Indigenous Procurement

• Watchdog report prompts renewed calls for Indigenous people to run Indigenous procurement

  Federal procurement watchdog found 'cascading failures' in the federal government’s administration of Indigenous procurement programs.

  Politics

  Mar 26
  
• Federal government boosts scrutiny of businesses claiming to be Indigenous-owned

  Gull-Masty stopped short of accepting the committee’s recommendation to put in place new eligibility and verification requirements for companies to be listed as Indigenous.

  Canada

  Mar 4
  
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• Parliamentary committee urges Liberals to fix Indigenous procurement system

  Cross-partisan committee of MPs recommends that Ottawa move “immediately” with First Nations, Métis and Inuit to develop new Indigenous business verification rules.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2025
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• Federal government faces human rights complaint over Indigenous procurement system

  The Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council plans to bring forward a complaint over non-Indigenous companies being granted access for work set aside for Indigenous firms.

  Politics

  May 23, 2025
• Auditor general to probe Indigenous procurement over concerns of ‘front’ companies

  A months-long Global News investigation found evidence of abuse of the procurement strategy to aid First Nations, Métis and Inuit business.

  Politics

  Dec 4, 2024
• ‘This is fraud’: Indigenous leaders sound off on federal procurement program

  A Global News investigation found significant loopholes in a multi-billion dollar procurement program aimed at helping develop First Nations, Inuit and Métis companies.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2024
• Hajdu won’t say if non-Indigenous companies should pay back Indigenous contracts

  Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu repeatedly dodged questions on Monday over non-Indigenous companies accessing federal contracts meant for First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

  Politics

  Oct 28, 2024
• No, a ‘picture of a bunny’ is not proof of Indigeneity: federal government

  Indigenous Services Canada apologized to the Algonquin tribal council after an official told them to upload a photo of a bunny in lieu of documentation to prove Indigeneity.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2024
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• Auditor general considering probe into Indigenous procurement program

  Three prominent Indigenous groups have called on the federal auditor to investigate 'non-Indigenous scammers' accessing government contracts.

  Politics

  Sep 13, 2024
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• Billions in federal contracts awarded to ‘Indigenous’ enterprises without verification

  The Canadian government mostly relied on an honour system when it awarded billions of dollars in contracts to enterprises identifying as Indigenous.

  Investigations

  Aug 22, 2024