Youth Initiatives - Skills for the Future

Aboriginal youth occupy a unique position in Canada's workforce. The Government of Canada, in partnership with Aboriginal communities, is providing the resources necessary for Aboriginal youth to succeed.

Under the Aboriginal Human Resources Development Strategy (AHRDS), Aboriginal Human Resources Development Agreement (AHRDA) holders determine which kind of youth programs they wish to deliver based on the needs of youth in their communities. They may design, develop and deliver unique youth programs that work for their communities while supporting HRSD's objectives, or they may simply implement programs that are like HRSD's mainstream ones.

The following National Aboriginal Organizations have Youth Intervenors, whose primary objective is to provide support and information to Aboriginal youth and to youth programs coordinators. The following associations have youth intervenors: the Assembly of First Nations, the Métis National Council, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, the Native Women's Association of Canada, and the National Association of Friendship Centres.

With these programs, Aboriginal communities are helping to give their young people the skills and tools they need to thrive in the new economy.