Aboriginal business opportunities

If you are an Aboriginal business owner, there are government programs to help you do more contracting with the federal government.

• Procurement Allocation Directory
  
  http://pad.contractscanada.gc.ca/applctrl.cfm?language=en
  Use this directory to identify and market yourself and your goods to purchasing managers in Public Works and Government Services Canada.
• Aboriginal Business Directory
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1027/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Register your Aboriginal business to be pre-qualified under the Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Business.
• CIDA’s Aboriginal Procurement Strategy
  
  http://www.canadabusiness.ca/eng/summary/1096/
  Applies to: All of Canada
  Learn about the strategies the Canadian International Development Agency is using to encourage purchasing from Aboriginal suppliers.