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1. Diversifying Procurement Market Share
The Canadian government implemented the federal Procurement
Strategy for Aboriginal Business ( PSAB ) in 1996, aiming
to increase the number of Aboriginal businesses participating in
procurement processes. Since its inception, the PASB program has
awarded more than $3.3 billion in contracts to Aboriginal
businesses.
1 Under the PSAB, contracts that serve
primarily Indigenous populations or that are subject to a land
claim agreement must be set aside for bids from Aboriginal
businesses only.
2 Further, the federal government
encourages Public Works and Government Services Canada
( PWGSC ) to set aside additional contracts under the
PSAB.
This article considers what constitutes an eligible Aboriginal ....

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