Executive summary before and after

Original—Execu.ve Summary

The Indigenous popula0on in Alberta remains an important segment for Alberta’s economy and remains a key priority for the Government of Alberta. There are several stakeholders in Indigenous employment funding programs and services for on-reserve/off-reserve communi0es; Me0s seClement lands; and urban/rural popula0ons. Each stakeholder has a clearly defined mandate, derived from Labour Market agreements with the Province, Federal Government, and Indigenous communi0es through the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ISETS). These agreements will be renewed in 20XX, bringing poten0al changes to delivery and applica0on requirement.

There are many factors to consider in Indigenous economic/employment development and may include historic rela0ons, geography, and culture. Understanding the Indigenous community perspec0ve is a key to successful delivery of available programs and services. The opportunity to partner with Indigenous communi0es has never been greater Socio, legal, poli0cal, and economic influences all have increased the demand, posi0oning communi0es as a favorable employment investment, and it is an important step towards reconcilia0on. Yet, some communi0es con0nue to grapple with evolving, but oVen 0me constrained changes many communi0es have shiVing mandates and priori0es that non-community interests may not understand. The prospec0ve employer who may offer lucra0ve employment opportuni0es may not know how, or when, to connect with communi0es, or even realize the poten0al of available resources from other public/private sources, resul0ng in either a missed opportunity for partnerships or a situa0on that does not realize its full poten0al for employment.

This project will provide intermediaries with an employment resource guidebook containing informa0on and the tools to beCer understand stakeholder interests economic development and employment needs, processes, and priori0es in Indigenous employment. The resource guide will provide Indigenous community service providers with a beCer understanding of the Alberta economy, government and industry process, details on available programs and services, how to access programs and services, and provide a set of tools like a framework for proposal wri0ng. At the other spectrum, those interested in partnerships or providing employment opportuni0es for Indigenous communi0es, the guidebook will provide a framework to beCer understand the context to which Indigenous communi0es func0on. Best prac0ces will be introduced.

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Revised—Execu.ve Summary

This is a proposal to develop a guidebook to strengthen Indigenous economic development in Alberta, a key priority for the Government of Alberta. The guidebook would give valuable tools to Indigenous communi0es, employers, and service providers in Alberta to employ more Indigenous workers. It would inform:

• Indigenous communi-es about exis0ng programs and services and how take advantage of them. It would also discuss the Albertan economy and government and industry processes.

• Employers about how best to connect to and partner with Indigenous communi0es.

This guidebook maCers because:

• Indigenous communi0es are an important and underdeveloped economic force in Alberta. And the opportunity to partner with them has never been greater.

• Successful programs must account for how history, culture, and geography have influenced Indigenous economic development. This is an important step towards reconcilia0on.

• Various Indigenous employment programs will renew in 20XX. Interested par0es should be aware of changes to these agreements that may affect them.

• It will introduce best prac0ces.

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