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Latest Reports

With over 40 publications, our reports cover diverse topics on the Indigenous economy, promoting reconciliation through learning, understanding, and action.

2025

Defence Policy Brief

The Government of Canada spent an estimated $22.2B on procurement contracts between 2018 and 2022. These facts, along with the announced increases to defence spending, make this an…

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2025

A Way Forward: Part I

The first A Way Forward report by OCC and CCIB guides businesses on reconciliation. It outlines actions for employers, educators, and governments to support Indigenous employment, …

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2025

Think Growth

Industrial agriculture threatens sustainability and Indigenous food sovereignty. This policy brief recommends implementing the Métis-led Global Centre’s 10,000 SKU Challenge to emp…

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2024

Exceeding 5% – Part I

CCIB’s brief outlines challenges and recommendations for increasing Indigenous participation in federal procurement, based on interviews with Indigenous businesses and federal repr…

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2024

Atāmitowin

Atāmitowin, the second and final report from our partnership with Global Affairs Canada, aims to enhance our understanding of the obstacles facing Indigenous entrepreneurs and expo…

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2023

Supply Change Part II

Many understand the importance of meaningfully engaging with Indigenous businesses, but not always how to go about it. To that end, this brief offers an overview of some of the cha…

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2023

Supply Change Part III

Tracking and measuring spend with Indigenous companies is a cornerstone of any effective Indigenous procurement strategy. This brief presents some challenges and best practices fro…

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2023

Sharing Prosperity

Businesses across Ontario are increasingly recognizing the value of advancing reconciliation, building mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous Peoples, and supporting str…

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2023

Indsights

Indsights: A Window into the Indigenous Economy" is a collaborative project between the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Humber College that creates multimedia c…

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2023

Adàwe

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have continued our collaboration to explore the characteristics and challenges faced by Indigeno…

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2023

Trading Nations

A look at historical and contemporary Indigenous trade and trade policy recommendations for how government and Indigenous organizations can help facilitate Indigenous trade.

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2022

Reaching 5% – Part I

This policy brief outlines the impacts of increasing federal Indigenous procurement and recommends how the Government of Canada could successfully meet its 5% Indigenous procuremen…

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2021

Reaching 5% and Beyond

A Roadmap to Increasing Federal Procurement from Indigenous Businesses in Canada: Increasing Indigenous procurement has been repeatedly shown, through the research papers attached …

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2020

Digital Differences

Technology disruption has the potential to support or hinder the future of Indigenous work in this country, given that 33.8% of Indigenous workers are concentrated in industries wi…

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2025

A Way Forward: Part I

The first A Way Forward report by OCC and CCIB guides businesses on reconciliation. It outlines actions for employers, educators, and governments to support Indigenous employment, …

Read the report →

2023

Sharing Prosperity

Businesses across Ontario are increasingly recognizing the value of advancing reconciliation, building mutually beneficial relationships with Indigenous Peoples, and supporting str…

Read the report →

2025

A Way Forward: Part I

The first A Way Forward report by OCC and CCIB guides businesses on reconciliation. It outlines actions for employers, educators, and governments to support Indigenous employment, …

Read the report →

2025

Think Growth

Industrial agriculture threatens sustainability and Indigenous food sovereignty. This policy brief recommends implementing the Métis-led Global Centre’s 10,000 SKU Challenge to emp…

Read the report →

2023

Indsights

Indsights: A Window into the Indigenous Economy" is a collaborative project between the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Humber College that creates multimedia c…

Read the report →

2020

Digital Differences

Technology disruption has the potential to support or hinder the future of Indigenous work in this country, given that 33.8% of Indigenous workers are concentrated in industries wi…

Read the report →

2024

Atāmitowin

Atāmitowin, the second and final report from our partnership with Global Affairs Canada, aims to enhance our understanding of the obstacles facing Indigenous entrepreneurs and expo…

Read the report →

2023

Adàwe

The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Global Affairs Canada (GAC) have continued our collaboration to explore the characteristics and challenges faced by Indigeno…

Read the report →

2023

Trading Nations

A look at historical and contemporary Indigenous trade and trade policy recommendations for how government and Indigenous organizations can help facilitate Indigenous trade.

Read the report →

2025

Defence Policy Brief

The Government of Canada spent an estimated $22.2B on procurement contracts between 2018 and 2022. These facts, along with the announced increases to defence spending, make this an…

Read the report →

2024

Exceeding 5% – Part I

CCIB’s brief outlines challenges and recommendations for increasing Indigenous participation in federal procurement, based on interviews with Indigenous businesses and federal repr…

Read the report →

2023

Supply Change Part III

Tracking and measuring spend with Indigenous companies is a cornerstone of any effective Indigenous procurement strategy. This brief presents some challenges and best practices fro…

Read the report →

2023

Supply Change Part II

Many understand the importance of meaningfully engaging with Indigenous businesses, but not always how to go about it. To that end, this brief offers an overview of some of the cha…

Read the report →

2022

Reaching 5% – Part I

This policy brief outlines the impacts of increasing federal Indigenous procurement and recommends how the Government of Canada could successfully meet its 5% Indigenous procuremen…

Read the report →

2021

Reaching 5% and Beyond

A Roadmap to Increasing Federal Procurement from Indigenous Businesses in Canada: Increasing Indigenous procurement has been repeatedly shown, through the research papers attached …

Read the report →

2025

Defence Policy Brief

The Government of Canada spent an estimated $22.2B on procurement contracts between 2018 and 2022. These facts, along with the announced increases to defence spending, make this an…

Read the report →

2024

Exceeding 5% – Part I

CCIB’s brief outlines challenges and recommendations for increasing Indigenous participation in federal procurement, based on interviews with Indigenous businesses and federal repr…

Read the report →

2023

Supply Change Part III

Tracking and measuring spend with Indigenous companies is a cornerstone of any effective Indigenous procurement strategy. This brief presents some challenges and best practices fro…

Read the report →

2023

Supply Change Part II

Many understand the importance of meaningfully engaging with Indigenous businesses, but not always how to go about it. To that end, this brief offers an overview of some of the cha…

Read the report →

2023

Trading Nations

A look at historical and contemporary Indigenous trade and trade policy recommendations for how government and Indigenous organizations can help facilitate Indigenous trade.

Read the report →

2022

Reaching 5% – Part I

This policy brief outlines the impacts of increasing federal Indigenous procurement and recommends how the Government of Canada could successfully meet its 5% Indigenous procuremen…

Read the report →

2021

Reaching 5% and Beyond

A Roadmap to Increasing Federal Procurement from Indigenous Businesses in Canada: Increasing Indigenous procurement has been repeatedly shown, through the research papers attached …

Read the report →

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