Background

The Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy was launched in 1999 by the federal government in response to the Gathering Strength document. Human Resource Development Canada (HRDC) implemented the National Aboriginal Human Resources Strategy to continue to improve employment opportunities and self-reliance for Aboriginal people across Canada. Approximately 79 organizations or groups signed five-year agreements (April 1999 to March 2004) to implement their own human resource programs and services within Aboriginal communities. These are known as Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreements (AHRDAs).

The Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) has signed a separate Aboriginal Human Resource Development Agreement (AHRDA), with the mandate to deliver employment assistance programming to off-reserve Aboriginal women. Currently, NWAC has 12 partner organizations called Provincial Training Management Associations that deliver employment and training initiatives across the country.

Employment & Training Program Objective

The objective of the training and work experience projects is to improve the employment potential and earning capacity of Aboriginal Women living off-reserve.