Supplier Certification
The Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier Council (CAMSC) has standardized procedures to assure consistent and identical review and certification of Aboriginal and visible minority owned businesses.
The applicant may make inquiry and receive information and application forms from CAMSC. Applicant’s business must be physically located in Canada. An Application will only be ready for review by the Certification Committee when it is completed, properly signed with required verification documentation and accompanied by a non-refundable processing fee of $700.
In order to be certified by CAMSC as an Aboriginal or visible minority supplier, an applicant must satisfy the following criteria:
- The applicant must be a for-profit enterprise
- The applicant must operate in Canada
- The applicant must be a Canadian citizen
- The applicant's business may be of any size
- The applicant must be able to operate as a supplier of products or services to other businesses; and
- The applicant's business must be owned and controlled by visible minorities or Aboriginal peoples.
- Visible minority : means persons other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.
- Aboriginal peoples : means persons who are First Nation Inuit or Métis.
- Ownership by Aboriginal peoples, and/or visible minorities would mean that the business is at least 51% owned by such individuals. In the case of publicly owned businesses, at least 51% of the company's shares would have to be owned by one or more such individuals. Furthermore, the management and daily operations of these businesses must be controlled by visible minorities or Aboriginal peoples.
Supplier Certification Application