TRAINING: Canadian government supports skills training in Nunavut

RANKIN INLET, Nunavut - The Hon. Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, on behalf of the Hon. Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development, announced on May 26, 2015, an investment to the Kivalliq Mine Training Society to provide over 300 aboriginal people with training for jobs in mining and related industries.

The investment of $1.7 million is provided through the Skills and Partnership Fund (SPF). This program primarily focuses on projects that link training to employment, supporting the government's priority of helping people develop the skills they need for jobs in high demand sectors, such as the trades, mining and energy.

To date, through around 80 SPF projects, over 6,300 aboriginal people have found jobs, with 8,000 to 10,000 participants expected to be working after they complete training in spring 2015.

Click this link to go to Employment and Social Development Canada's web page about its aboriginal labour market programs.