About TIBT

A National Indigenous-Led Procurement Platform for Canada's Built Environment

The Turtle Island Building Trust (TIBT) is a national Indigenous-led digital platform designed to modernize how procurement is planned, posted, and accessed across Canada. It serves both buyers and Indigenous businesses as a centralized procurement portal, aggregating, organizing, and delivering opportunities from governments, agencies, and industry directly to relevant suppliers.

Nationwide Procurement Aggregation System

At its core, TIBT functions as a nationwide procurement aggregation system. This system collects opportunities from major tendering platforms, government portals, and industry postings, presenting them in a unified environment. Buyers can directly publish their project opportunities on TIBT. Indigenous businesses benefit from automated matchmaking based on their trade, location, certifications, and experience, ensuring they gain visibility into work that aligns with their capabilities, regardless of their size or region.

Indigenous Business Directory

TIBT also offers a verified Indigenous Business Directory, providing buyers with clear access to suppliers, subcontractors, consultants, and trades that match their project needs. The platform features advanced filtering and AI-assisted matchmaking, enabling buyers to quickly identify local, regional, or specialized Indigenous partners. This functionality supports inclusion planning, market sounding, budget formation, and procurement outreach.

Full Lifecycle Support

Throughout the full lifecycle of a project, TIBT provides support for planning, procurement, communication, and reporting. Buyers are given transparent tools for opportunity distribution and participation tracking. Indigenous businesses receive free access to their profiles, procurement notifications, matchmaking services, and future built-environment certifications aimed at strengthening their competitiveness.