Feds removed 643 more companies from its Indigenous business directory this year – The Hill Times
December 8, 2025
The database that allows firms to access set-aside federal procurement opportunities ‘cannot be trusted … until it is fully certified by an Indigenous group,’ says Shannin Metatawabin, CEO of the National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association.
Indigenous Services Canada has removed nearly 650 companies from its business directory over the past year, barring those companies from competing for billions of dollars in federal contracts set aside for Indigenous procurement.
