Canada Announces C$260 Million Fund for Indigenous Workforce Readiness

On 26 October, the Canadian government announced C$260 million over four years for the Partnerships for Indigenous Workforce Readiness Fund. The Indigenous-led funding is intended to connect Indigenous people with employment opportunities created by major infrastructure and development projects; the announcement also outlined measures to help Indigenous communities participate in major projects. Public agencies and programme administrators can explore digital programme management, workforce dashboards and transparent funding-reporting systems. HPC can support secure data infrastructure and policy analytics; contact HPC for a quotation based on the confirmed scope of work.