I want to make sure I understood correctly.
Let's take the example of a contract that is reserved for first nations. There's an association between a non-indigenous business and an indigenous business. For a variety of reasons, the non-indigenous company is the contractor. However, the indigenous business—which should be the contractor, since the contract is reserved for indigenous businesses—turns out to be a subcontractor. Most of the time, the company isn't familiar with the contract provisions. If there's a change and they need to hire more people, the indigenous business doesn't even know about it. Sometimes, there aren't even more people working.
How is it effective for communities not to have them at the forefront?
I don't understand how that meets the policy objectives.