Federal government boosts scrutiny of businesses claiming to be Indigenous-owned – Global News

March 4, 2026

Indigenous Services Canada is promising stricter enforcement against businesses falsely claiming to be Indigenous-owned in order to gain preferential access to billions worth of federal government contracts, according to a document reviewed by Global News.

In a letter sent late last month to the House of Commons’ Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee, Mandy Gull-Masty, the minister responsible for the Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB), said the department has moved to strengthen its verification process to ensure a business is Indigenous-owned before being listed on the government’s Indigenous Business Directory (IBD).

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