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Supporting an Indigenous business boom key to Canada’s economic recovery

In an approach applauded by Indigenous companies, Canada's new procurement strategy for federal goods and service contracts mandates that at least five per cent of federal contracts must go to Indigenous businesses.

Opinion
BY SCOTT PATLES-RICHARDSON
March 10, 2022

Opinion | BY SCOTT PATLES-RICHARDSON | March 10, 2022

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Supporting an Indigenous business boom key to Canada’s economic recovery

In an approach applauded by Indigenous companies, Canada's new procurement strategy for federal goods and service contracts mandates that at least five per cent of federal contracts must go to Indigenous businesses.

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