Indigenous-owned businesses

For vendors

Get found for the work you can do. Prime contractors and government buyers are looking for verified Indigenous businesses and usually can't find them. IndigiMatch changes that.

How it works

A directory entry says a name and a category. It doesn't say what you build, what you've delivered, what you're certified to do, or where you can work. IndigiMatch does. When your business is verified and your capabilities are recorded, you appear in matches for real contracts, and buyers see the evidence beside your name.

  • Tell us what you doComplete the Vendor Intake Form: company profile, a description of your business in your own words, Indigenous ownership and control, capabilities, certifications, areas of service, capacity and government contracting experience, business readiness, and participation and growth. It builds your supplier profile once; update it whenever your business changes.
  • We verifyIndigenous ownership and control is confirmed against the federal Indigenous Business Directory and recognized certification registries, and your profile is used to set your verification tier and match you to opportunities. Majority-owned, joint-venture, community-owned, and Indigenous minority-owned businesses are all profiled, and recorded as what they are. If you aren't in the directory yet, we'll point you to it; registration is free. Nothing is published that isn't confirmed.
  • You appear in matchesWhen a contract calls for your capability, you're on the shortlist with your verification tier beside your name. Your details go only to the buyers you're matched to.
  • Gaps become plansIf you're close on a capability but missing a certification, a clearance, or a partner, the record says so, and teaming, mentorship, and pilot-lot pathways are part of the platform, not an afterthought.

There is no cost to Indigenous vendors to be verified and listed. Your information is used only to verify ownership and record capability; it is not sold, and it is not shared beyond the engagements you're matched to.

Two ways to start

Start your profile online, or download the IndigiMatch Vendor Intake Form, complete it in Excel, and email it back with your supporting documents. The workbook is the full form; the online version covers the required fields and is enough to begin verification.

Start your profile online

Download the IndigiMatch Vendor Intake Form

Excel workbook, version 1.2. Eleven tabs with dropdown lists and a completion tracker. Return to welcome@indigimatch.ai

Vendor Intake Form as PDF

Read-only copy to review or print before you start

What buyers are asking for

The questions come up in the same order every time: verified ownership and control, what you actually deliver and how much of it in-house, a documented quality and safety system, Controlled Goods registration and security screening where the work needs them, where you can work, your government contracting history and the amounts involved, supplier registrations, and the capacity to scale. The intake form walks through all of them, so your profile answers the questions before they're asked.

Supporting documents

Attach what you have to your submission email: business registration, shareholder register or ownership agreement, your Indigenous Business Directory listing or certification, quality certificates, workers' compensation clearance, and a capability statement if you have one. Anything missing can be marked "available on request". Proof of Indigenous identity for owners is not requested here; if verification requires it, IndigiMatch will contact you and handle it separately.

Who we're looking for

Indigenous-owned businesses across the goods and services that defence, infrastructure, energy, mining, and government programs buy: construction and specialty trades, transmission and utilities, engineering and design, environmental services, mining support, manufacturing and fabrication, machining, aerospace and defence components and maintenance, equipment repair, facilities management, camp and catering services, security, transportation and logistics, heavy equipment, supply and distribution, IT and cybersecurity, technical publications and translation, consulting, training and workforce services, community engagement, and health, safety and emergency services. If you're in a category where the Indigenous supply base is thin, we especially want to hear from you: that gap is a finding in someone's plan right now.

Questions

Write to welcome@indigimatch.ai. Verification usually starts with a short call to confirm ownership records and capabilities.