Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Economy"

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...

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...

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,...