A new directory of First Nation businesses in Ontario will be launched next year in an effort to help them land more procurement opportunities.
“We anticipate the broader business community, as well as federal and provincial governments, will come to this directory when they need something done,” said Grand Chief Joel Abram, Association of Iroquois & Allied Indians, and chair of the COO’s Chiefs Committee on Economic Development , in a news release.
The Ontario First Nations Business Directory is an initiative of the COO with support of consultants at the Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy. It’s not expected to launch to the public until 2025. In the meantime, the Chiefs of Ontario is encouraging First Nations businesses that want to be included to sign up now by visiting the COO website here.