Workplace Equity - Resources for Aboriginal Peoples

Aboriginal Canada Portal
Your single window to Canadian Aboriginal information, organizations, programs and services related to business, learning, employment, and social services.

Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada
We are a partnership-driven group that helps organizations create the conditions that nurture Aboriginal Inclusion. Uniquely positioned, with broad and vigorous support from numerous corporations, government and Aboriginal organizations, the Council is an industry lobbyist and change agent, committed to introducing a new era of Aboriginal Inclusion in the Canadian economy.

National Association of Friendship Centres
To improve the quality of life for Aboriginal peoples in an urban environment by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to, and participation in, Canadian Society; and which respect and strengthen the increasing emphasis on Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

CareerPlace
CareerPLACE, is a national career and recruitment site developed to assist Aboriginal people in finding meaningful employment and for Canadian businesses to reach qualified and skilled Aboriginal jobseekers.

Aboriginal Youth Network
The Aboriginal Youth Network, an Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) funded project housed at the Nechi Institute in St. Albert, Alberta, is the most popular Aboriginal youth web site in Canada. It recorded 9.2 million hits in 2001. During the first quarter of 2002, AYN received 3.4 million hits - an increase in about 47% over the same quarter in 2001. The AYN was founded in 1995 and is Canada's longest operating web site for Aboriginal youth. AYN has received several awards including Pick of the Week by Yahoo.com and was a finalist for the Best Philanthropic Solution award by the Microsoft Foundation in 1997.

Aboriginal Relations Office
The Aboriginal Relations Office is committed to working in partnership with Aboriginal peoples and their communities to increase their members' employability and to create job opportunities.

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND)
The Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (DIAND) is the primary federal government department serving First Nations and Inuit. However, several other federal departments and agencies have programs that deal with specific needs or interests of Aboriginal people. These programs range from grants for Aboriginal writers to emergency housing repairs.

Canadian Government Information on the Internet (CGII): Aboriginal peoples - Federal Information
As part of its services Communications Canada provides a listing of Canadian Government Information on the Internet. This particular address provides an inventory of federal information related to Aboriginal peoples.

National Library of Canada
As part of its many services the National Library of Canada term/title search service on a variety of subjects. The term "Aboriginal Peoples" can be entered into the search.