This RFP’s purpose is to produce research designed to analyze how Atlantic Indigenous communities and businesses can replicate success in proven fisheries models. Atlantic First Nations have used fisheries to help survive since time immemorial. In modern times, we have become more involved in the fishing industry via moderate livelihood or large commercial operations. Like… Read more »
This RFP’s purpose is to produce research designed to analyze how Atlantic Indigenous communities and businesses can realize economic opportunities in the defence industry. In October 2025, the Government of Canada announced a commitment to increase defence spending by 2% of the gross domestic product (GDP), which amounts to approximately $63 billion in 2025-2026. The… Read more »
This RFP’s purpose is to produce research designed to complement current research and to serve as a next step in helping to answer the question of What Does Atlantic Indigenous Economic Reconciliation Look Like. The research activities will include, but are not limited to, reviewing existing literature on Indigenous economic development, strategies, and frameworks with… Read more »
This RFP’s purpose is to produce research designed to make key recommendations on how to change government structures to better support Indigenous economic development. The research is to provide baseline data on Indigenous governance structures in the Atlantic and examine how those structures can be improved to increase economic development opportunities. In particular, using nation-building… Read more »
This RFP’s purpose is to produce research designed to complement current tourism research and to serve as a next step in helping to achieve Indigenous participation in the Atlantic tourism sector prioritizing Indigenous youth and women. The research activities will include, but is not limited, to inventory of Indigenous businesses relative to the tourism industry,… Read more »