Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Economy"

Increased Indigenous participation in Alberta’s labour market could boost the province’s GDP by between two and three percentage points, the equivalent of $8 billion to $11 billion annually, according to the findings of a new report. Toronto Star: EDMONTON – Increased Indigenous participation in Alberta’s labour market could boost the province’s GDP by between two...

NationTalk: Edmonton-ATB Financial and national professional services firm MNP have released a second report highlighting the growing economic contributions of Indigenous people in Alberta. An estimated 350,000 and 360,000 Indigenous people lived in Alberta in 2023, representing about 7.5% of the province’s population – a growth of approximately 12 to 15 per cent since 2019....

Canoes are stacked for the winter as the sun rises on the Fort Hope First Nation in northern Ontario. An eSupply Canada analysis of the total revenue spent on materials and supplies by Indigenous businesses found that Ontario had the third-highest average among provinces at 8.67 per cent. Toronto Star: First Nations in Canada could...