January 31, 2014 - Saskatoon, SK - Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
The Government of Canada is investing in skills training for nearly 4,000 First Nations youth (ages 18 to 24) across Canada as part of the first set of proposals approved under the improved on-reserve Income Assistance Program.
The initiative will provide personalized supports to First Nations youth from 70 communities across the country as they secure the tools needed to find meaningful employment and reduce their reliance on income assistance. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt joined together with the Saskatoon Tribal Council, the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs, Meadow Lake Tribal Council, Yorkton Tribal Council, Lac La Ronge Indian Band and the Saskatchewan Indian Training Assessment Group Incorporated in Saskatoon today to announce the participants in the program.
Activities will begin over the coming months across Canada, as First Nation communities and Tribal Councils lead the effort to ensure youth have every opportunity for jobs and prosperity.
Erica Meekes
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
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Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
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