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A new survey out today shows overwhelming support for Indigenous business and a call for greater collaboration with private companies.
More than 80 per cent of respondents said Canadian corporations should include Indigenous owned and operated businesses in their supplier networks whenever possible.
Seventy-one per cent believe that ongoing support for Indigenous companies should be a long-term strategy for Canadian corporations.
The president of the Canadian Council for Aborginal Business, JP Gladu, says the fact that Canadians expect the private second to step up to help Indigenous entrepreneurs sends a powerful message to decision makers.