Grants and Contributions:

Agreement Number:

016535841

Agreement Value:

$2,083,016.00

Agreement Date:

May 31, 2019 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

The objective of the ASETS program is to increase Indigenous participation in the Canadian labour market, ensuring that First Nations, Métis and Inuit people are engaged in sustainable, meaningful employment.Through ASETS and similar Indigenous labour market programs, the diverse needs of the Indigenous population - including youth, persons with disabilities, parents in need of child care, and clients with multiple barriers - will be served, while remaining flexible and responsive to regional circumstances (e.g., the North, rural, remote, urban).

Organization:

Employment and Social Development Canada

Expected Results:

Outcomes • Agreement holders have the capacity to design and deliver labour market programs, services and childcare supports; • Partners and employers are aware of and engaged in developing labour market programs, services and childcare supports; • Indigenous labour market programming is coordinated and responsive to labour market supply and demand; • Agreement holders deliver labour market programs, services and childcare supports; and, • Indigenous people are aware of and have access to labour market programs, services and child care supports. • Indigenous people have the appropriate skills and supports; • Employers are increasingly aware of active participants in labour market development; • Partnerships are leveraged to support workplace and skills development for Indigenous people. • Indigenous people are increasingly employable and integrated into the labour market.

Location:

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1N7B7

Reference Number:

141-2019-2020-Q1-34765

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

133493833RC0001

Recipient's Operating Name:

Native Women's Association of Canada

Recipient's Legal Name:

Native Women's Association of Canada

Program:

ASETS - CRF

Program Purpose:

ASETS is designed to help Aboriginal people prepare for and find high-demand jobs, as well as keep them in the long term. All Aboriginal people, regardless of status or location, may access its programs and services, which include: skills development; training for high-demand jobs; job finding; programs for youth; programs for urban and Aboriginal people with disabilities; and access to child care.