Indigenous Peoples

Despite the labour shortage in forestry management in Canada’s North, there is a lack of innovative and engaging training methods and capacity to deliver reforestation skills to remote Indigenous communities. To help meet the need for this training, and to make it accessible and more engaging in digital form, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) created two courses that featured immersive, 360° photos and videos, and a tool kit for instructors who do not have in-depth technical knowledge on how to develop immersive curriculum content.

MindFuel came alongside Indigenous communities to address the barriers faced by Indigenous youth in rural and remote communities by implementing STEM and innovation programs for youth.

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This paper explores the reasons behind AI’s impact on equity and quality (the ‘why’) and the ways in which AI influences these issues in practice (the ‘how’), offering insights for leaders, policymakers, and students on navigating current and future AI developments.

The project aimed to understand the challenges facing northern Indigenous women in tourism post-COVID and to co-create recommendations to support them.

Despite having in-demand skills and high education levels, research shows that women’s careers continue to stall before senior leadership, leading to a significant lack of diverse representation on boards and at executive levels.

Indigenous tourism is particularly crucial for Northern Canada, where it provides economic benefits and fosters community development, wellness, cultural learning and environmental stewardship.

This report outlines the implementation of the City of Kingston’s Workplace Inclusion Charter, which was launched in partnership with KEYS Job Centre in 2019. The goal of the City of Kingston’s Workplace Inclusion Charter was to serve as a system that would guide employers, service providers and equity-deserving groups in the labour market in creating more inclusive work environments and facilitating access to new talent among local businesses and employers.

Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise developed Reality, Education and Applied Life Skills (R.E.A.L.) School so that Black, Indigenous and racialized youth in socio-economically challenged neighbourhoods can identify and pursue their career interests.