Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Business Organizations"

NationTalk: Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), (Vancouver, BC) – The Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC) has released its 2024-25 Action Plan. The plan outlines ITAC’s vision for continuing to grow the Indigenous tourism industry to peak 2019 levels of $1.9 billion contribution to Canada’s GDP and 39,000 employed in the industry. The...

Large investments in energy infrastructure projects by Indigenous communities are starting to become commonplace  NationTalk: National Post – Last September, 23 First Nations and Métis communities in Alberta, united under the banner of Athabasca Indigenous Investments, spent $1.12 billion to purchase an 11.57 per cent interest in seven oil pipelines operated by Enbridge Inc. While...

NationTalk: “Defining Indigenous Businesses in Canada” is a report commissioned by the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association (NACCA) on behalf of national Indigenous organizations who comprise the National Indigenous Procurement Working Group (NIPWG). It presents proposed definitions of Indigenous Businesses for use in Canada.rawing on various national and international descriptions, the definitions are comprised of...

NationTalk: As part of its inclusive approach to trade, Canada is developing and implementing policies to ensure that Indigenous Peoples in Canada have access to all the benefits and opportunities that flow from international trade and investment. Today, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, along with...

The Indigenous Resource Network, a non-partisan platform for Indigenous workers and business owners involved in resource development, commissioned a poll by Environics Research on Indigenous support for natural resource development. 549 self-identified First Nations, Métis and Inuit persons living in rural areas or on reserve across Canada were interviewed by telephone between March 25 – April 16, 2021....

House of Commons’ Standing Committee on International Trade: Summary Patrick Watson, Director Public Policy, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business Since 1982, CCAB has been committed to the full participation of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian economy. Our work is backed by data-driven research, recognized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development as the gold...

“Insights into Indigenous Post-Secondary Graduates Experiences in the Canadian Workforce” The objective of this report is to develop a better understanding of how Indigenous post-secondary experiences are associated with entrepreneurship, working for Indigenous employers and overall labour market outcomes. In order to explore these relationships, we retrieved and analyzed data from Indspire’s 2020 National Education...

Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Sodexo Canada – released a report summarizing the CCAB Business Recovery Forum – a first of its kind virtual event held on September 16, 2020. Over 600 participants attended the event. The Forum was a direct response to Indigenous businesses’ concern over finding solutions on how to move forward through...

Established in 1990, the NIEDB is a Governor in Council appointed board mandated to provide strategic policy advice to the federal government on issues related to Indigenous economic development. Comprised of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis business and community leaders from across Canada, the Board helps governments to respond to the unique needs and circumstances...

CCAB builds bridges between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, businesses, and communities through diverse programming, providing tools, training, network building, major business awards, and national events....

NACCA is a membership-driven national association for a network of Aboriginal Financial Institutions, or AFIs. NACCA supports the AFI network, which offers financing to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit businesses and communities. NACCA is committed to the needs of AFIs and the Aboriginal businesses that they serve. NACCA, the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association, is...

IndigenousWorks, (formerly, the Aboriginal Human Resource Council), announced its new brand name on November 21, 2016. Today we are a national social enterprise that is ISO 9001 certified (quality management system). We were founded as a non-profit national organization in 1998 as a recommendation from the 1996 Report on the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples with a...

PAR is a certification program that confirms corporate performance in Aboriginal relations at the Bronze, Silver or Gold level. Certified companies promote their level with a PAR logo signalling to communities that they are good business partners; great places to work and; committed to prosperity in Aboriginal communities Since the program’s introduction in 2001, PAR remains the...

AFOA Canada (formerly Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada) was founded as a not-for-profit association in 1999 to help Indigenous people better manage and govern their communities and organizations through a focus on enhancing finance and management practices and skills.  After sixteen years in operation, AFOA Canada has become the centre for excellence and innovation...

AFI’s are autonomous, Indigenous-controlled, community-based financial organizations. AFIs provide developmental lending, business financing and support services to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit businesses in all provinces and territories. Support includes business loans, non-repayable contributions, financial and management consulting, and business start-up and aftercare services. https://nacca.ca/aboriginal-financial-institutions/...

The Indigenomics Institute is an Indigenous economic advisory for public governments, Indigenous communities and the private sector. The Indigenomics Institute focuses on four core areas in overcoming Indigenous economic barriers and addressing challenges: DIALOGUE PLATFORM FOR INDIGENOUS ECONOMIC SOLUTIONS  ECONOMIC POLICY/ RESEARCH/ANALYSIS / PLANNING  EDUCATION/ TRAINING PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT  Indigenomics honors the powerful thinking of Indigenous wisdom...