Canadian Council for Indigenous Business

1. March 26, 2026 implementation High confidence $1.2 billion

   The Procurement Ombud reported systemic integrity and accountability failures in federal Indigenous procurement.

   The review weakened confidence in headline claims about the five-per-cent target by finding no central policy or accountability, inconsistent verification, missed mandatory pre-award audits, and weak monitoring of Indigenous delivery.

This is a record of what has been reported from public sources, not a description of this Nation's affairs. It is deliberately selective and makes no claim to be complete.