Human Resources committee  Yes, it was always a priority. With some of the students going back to school, the summer jobs were the only way they could get enough money to live throughout the year, because we don't get enough money for tuition on reserve, or their books, or anything else. So that's the mone

Human Resources committee  It was under youth summer jobs. It was cut in 2011. We lost a number of jobs there, 54 for the 11 first nations in our territory and 21 in the urban area. We lost those jobs because the money was just taken out, and then they had to apply under different funding. That was based o

Human Resources committee  Yes, it doesn't work for us either. There are so many barriers, especially in the city of Toronto where people are coming from the remote areas. They come down here, and it's a culture shock. They don't even have their grade 10 for carpentry. We're trying to get them upgraded t

Human Resources committee  I'll actually finish with words from a report by the royal commission from 1996, as quoted by the Prime Minister: As the youngest and fastest growing segment of the nation’s population, our Government recognizes that Canada’s Aboriginal communities are a critical part of our fu

Human Resources committee  Thank you. Good morning, everyone. On behalf of the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle I'd like to thank the Algonquins for allowing us to use their traditional territories, and thank the standing committee for allowing us the time to speak today regarding the skills a