Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Procurement"

Commons committee continues study of Indigenous business procurement strategy CBC Indigenous: A program that provides federal contracts to Indigenous businesses has not audited most of the contracts it awarded last year, a House of Commons committee heard Thursday in Ottawa.  The Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB) is meant to increase the number of federal contracts that...

Globe and Mail: The Assembly of First Nations says it believes most of the contract spending Ottawa says it is awarding to Indigenous businesses only has loose ties to Indigenous people and is calling for new rules that ensure the program leads to community benefits. The federal government has reported that 6.27 per cent of all federal...

By Alex Boutilier, Melissa Ridgen & Patti Sonntag  Global News Indigenous leaders caution the Liberal government’s expansive interpretation of Indigeneity in Canada has added to confusion in who qualifies for a multi-billion dollar procurement program intended to boost First Nations, Métis and Inuit businesses. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governments have made reconciliation a central theme in Ottawa. But their work...

The Globe and Mail: The Indigenous Services department now says it will release audit summaries of how ArriveCan contractor Dalian Enterprises used a federal government procurement program aimed at supporting Indigenous businesses, after previously saying all results would be kept secret. The department had previously said no information would be released because it was commercially sensitive. Dalian...

“Starting from scratch will only delay progress and create confusion. No one benefits when you duplicate work or efforts and put resources into building something that already exists.” —Tabatha Bull, CEO for the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business At left, National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association CEO Shannin Metatawabin speaks at the launch of the First...

‘Defining who is Indigenous is challenging in some cases,’ Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says CBC News: Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said Tuesday the federal government is reviewing its procurement policies to determine who can claim to be Indigenous when bidding for federal contracts set aside for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. “It’s...

In 2021, Ottawa set a target of awarding 5 per cent of federal contracts to Indigenous businesses CBC Indigenous: Ottawa says it’s awarding more federal contracts to Indigenous businesses than ever before, but the Assembly of First Nations worries some of the companies have no ties to Indigenous communities.  The House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations...