Thank you.
We know that the Indian Act creates various barriers to first nations entrepreneurs looking to operate their business on reserve. In fact, our data shows that many of the businesses we support are in urban areas. They are living outside of their communities, so they're closer to various networks, customers, suppliers and financial institutions.
While I can't address your question exactly about criminal activity that could be taking place in business and entrepreneurship, I think there's a lot of misunderstanding among indigenous entrepreneurs about what it means to operate a business on reserve and what legal and regulatory requirements need to be followed.
Thank you.