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Buy Ontario Act Excludes Indigenous Businesses, Association Says
ABPA highlights systemic exclusion of Indigenous businesses in Ontario's procurement law and proposes a 5% Indigenous procurement target to support over 3,000 local jobs in Northern Ontario.
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Act has ‘southern-centric bias’
The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) is forewarning that the newly enacted Buy Ontario Act, 2025 (Bill 72), systematically excludes First Nations businesses and threatens to widen the economic gap in Northern Ontario. Jason Rasevych, ABPA president, said the association…
·Hamilton, Canada
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ABPA to province: Modernize "Buy Ontario Act" to unlock billions in Indigenous economic growth
The Anishnawbe Business Professional Association (ABPA) has formally submitted a strategic review to the Government of Ontario, warning that the newly enacted Buy Ontario Act, 2025 (Bill 72) systematically excludes First Nations businesses and threatens to widen the economic gap in Northern Ontario.
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