Current Problems: Business and Reconciliation (92)

Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"

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March 18, 2024


Ottawa to release review of ArriveCan contractor’s use of Indigenous program 

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...

February 27, 2024


Feds reviewing Indigenous procurement policies as they grapple with ArriveCan revelations

‘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...

January 8, 2024


Survey: Over Half of Indigenous Canadians Polled have Experienced Workplace Discrimination

62.4% HAVE EXPERIENCED BIAS WHEN APPLYING FOR JOBS NationTalk: TORONTO – ComIT.org, a registered charity that believes the democratization of education and opportunity is Canada’s best path forward, recently uncovered several startling statistics in a survey to 500 Canadians who identify as Indigenous Canadians. ComIT.org created the survey to take a pulse check of current...

November 15, 2023


Proof Point: Closing Canada’s infrastructure gap could boost Indigenous output by up to 17%

NationTalk: RBC Proof Point Stubborn employment gap between Indigenous & non-Indigenous population persists Unemployment rate, %, prime age population; off-reserve Source: Statistics Canada, RBC Economics Canada’s Indigenous populations grapple with a huge infrastructure gap It is well-known that Canada is one of the most educated countries in the world, with the second highest share of...

November 15, 2023


Plugging the gaps in the Indigenous electric highway 

Rural, remote Indigenous communities face unique obstacles and need adapted solutions. Illustration by Nay Drew / Indigenous Clean Energy Charge Up program  Canada’s National Observer: Paving the way to an Indigenous electric highway in Canada offers opportunities, but also includes navigating communities’ unique needs and potential obstacles, especially in rural and remote areas, experts say. ...

November 7, 2023


First Nations from B.C. in Ottawa to lobby feds to close fish farms on west coast

Some leaders say open-net fish farms are depleting wild salmon stocks. APTN News: A group of First Nations from British Columbia is calling on the Trudeau government to make good on its commitment to phase out open-net salmon farmsby 2025. Chiefs from across the province are in Ottawa for meetings with federal officials, including Fisheries Minister...

October 24, 2023


Trudeau Weighs Limits on Oil and Gas in Indigenous Resource Loan Plan

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , Photographer: Andrej Ivanov/Bloomberg NationTalk: BNN Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet are planning a multibillion-dollar loan program to help Indigenous groups in Canada buy equity in resource projects. But the government is still debating whether to include the oil and gas sector within it.  The...

September 30, 2023


Is corporate sector listening to Indigenous business leaders?

Toronto Star: Businesses aren’t exempt from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to address the ongoing, centuries-long oppression of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The 94 calls to action cover everything from the constant removal of Indigenous children to non-Indigenous households, medical racism and the multi-generational damage done to survivors of the Canadian government’s genocidal residential...

September 30, 2023


Ottawa needs to step up to make Indigenous economic reconciliation a reality

There’s a consensus among Indigenous investors, corporate leaders and government decision makers that federal loan guarantees are the answer to First Nation investment difficulties, writes Heather Scoffield. Toronto Star: Fred Di Blasio is a walking, talking embodiment of where economic reconciliation is at right now. He is an Indigenous investment banker armed with lots of...

September 14, 2023


Ottawa’s program supporting Indigenous energy transition partnerships was so popular, it had to pause

Natural Resources Canada has hit the pause button on natural resource projects due to excessive demand from Indigenous communities and organizations. Photo by Consumers Energy (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)  Canada’s National Observer: By the time Ottawa paused applications, a program helping Indigenous communities join resource development was 80 per cent oversubscribed, according to a briefing note...

June 8, 2023


John Ivison: The case for backing Indigenous loans

Canada will not achieve Indigenous reconciliation or reach net zero carbon emissions without Indigenous equity participation  NationTalk: National Post – OTTAWA — Canada was formed by glacial erosion and federal government policy moves at much the same pace. Consider a hypothetical critical minerals project on First Nations land in Canada. If an Indigenous proponent signed...

April 27, 2023


Even without new dedicated federal dollars, minister expects Indigenous tourism to continue to grow

WindSpeaker.com: Indigenous tourism in Canada is a growing attraction, said federal Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, with at least one-third of international travelers and one-third of Canadian travelers wanting the “Indigenous authentic experience.” Despite those statistics, there were no dedicated dollars in last month’s federal budget for Indigenous tourism in the $158 million set aside for...

March 22, 2023


B.C. First Nations file court case against federal decision not to renew salmon farm licences

The lawsuit says the federal government failed to respect Indigenous rights to self-determination CBC News: Two B.C. First Nations and a British Columbia salmon farmer company are going to court to challenge the federal government’s decision not to renew the licences for its open-net farms off Vancouver Island. The We Wai Kai Nation (Cape Mudge Indian...

February 17, 2023


Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast to protect wild fish

The Globe and Mail: Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray has announced the federal government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia’s Discovery Islands. Murray says in a news release the Discovery Islands area is a key migration route for wild salmon where narrow passages bring migrating juvenile salmon into close...

February 3, 2023


Opinion: How to stop the Indigenous brain drain

The Calgary Herald: The term “brain drain” refers to the effects of government policies, taxes or world events that cause highly skilled workers to leave their homes (cities, provinces or countries) and relocate elsewhere in search of work. While this global phenomenon is well studied and understood, it is also appropriate to apply this term...

November 17, 2022


NTI Welcomes the Federal Government’s Decision on Baffinland’s Phase 2 Proposal

NationTalk: Iqaluit, Nunavut) Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. (NTI) welcomes the decision of the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, on behalf of responsible ministers, on the Nunavut Impact Review Board’s (NIRB) Reconsideration Report on Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation’s (Baffinland) Mary River Project Phase 2 Proposal issued on May 13, 2022 (the “Report”). The NIRB determined...

May 11, 2022


Alberta Court of Appeal finds federal Impact Assessment Act unconstitutional

NationTalk: The Indian Resource Council – IRC, an organization representing over 130 First Nations who produce or have direct interest in the oil and gas industry, was gratified by the opinion handed down by the Alberta Court of Appeal determining that the federal Impact Assessment Act is unconstitutional. The Indian Resource Council was an intervenor...

October 1, 2019


Increase Indigenous business procurement spending

The “Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business (PSAB)” has accounted for an average of less than 1% (0.32%) of total annual federal procurement spending since 1996. Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business released “Industry and Inclusion: An Analysis of Indigenous Potential in Federal Supply Chains” calling on the federal government to increase the dollar value of its...

May 1, 2019


Lack of access to capital for Indigenous business

“Evening the Odds: Giving Indigenous ventures access to the full financial toolkit” Restricted access to capital impedes indigenous entrepreneurs from developing business opportunities. Some First Nations have unlocked greater economic development on reserve lands by opting out of the Indian Act system of lands management in favour of the First Nations Land Management Act. Those...

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