Sask govt. hosts Indigenous business gathering

The second annual Indigenous Business Gathering was held on

Feb. 28 at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon. The event brought together over 500 people from Indigenous and nonIndigenous businesses, municipalities, Crown Corporations and government ministries looking to develop supply chain, procurement and partnership opportunities.

“Saskatchewan is fortunate to have a number of very successful Indigenous companies and organizations that are strong contributors to our province’s economic growth,” said Trade and Export Development Minister Jeremy Harrison. “The Government of Saskatchewan is committed to economic reconciliation, and this high-profile event was a great opportunity to bring together Indigenous and nonIndigenous businesses, Crown Corporations and municipalities in the interest of advancing Indigenous participation in our economy.”

The event featured 80 tradeshow booths and representatives from all of Sask’s largest Indig - enous economic development groups and businesses, as well as local and multi-national companies including Enbridge, who provided a keynote during the lunch, and BHP, who joined the Indigenous Manufacturing and Contracting Network and Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence for a discussion in the afternoon.

The event ties into the province’s plan of growing Indigenous participation in the economy through Sask’s natural resource industries and labour market development.

Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Trade and Export Development hosted the first Indigenous Business Gathering in April 2022, which sold-out with more than 300 attendees.

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