Indigenous Employment

• Closing employment gap for Indigenous youth key to addressing labour shortage: study

  An Atlantic council said employment outcomes for the region's rapidly growing Indigenous youth population have improved in recent years but still lag non-Indigenous youth.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2022
  
• From cook to electrician: How Indigenous youth are bouncing back from the pandemic

  Indigenous people were disproportionately hard-hit by pandemic job losses. Some of them are taking the chance to pull off dramatic career pivots.

  Money

  Sep 30, 2021
  
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• New totem pole in Calgary ‘bringing people together’ to support Indigenous employment

  A beautiful new surprise has appeared this week for people making their way through a high-rise office complex in downtown Calgary.

  Features

  Mar 11, 2021
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• Saskatoon employer handbook aims to boost Indigenous engagement

  The Indigenous Engagement Employer Handbook give companies resources for hiring and keeping Indigenous employees.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2019
• Positive changes to Canadian indigenous underemployment: Report

  A new report looking at employment and skills outcomes in Canada shows Indigenous people still face numerous barrier, but changes when there are Indigenous-led programs.

  Sep 30, 2018
• SIIT signs partnership with city to increase Indigenous employment opportunities

  A new agreement outlines a framework for collaboration, including strategic initiatives to improve the quality of life for SIIT students.

  Canada

  Mar 24, 2018
• Alberta Indigenous construction training program receives $1.9M in government funding

  The Alberta government will invest an addition $1.9 million over two years to fund a program that helps train Indigenous people and find them jobs in the construction industry.

  Economy

  Aug 15, 2017