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You need the work done by people who have done the job, and it can support your Indigenous-procurement goals.

HR, governance, strategy, delivery, and applied AI, done by the people you hire, not a team you never meet. That is what Contour North is. And for qualifying procurement programs, working with Contour North can support Indigenous-procurement and supplier-diversity commitments.

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Where it takes root

Owner-run, expert-led

The people you meet are the people who see it through.

Contour North is owner-run and led by expert practitioners with decades of hands-on experience. From the first conversation to the final handover, the people you meet are the ones doing the work. Nothing is handed off to a team you never met. Where a piece of work needs a specialist, we bring one in alongside us, and the accountability stays with Contour North.

And it can support your goals

Senior-level work, and economic reconciliation you can report.

Here’s the good part: every dollar you spend with us reaches a 100% Indigenous-owned firm doing senior-level work. Canada’s federal target is that at least 5% of contract value goes to Indigenous businesses; provinces, municipalities, and corporate supplier-diversity programs carry similar commitments. Working with us helps you meet them, with spend that’s real and reportable under qualifying programs.

FederalOnce we’re listed in the Indigenous Business Directory, spend with us counts toward the mandatory minimum 5% Indigenous procurement target. We believe we’re eligible, we’re working through the application now, and we’ll update this page once it’s approved.

Provincial & municipalGrowing Indigenous and social-procurement commitments across the country. We help you turn commitments into real, reportable spend.

CorporateSupplier-diversity and reconciliation goals, including PAIR-accredited Indigenous relations programs. An Indigenous supplier delivering senior-level work. We’re working through the CCIB certification application now, and we’ll update this page once it’s approved.

At a glance

The facts your vendor form needs.

FirmContour North Consulting

Ownership100% Indigenous-owned (Inuvialuk); Ellice Edey is sole shareholder and directs the firm

PrincipalsEllice Edey · Larry Squire

Experience28 & 35 years of expert practice

DeliveryAvailable remote, on-site, or hybrid

ReachAcross Canada

Indigenous procurementWe believe we’re eligible; applications for the federal Indigenous Business Directory and CCIB certification are in progress, and this page is updated as each is approved

Contactinfo@contournorth.com · 867-688-7898

How to bring us in

Four easy ways to buy.

Direct engagement

Sole-source where your policy allows, including Indigenous set-aside provisions.

RFP & proposal

We are proposal-ready. Send the RFP; we respond on time, in your format.

Teaming

Bring us onto your bid as your Indigenous partner. We take a named scope and see it through.

Standing offer

An expert bench on call for recurring work, without a full-time hire.