Indigenous Business Award of Distinction

Specific Qualifications:

• Demonstrates outstanding achievement in business by incorporating intercultural relations, Indigenous values, and cultural concepts into organizational culture and business practices for long-term success
• Demonstrated sustainable efforts in economic leadership, skill, and innovation
• Offer value to Indigenous communities and individuals in at least one Alberta community as a result of implementing best practices, including economic development, employment and training, and community engagement
• Take meaningful action to advance the principles of reconciliation through the organization’s policies and business practices
• Contribute in a substantive way to the economic well-being of indigenous communities in an identifiable and measurable way. Examples may include economic development, employment opportunities, sustained business growth, starting and maintaining new ventures, and creating options for the future

General Eligibility Requirements:

To be a valid entry in the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction, your business must:

• Be operational in Alberta for a minimum of 3 fiscal years unless otherwise stated
• Be operating in Alberta at the time of nomination and at the time of the awards presentation
• Employ Albertans to produce goods and/or provide services
• Not have won in the same category in the past three years
• Not have anyone in your management, on your board, or in your employ serving on the Alberta Business Awards of Distinction judging committee for the category
• If you are a non-profit organization, no more than 30% of annual revenue can be directly funded by Government envelopes. This does not apply to regular procurement