b'CONSTRUCTIONAecon partners with several First Nations to bring its infrastructure projects to fruition, including a broad range of utility-related services within the gas, fibre, forestry and hydro sectorsand wastewater, housing, schools, community and health-care. Looking ahead, the government has committed $500 million over 10 years for Inuit and Mtis housing, and its 2020 fall economic statement unlocked $1.8 billion towards related infrastructure initiatives.In fact, information gathered from CCABs research was used to advocate for and advise the Government of Canada on policy and infrastructure decisions that have had a direct impact on Indigenous business. On February 3, 2021 the federal government directed the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) to invest at least $1 billion in revenue-gener-ating projects that benefit Indigenous communities.There have been massive commitments made by the current government to close infrastructure gaps in BUILDINGIndigenous communities, and those arent going away. We see investments made in all types of infrastructure proj-COMMUNITIESects, and theres been a commitment to involve Indigenous communities in Canadas transition to clean energy, says TOGETHER Angie Bruce, director general with Indigenous Affairs and Reconciliation at Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), which is advancing infrastructure projects in over 130 communi-CulturePeopleProjectsPartners ties, 94 per cent of them Indigenous. As we look at addressing those gaps within Indigenous CLARKBUILDERS.COM infrastructure, we recognize that anything we do must be Calgary | Edmonton | Vancouver | Yellowknife community-led, adds Bruce. Thats why were working closely with Indigenous communities to make good on those investments.18A CCAB PUBLICATION2021'