Construction Law

Construction Law, Symposium Submissions

The Forgotten World of Indigenous Procurement: Developing Effective Legal Language – By: Danielle Blanchard

ByDanielle Blanchard

Danielle Blanchard, a former law student and research assistant at Thompson Rivers University, British Columbia, presents an analysis of Indigenous-centered public procurement policies in Canada. Noting that Indigenous businesses are underrepresented in the construction industry, the paper reviews various approaches which could be adopted to increase participation, including “set-asides”, unbundling…