Building bridges
between our communities
In 2022, we pursued our meetings and exchanges with
Indigenous communities and organizations to present
our current and upcoming projects, and to evaluate the
capacity of Indigenous businesses and workers to join in
these projects and participate in the construction industry.
In 2022, some 17 members of our management teams
met with First Nations representatives to strengthen our
ties. Eight events created opportunities for Pomerleau and
First Nations to get to know each other and understand
each other a little better. We also organized or participated
in 22 sessions offered to Indigenous organizations and
communities to provide information and promote the
procurement of Indigenous goods and services in our
operations
These meetings have been fruitful In 2022 we allocated
18 million to the procurement of goods and services
from Indigenous businesses
1
a considerable increase
compared with the 655000 allocated in 2021 And this
is just the beginning as we pursue our efforts to monitor
and maximize the value of Indigenous procurement
1 An Indigenous enterprise can be a band as def ined by the Indian Act a sole proprietorship a
limited liability company a cooperative a partnership a nonprof it organization in which Indigenous
people hold at least 51 ownership and control An Indigenous enterprise can also be a joint venture
consisting of at least two Indigenous enterprises or an Indigenous enterprise and a nonIndigenous
enterprise provided that the Indigenous enterprises hold at least 51 ownership and control of the
joint venture
A training plan
for our project teams
BC Lions and
Orange Shirt Day
In 2022 we began to roll out our training plan for our
employees We started with our teams working actively on
projects for or with communities then we followed suit with
our employees working closely with these communities
In collaboration with several Indigenous organizations and
advisors we provided over 850 hours of training to more
than 300 employees to raise awareness of Indigenous
history and cultures and to promote healthier relationships
among Indigenous and nonIndigenous people
After last years conf irmation of anonymous graves and
burial sites of Indigenous children on former residential
school sites across Canada the Lions of the Canadian
Football League in collaboration with its partners in
cluding Pomerleau wanted to educate the public about
the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and pro
mote this important message on Orange Shirt Day during
a game This day is an opportunity to honour the children
who never returned home as well as residential school
survivors and their families and communities The pub
lic commemoration of the tragic and painful history of
residential schools and their lasting scars is a vital part
of the reconciliation process
Through this partnership workshops are offered as part
of the development program for young Indigenous play
ers and is aligned with our desire to play an active role
in the reconciliation movement in particular by pro
moting Indigenous organizations and the participation
of different actors in society including businesses We
donated over 83000 for the exclusive benef it of In
digenous organizations in Canada
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