AGA Update: Ktunaxa Indigenous Business Certification

What is a Ktunaxa Business?

Watch introductory video HERE.

For detailed information please visit: Ktunaxa Business Certification Website

By Donald Sam,
Interim Sector Director (Senior Manager)

Indigenous Business Certification

The Ktunaxa Economic and Investment Sector is currently working on a policy to implement an Indigenous Business Certification policy.

This initiative results from requests from the community's Economic Development Officers and CEOs for more clarity and fairness in the award of contracts for Ktunaxa businesses, starting from a definition of “What is a Ktunaxa Business?”

In order to do so, the sector plans to organize consultations with Ktunaxa businesses, communities and citizens to better understand their needs and how they answer the question “What is a Ktunaxa Business?”

This project has been developed by Tanis Richmond and Jose R. Galdamez from the Economic Sector, and will be carried on by Alexis Martig who is replacing Tanis Richmond during her maternity leave.

This project aims to:

a) Ensure that the competition between Ktunaxa businesses is based on fairness, transparency and results in the improvement of the well-being of the Ktunaxa citizens, communities and Nation;

b) Ensure that the definition of a Ktunaxa Business is coming from, and controlled by, the Ktunaxa Nation and not from external institutions as the B.C. government or even third parties such as industry.

The objective is to implement this policy in 2021.