture. Brings years of experience building and delivering web platforms for businesses operating in challenging real-world conditions.

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