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