1. Diversifying Procurement Market Share
The Canadian government implemented the federal Procurement
Strategy for Aboriginal Business ( PSAB ) in 1996, aiming
to increase the number of Aboriginal businesses participating in
procurement processes. Since its inception, the PASB program has
awarded more than $3.3 billion in contracts to Aboriginal
businesses.
1 Under the PSAB, contracts that serve
primarily Indigenous populations or that are subject to a land
claim agreement must be set aside for bids from Aboriginal
businesses only.
2 Further, the federal government
encourages Public Works and Government Services Canada
( PWGSC ) to set aside additional contracts under the
PSAB.
This article considers what constitutes an eligible Aboriginal
White mildew, putrid odor, ‘filth’ on the wall: Lancaster County restaurant inspections
Updated Feb 06, 2021;
The following Lancaster County restaurants were found to have violated Pennsylvania’s health and safety regulations during inspections between Jan. 10-16.
Inspections are overseen by the Department of Agriculture. The department notes that in many cases violations are corrected by the restaurant before inspectors leave.
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Violations: Deli department is using chlorine sanitizer at an extremely high concentration of 200+ppm, not approved in the code of federal regulations for food contact sanitizing at this level. A working container of sanitizer was stored on the same shelf with single service articles in the back preparation area of the deli.