The federal government has temporarily suspended access to federal procurement contracts for MP Randy Boissonnault's former medical supply company.

The former employment minister co-founded Global Health Imports Corporation (GHI) at the outset of the pandemic. It has been mired by controversy since the National Post reported that the company claimed to be "Indigenous-owned" while bidding for a federal contract in 2020.

Boissonnault has denied having any involvement in the business since he was re-elected in 2021.

Public Services and Procurement Canada said in a news statement on Tuesday that GHI would be suspended for 90 days.

Boissonnault out of cabinet after shifting claims about Indigenous heritage

Alberta MP Randy Boissonnault has resigned from cabinet amid allegations about his business dealings and criticism of his shifting claims about his Indigenous ancestry.

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Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault rises during Question Period, Monday, November 18, 2024 in Ottawa.  THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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Alberta MP and now former employment minister Randy Boissonnault has stepped away from the Liberal cabinet after days of criticism over his shifting Indigenous ancestry claims. 

Boissonnault leaves cabinet after uproar over Indigenous heritage claims

MPs, Indigenous leader call for Boissonnault to resign over shifting claims about family

Some Indigenous leaders are now backing calls for Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault to resign over conflicting claims about his family's background.

Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa.

Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages Minister Randy Boissonnault speaks during a news conference on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 in Ottawa.

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Three Conservative MPs were removed from the House of Commons on Tuesday during a heated discussion calling for the resignation of Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault over conflicting claims about his Indigenous ancestry. Some Indigenous leaders say they'd like to see more consequences for the minister.

Opposition MPs call for Boissonnault’s resignation

Boissonnault apologizes for shifting statements about family's Indigeneity

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday for “not being as clear” as he could have been about his family’s Indigenous heritage and said he asked the Liberal Party to correct the record when it called him Indigenous.

Employment minister apologizes for shifting claims on family’s Cree heritage

Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault said he has been "reflecting" on how he has described his family history in the past, and said he apologizes for not being clear about his family history.

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Federal Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault has apologized for misleading statements about his family’s Indigenous heritage after a newspaper report found Boissonnault’s former company, that claimed to be Indigenous-owned when it was applying for a federal contract, was not. 

It said the suspension might be extended until a final decision about "the supplier's status under the 

The department says&nbsp;GHI has only one active contract with Elections Canada, which issued a "full stop-work" order to GHI on Nov. 20 — the same day Boissonnault resigned from cabinet.

That contract "did not include an Indigenous set-aside requirement," the department said.&nbsp;

"Elections Canada has confirmed that no deliverables have been received and no payments have been made against the contract," the statement says.

Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault taking questions from reporters in Ottawa on Oct. 9, 2024. 

Boissonnault's former company barred from receiving federal contracts for 90 days

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