About the Trades Project

The Aboriginal Human Resource Council (AHRC) is responding to Canada's growing need for skilled trade and apprenticeship workers through a new national trades and apprenticeship project. This three-year initiative, designed to develop new partnerships and employment strategies, will give employers and trainers enhanced access to Canada’s largely untapped and existing human capital of Aboriginal people who are eager to fill the employment gap.

This innovative initiative will create, strengthen and leverage partnerships with private-public sectors, Aboriginal employment organizations, learning institutions and government stakeholders in an effort to collaborate on methods to recruit and retain First Nation, Métis and Inuit participation in trades and apprenticeship.

The Trades and Apprenticeship Project is administered by AHRC and funded through a $2.9 million contribution from the Government of Canada’s Department of Human Resources and Social Development.

Website Credits

Many thanks to the Diavik Diamond Mines, Inc., and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology for the use of photos.