The first 2025 issue of Indigenous Business Report is our spotlight on health and wellness, focusing on organizations embracing an Indigenous approach in the sector.
Featured Issue
Winter 2025
Health & Wellness
Featured Articles:
- Building the supply chain: Boosting the provision of healthcare goods
- Unravelling insurance benefits: How to make sure you’re not missing out
All Issues
Each edition of Indigenous Business Report features a diverse mix of articles that inspire, inform and empower. Read our complete catalogue of past issues below.
Fall 2024
Lights, Camera, Action!
Featured Stories:
- Reaping the Rewards: Indigenous filmmakers tell their stories
- The Call of the North: The search for authentic tourist experiences
- Transcending the Runway: How Indigenous talent is redefining fashion
Summer 2024
Trades & Construction
Featured Stories:
- Gifts from the Forest: Mass timber unlocks countless new possibilities
- Embracing the FIFO Lifestyle: A positive opportunity in more ways than one
- Building Hope: Attracting Indigenous women to the skilled trades
Spring 2024
40 Years: Celebrating CCAB’s Past, Present and Future
After 40 years of supporting Indigenous businesses across Canada, we’re excited to announce that our name has changed to Canadian Council for Indigenous Business, bringing with it a modernized and refreshed brand.
Winter 2024
Special Tech Issue
Featured Stories:
- AI: Gift or CURSE? What businesses need to know
- Controlling the Data: The importance of digital sovereignty
- CCAB Turns 40: Getting ready for a big celebration
Fall 2023
A Good Brew
Featured Stories:
- On the Mainstage: Putting a modern spin on Indigenous cuisine
- Culinary Connections: Indigenous tourism taps into growing global interest
- Drawing on Indigenous Talent: How companies are sourcing and retaining Indigenous talent
Summer 2023
Visionaries in Construction
Featured Stories:
- The Call of the North: Low unemployment, high pay, lead to big opportunities
- Filling in the Labour Gap: Indigenous women embrace the skilled trades
- Indigenous Builds on Campus: Creating dedicated spaces for Indigenous students
Spring 2023
Tapping into E-Commerce
Featured Stories:
- Reaching for the Cyber Stars: How two companies perfected their digital marketing
- Steadying the Supply Chain: Update on the global movement of goods
- Tackling the Digital Divide: The push to bring high-speed broadband to Indigenous communities
Winter 2023
Growing the Global Economy
Featured Stories:
- Eyeing the EU Energy Market: LNG NL & Miawpukek FN plan massive LNG export project
- Shining Bright: Jeweller Sapling & Flint turns a hobby into a business success
- Exporting Primer: What every Indigenous company needs to know
Fall 2022
Indigenous Construction
Featured Stories:
- Setting a new Benchmark: $13-billion Taza project defies expectations
- Easing the Housing Shortage: Sen̓áḵw Towers set to address shortfall in Vancouver
- Two Row Architect: Building design from an Indigenous perspective
Summer 2022
The Birth of Bears' Lair
Featured Stories:
- Who are the Bears? Indigenous business leaders step up to the plate
- Who’ll Dare Lair? Meet the 18 contestants vying for investment dollars
- Behind the Scenes: Indigenous TV talent put their skills to use
Spring 2022
The Energy Issue
Featured Stories:
- A Job that Lasts: Building careers in the nuclear power sector
- Building a Brighter Future: The Wataynikaneyap Transmission Project
- Energizing the North: The push to minimize reliance on diesel fuel
Fall 2021
Progressive Aboriginal Relations
Featured Stories:
- History in the Making: Bruce Power & Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s special partnership
- Bridging the Funding Gap: The Critical role of Indigenous procurement
- Better Community Relations: Sodexo & BMO lead by example
Summer 2021
History in the Making
Featured Story:
- History in the Making: How a coalition of Mi’kmaq First Nations became a major player in the global seafood industry, forging a path to sustainable Indigenous economy
Winter/Spring 2021
The New Normal
Featured Stories:
- Banking on Business Success: Financial institutions to play key role post COVID
- Constructing a Bright Future: First Nations forge industry alliances to build new opportunities
- Supply Chain Reaction: How COVID has impacted the Indigenous procurement push
Fall 2020
Indigenous Women in Business
Featured Stories:
- Virtual Brainstorming: CCAB’s online Business Recovery Forum
- Taking the Lead in the Retail Industry: Making inroads on the fashion scene
Summer 2020
Special COVID-19 Edition
Featured Story:
- Coming Together in the Time of COVID-19: Indigenous businesses and members take swift action to support communities and frontline workers in whatever way they can during the unprecedented pandemic
Winter/Spring 2020
In the Game
Featured Stories:
- Call to Action 87: Filling the sports knowledge gap
- Beyond the Finish Line: Indigenous athletes inspire a new generation
- Let the Games Begin: Indigenous sporting events
September 2019
Moving the Procurement Needle
Featured Stories:
- Research Leadership: Changing the way people think about Indigenous entrepreneurship
- Strength in Numbers: Why we need better data on Aboriginal business
- Eye on Trends: Six areas set to impact Aboriginal businesses
May 2019
Leveraging Land into Business Success
Featured Stories:
- Taking on Fiscal Responsibility: The impact of self-governing taxation
- Business in the City: How urban First Nations are monetizing their land
- Gaining Ground with Leləm̓ : Musqueam’s impressive new property development
January 2019
Making a Difference in Education
Featured Stories:
- Reflecting on Education: Indigenous trailblazers share their story
- Australia Closes the Gap: Lessons learned on improving education outcomes
- Paving the Way: First Nations University as a model for Indigenous schooling
September 2018
A New Day for Indigenous Tourism
Featured Stories:
- Indigenous Tourism Hotspots: Arctic Bay Expeditions to First Nation Feasts
- West Coast Dreaming: BC’s push to broaden its Indigenous Attractions
- Wealth Management: CCAB’s Supply Change program hits the ground running
May 2018
Calling All Champions
January 2018
The Transportation Issue
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September 2016
Investing in Infrastructure
Featured Stories:
- Powering the Future: Partnering with the electricity sector
- Discussing Infrastructure with Justin Trudeau
- Considering the P3 Option for Aboriginal Communities
September 2017
Building Tomorrow’s Construction Workforce
Featured Stories:
- Reshaping & Refining the Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Program
- A Practical Roadmap: CCA’s tips on partnering with Aboriginal groups
- Eye on Construction: A cross-country look at Indigenous projects
May 2017
Renewable Energy: Making a Difference
Featured Stories:
- Indigenous Groups Harness their Own Clean Energy
- Kluane First Nation: An energy innovator
- Power to the People: The Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n wind farm
January 2017
Turning Vision into Reality
Featured Story:
- First Nations & Municipalities: Partnering for a better economic future
May 2016
The Four Directions of Hospitality
Featured Stories:
- The Rising Popularity of Aboriginal Cuisine
- Skwachàys Lodge: A hotel like no other
- Taking on the Food Fight: Battling overpriced food
January 2016
Scaling New Heights
Featured Stories:
- Northern Progress: The Nunavut story
- Why Mentorship Matters
- Henry Ford, Walpole Island, and the Impact of the Automobile
September 2015
Building New Traditions
Featured Stories:
- One on One with Paul Martin: Reflections on Indigenous Business
- CCAB Celebrates its First AEDC Conference
- Accessing the Success of the PAR Program
30th Anniversary Issue
The Generational Commitment
Featured Stories:
- CCAB: A 30 year retrospective
- Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) Changing Business for the Better
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