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Title:

Pre-Employment Skills Development in Atlantic First Nations Communities

Agreement Number:

18122937

Agreement Value:

$191,399.00

Agreement Date:

Jun 20, 2022 - Sep 30, 2023

Description:

Mount Saint Vincent University will address the systemic barriers to access off-reserve resources for women living in Indigenous communities.

Organization:

Employment and Social Development Canada

Expected Results:

OUTCOMES
• Increased sense of employment readiness after participants complete their training;
• Project participants gain access to pre-employment training and wrap-around supports;
• Project participants improve specified foundational and transferable skills;
• Project participants improve their labour market outcomes;
• Employers and their workplaces become more inclusive;
• Employers increase their awareness of inclusivity barriers in their workplace;
• Employers increase their awareness of inclusivity barriers in their workplace; and
• Employers adopt measures to improve the inclusivity of their workplace.

Location:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3M2J6

Reference Number:

141-2022-2023-Q1-00039

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119048049RR0001

Recipient Type:

Academia

Recipient's Operating Name:

Mount Saint Vincent University

Recipient's Legal Name:

Mount Saint Vincent University

Federal Riding Name:

Halifax West

Federal Riding Number:

12006

Program:

ALLESP-WER

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Women's Employment Readiness (WER) pilot program is to fund organizations to test new ways to provide pre-employment and training supports for multi-barriered women.

Coverage:

National