Advancing Economic Development Service

The government authority in Ottawa, ON, requires a vendor to provide an advancing economic development service. The buyer seeks a consultant to identify systemic, institutional, geographic, policy, and related barriers affecting Inuit entrepreneurs' access to financial and business support services. Working closely with agency staff and its Economic Development and Procurement working group, the selected contractor will assess existing supports, conduct virtual interviews with key stakeholders, determine priorities and needs, and identify gaps, barriers, best practices, and successful models. The contractor will ultimately develop an inventory of existing supports and produce a report containing practical, evidence-based recommendations outlining specific actions to address these challenges, improve access, and inform future policy and program development. Eligibility requires onshore vendors located in Canada only. The contractor will perform the work offsite. The buyer lists no explicit budget details, stating instead that it is looking for proposals. The provided text includes no key dates or additional evaluation criteria.