First Nations procurement authority aims to help feds’ Indigenous contracting woes, support Buy Canadian and defence spending targets, says new CEO Jamieson

First Nations Procurement Authority's new CEO Darrin Jamieson says the organization has received $240,000 funding from Indigenous Services Canada 'to get things rolling to operationalize,' but the total operating budget will be more than a $1-million.
Minister Mandy Gull-Masty leads Indigenous Services Canada, which is overhauling its Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business.

The CEO of the First Nations Procurement Authority says the not-for-profit wants to help Indigenous businesses to tap into Ottawa's potential billion dollars in procurement, as well as help the government weed out contractors trying to benefit from a policy set asi...

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