SUPPLY CHANGE Champion designation, which SFU achieved in August, there is also a Certified Aboriginal Business (CAB) directory that Aylesworth can access to source Aboriginal suppliers. The direc- tory is an important resource created by the Council. As Ducharme explains, “With the Certified Aboriginal Business directory, we ensure that each listed busi- ness we certify has 51 per cent or more Aboriginal ownership and control. That way anyone using the directory to find an Aboriginal supplier knows that the business is in fact certified as Aboriginal.” Then there’s CCAB’s online Aboriginal Procurement Marketplace, a two-way online platform launched in September in partnership with tealbook, Inc. “The marketplace is available to Certified Aboriginal Businesses (CAB) and Aboriginal Procurement Champions,” says Ducharme. “A CAB creates a busi- ness profile with contacts and their capa- bilities – even PowerPoint presentations and videos if they want. An Aboriginal Procurement Champion can post RFIs (requests for information), RFQs (requests We invite you to learn more. Please visit our website: www.nwmo.ca @nwmocanada Find us on Collaboratively implementing Canada’s plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel BELOW: A handy SFU app showcases indigenous art pieces on the school’s Burnaby campus 27 ONTARIO FIRST NATIONS. $100 MILLION IN BUSINESS Resolute Forest Products works with First Nations across Ontario and Quebec to identify employment and economic opportunities, support educational programs, and collaborate on agreements, planning, road construction and forest regeneration. Because we believe in partnerships. resolutefp.com/sustainability WE BELIEVE IN PARTNERSHIPS. OPPORTUNITIES. 32 A CCAB PUBLICATION 2019