Indigenous Peoples
September 1, 2026
31 minutes
Podcast
Season 6 | Episode 5
Supporting Indigenous Community Health Workers: Lessons from Ontario and Alaska
In this bonus episode of the Future Skills Podcast, we explore the critical role Indigenous community health workers play in supporting health and well-being in...
Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Bethany Haalboom, Janet Gordon, Madison Pierce, Dr. Michelle Hensel
In the Media
Indigenous Peoples in the Workplace: Examining Employment, Discrimination, Training and Artificial Intelligence Use Report
The Indigenous Peoples in the Workplace: Examining Employment, Discrimination, Training and Artificial Intelligence Use Report builds on previous Diversity Institute research by using data from Wave 8 of the Survey on Employment and Skills, which was conducted by the Environics Institute for Survey Research, in partnership with the Future Skills Centre and the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Project
Professional Practice Certificate: Propelling Careers through Essential Workplace Skills
This project offers a scalable and replicable model that has the potential to close long-standing education and skills gaps in Northern and Indigenous communities.
In the Media
Nunavut does not have its own immigration pathway, despite acute labour shortages
Every other Canadian province and two of the three territories select their own economic immigrants. Nunavut doesn't — and the reasons have more to do with Inuit employment and a small, strained labour market.
Research
Building Culturally Safe Workplaces for Indigenous Employees in British Columbia
This project set out to understand how workplaces in Victoria and across B.C. could better support Indigenous cultural time, and how gaps in policy and employer awareness shape the experiences of Indigenous workers.
Research
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority Spotlight
Through the Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority's (SLFNHA) Community Health Worker Diabetes Program, Indigenous community health workers (CHWs) across remote communities in Northwestern Ontario are benefitting from training and interventions that address occupational challenges.
Research
Supporting Indigenous and Northern Entrepreneurs
We synthesized recent data on the North’s economy, and a literature review on the various barriers and enablers to entrepreneurship and businesses in the Territorial North (incl. Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut).
Project
Municipal Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Reconciliation Sharing Platform
Led by the City of Kingston, in collaboration with the Diversity Institute and with support from the Future Skills Centre, the Municipal Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Reconciliation Sharing Platform was established to provide municipalities with a centralized space to strengthen local capacity to advance EDIR initiatives.
Research
The 3Ds of Indigenous Export Readiness: Demonstration, Durability, and De-risking in Practice
We reviewed Canadian and international research on Indigenous entrepreneurship and export development, including analyses of export participation, skills, and ecosystem supports.