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educational requirements, transportation
to either school or jobs and a willingness
to leave their communities to follow the
work. In a family that has been exposed to
jobs in various trades sectors, those barri-
ers aren’t as prominent but for those who
have never left their communities, the
prospect can be daunting.
“In remote areas far north, they hunt, they
fish. Now they’re being taken from that,”
she explained. Leaving an aboriginal com-
munity, moving into a large city and adjust-
ing to something as seemingly simple as
a different diet can make the experience
difficult.
“The aboriginal population is the youngest and fastest-growing in Canada.
(Hiring aboriginal employees) makes sense as people retire, as skills gaps are
identified … it’s a natural, made-in-Canada solution as opposed to looking at
foreign labour.” Sara Monture, Executive Director
