Aboriginal people make up over 4% of Canada's population - over 1.3 million people.
They are the fastest-growing segment of the population. Half are under the age of 25.
There are more than 27,000 Aboriginal-owned businesses in Canada, half in urban areas.
Aboriginal people own and control 20% of the Canadian land mass. That's expected to rise to 30% in the next 15 years.
The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) was founded in 1984 by a small group of visionary business and community leaders committed to the full participation of Aboriginal people in Canada’s economy. A national non-profit organization, CCAB offers knowledge, resources and programs to both mainstream and Aboriginal owned member companies that foster economic opportunities for Aboriginal people and businesses across Canada.
PAR is a program to help companies benchmark their work with Aboriginal people, businesses and communities. Find out more about PAR and how to get started.
This is where we honour and profile the pioneers of Aboriginal business in Canada. Meet the laureates.
The Foundation for the Advancement of Aboriginal Youth is the scholarship
and bursary program dedicated to developing the next generation of Aboriginal
leaders. Find out more.
To foster sustainable business relations between First Nations, Inuit and Métis people and Canadian business.
To be the recognized source on commercial opportunities between First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people and Canadian business.
Respect for First Nation, Inuit, and Métis culture and values.
A high standard of business ethics.
Open, honest and transparent relationships with all stakeholders.
CCAB to celebrate 1st Nations Business Partnerships
CCAB to celebrate First Nations joint ventures; Milton Wong to speak at Vancouver Gala Dinner
Clint Davis names new VP for Business Development, Director
of Research
Business Edge: Aboriginal groups seek increased SME growth
Aboriginal small businesses are on the rise, but much more work
must be done to start up firms on reserves, says Clint Davis of
CCAB.
Corporate
Knights:
Rise of Enterprise: A spotlight on business in the Aboriginal community
Article
courtesy of Corporate Knights Magazine, Vol. 7.2. CCAB invites you to subscribe
to Corporate Knights, Canada's magazine for responsible business. Click here.
The Globe and Mail:
New generation of leaders nurtures explosion
of successful native enterprises
Business in Vancouver:
Bands eye Asian investment billions
"BC Aboriginal leaders join historic trade mission aimed
at luring investor cash from China." Read
more...
Diversity in the Workplace
Interview with Clint Davis:
"First Nations-owned and –operated enterprises may offer
some of the best employment opportunities for Canada’s
growing aboriginal labour force.
Read
more...
BC Business Magazine:
A New Deal
"From competititon to collaboration: BC First
Nations and businesses are coming together in common cause -
and forcing government to play catch-up."
Read more...
