Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Economy"

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...

For Immediate Release NationTalk: OTTAWA – A consortium of national indigenous organizations (NIO,s) is hosting the First Nations Economic Forum at the Delta Hotel in Winnipeg, MB on May 13-14, 2024, to develop an economic framework and identify who initiatives to prioritize to advance First Nations economies and generate more prosperity. Currently, First Nations governments. economic...

NationTalk:  Indigenous Services Canada – Yesterday, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, convened an economic reconciliation roundtable between Indigenous leaders from National Indigenous Organizations and national Indigenous economic institutions, executives from Canada’s banks and the financial sector, and federal Ministers and senior officials to discuss shared goals and challenges, and to explore opportunities...

NationTalk: What are the opportunities and challenges surrounding Indigenous Peoples’ right to traditional economies, sustainable development and food security in the age of climate change? On Feb. 8-9, media are invited to join as Indigenous and non-Indigenous academics, practitioners, advocates and other Indigenous human rights experts discuss these questions and more at an expert seminar...

Indigenous people have been left out of Canada’s economy for too long. But our future growth—and even our ability to reach net zero goals by 2050—depends on changing that Chief Wayne McQuabbie of Henvey Inlet First Nation, home to the largest on-reserve wind installation in Canada, in Sept. 2023. JOHN PAILLÉ/THE GLOBE AND MAIL The...

The Globe and Mail: OPINION – A new paper from researchers at the Bank of Canada tells us a lot about the state of the Indigenous economy within Canada. But one thing that stands out is how much the paper can’t tell us – because the basic economic data, in 2023, don’t exist. The 30-page overview, published...

Staff Discussion Paper 2023-25 (English) Available as: PDF Attempts to measure aspects of the Indigenous economy in Canada are limited by data availability and quality. Drawing on the most recent data sources and research, we provide an overview of the Indigenous economy in Canada. This includes a discussion of the various characteristics of the Indigenous economy,...