Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative (AWPI) : AWPI Employer Toolkit

The Aboriginal Workforce Participation Initiative (AWPI) is a national initiative designed to help employers recruit, retain and promote Aboriginal employees. The toolkit is designed to provide quick access to information geared to Aboriginal employment.

Summary

The AWPI Employer Toolkit has been designed to help employers:

• increase their awareness and understanding of issues related to Aboriginal employment;
• identify models, tools and resources that can enhance their skills related to the employment of Aboriginal peoples;
• find those models, tools and resources more easily.

There will be 12 versions of the AWPI Employer Toolkit - one national and eleven regional (Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon and Nunavut and the National Capital Region). Employers and organizations operating in one region will require the national AWPI Employer Toolkit and the appropriate regional version.

Quebec Contact(s):
Ms. Sonia Cieslak
AWPI Assistant
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Room 400
Place Jacques-Cartier Complex
320 St. Joseph Street East
Québec, Quebec  G1K 9J2
Telephone: 418-648-7547
Fax: 418-648-7685
E-mail: CieslakS@inac.gc.ca

Ms. Natacha Tanguay
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Room 400
Place Jacques-Cartier Complex
320 St. Joseph Street East
Québec, Quebec  G1K 9J2
Telephone: 418-951-7361
Fax: 418-648-7685
Toll-free (information): 1-800-263-5592
E-mail: TanguayN@ainc-inac.gc.ca

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National Contact(s):
Mr. Joel Charette
Manager
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
9th Floor
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-953-1327
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: CharetteJ@inac.gc.ca

Mr. Jerry Ghazal
Coordinator
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
9th Floor
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-997-2862
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: ghazalj@inac.gc.ca

Mr. Eric Grant
AWPI Senior Advisor
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
9th Floor
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-994-7399
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: GrantE@inac.gc.ca

Mr. Noel Habel
Program Officer
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
11th Floor
Terrasses de la Chaudière
10 Wellington Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-994-8022
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: habeln@ainc-inac.gc.ca
Web site: http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index-eng.asp

Mr. Rick Hansen
AWPI Director
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
9th Floor
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-953-2083
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: HansenR@inac.gc.ca

Ms. Marianne McLeod
AWPI Officer
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
9th Floor
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-934-1878
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: McLeodM@inac.gc.ca

Mr. Richard Quintal
AWPI Officer
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
9th Floor
Terrasses de la Chaudière
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-934-1973
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: QuintalR@inac.gc.ca

Mr. Rodney Thomas
AWPI Officer
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
9th Floor
25 Eddy Street
Gatineau, Quebec  K1A 0H4
Telephone: 819-994-7368
Fax: 819-953-8047
E-mail: ThomasR@inac.gc.ca