March 5, 2015 – Winnipeg, MB – Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
From left to right: Wayne Helgason, President at Center for Aboriginal Human Resource Development, Minister Shelly Glover, and Leslie Spillett, Executive Director of Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc.
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The Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages and the Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, today announced that the Government of Canada is helping increase jobs and opportunities for urban Aboriginal people living in Winnipeg.
Through the National Association of Friendship Centres, these strategic community investments are designed to enhance the participation of urban Aboriginal people in their local economies.
A number of organizations across Canada are receiving support for projects that aim to promote skills and training, entrepreneurship and supporting Aboriginal women, children and families.
Minister Glover congratulated the Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development Inc. and Ka Ni Kanichihk Inc. for receiving $120,000 each, which will help them build improved partnerships that understand the issues facing the local Aboriginal population while working to encourage growth in numbers of Aboriginal people in the workforce, and increase support for trained, skilled workers.
The improved Urban Aboriginal Strategy recognizes the important role urban Aboriginal organizations play, and further helps to promote community engagement, planning and partnerships with the goal of increasing the participation of urban Aboriginal people in the Canadian economy.
Emily Hillstrom
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
819-997-0002
Media Relations
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada
819-953-1160
Alysha Akoodie
Communications and Social Media Officer
National Association of Friendship Centres
613-563-4844
Marileen Bartlett
Executive Director
Centre for Aboriginal Human Resource Development Inc.
204-989-7112
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