Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership Program

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Area

Across Canada.

Eligible Activities

Funds may be applied towards major economic developments or resource-based projects such as northern mining, oil and gas, and hydro development projects, and more. Pre-employment to employment and retention activities that support the human resource plan are eligible for ASEP funding.

Summary

Funds' Administrator

HRSDC will administer the ASEP nationally in conjunction with their regional offices. While the scale of ASEP proposals is expected to be beyond the capacity and resources of agreement holders under the Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy, ASEP will complement that strategy and will rely on the involvement of agreement holders in ASEP's broad-based partnership consortiums.

Partnership Consortium

ASEP will operate on a collaborative partnership basis.The partnership consortium will comprise parties of the private sector, Aboriginal groups, and the province or territory where the large economic or resource-based project is located. Other key partners will include learning institutions, sector councils, labour, and other Government of Canada departments or agencies.

Source of Funds and Costs

Significant funding is expected from the partners who will share the cost of implementing the proposal. The Government of Canada's normal contribution to a project, including HRSDC's contribution, will not exceed 75 percent.

The costs can cover program administration costs such as administrative wages and benefits; capital costs such as equipment rental; program assistance costs such as counselling, pre-employment training, post-secondary training, apprenticeship training, on site training, literacy, essential skills training and wage subsidies.

Other Terms and Conditions

An ASEP funding proposal submitted by a partnership consortium must set out a multi-year, comprehensive training-to-retention plan for Aboriginal people that links skills development to specific job opportunities for them. The training-to-retention plan will be expected to provide for continuous skill development and the potential for advancement within the project.

Deadline

Project intake is ongoing. Submission should be forwarded to:
Ken Donnelly
Assistant Director, Aboriginal Relations Office
Human Resources and Skills Development
Aboriginal Relations Office/ASEP
140 Promenade du Portage
Phase IV, 5th Floor
Gatineau, Quebec
K1A 0J9
E-mail:Autochtone-aboriginal@hrdc-drhc.gc.ca

For more information, visit the Government of Canada's Web site.

Nova Scotia Contact(s):
See National Contact.