The Partnership Agreement outlines the values and goals shared by partners including developing Inuit workforce capacity and providing Inuit with opportunities for meaningful employment and careers in the housing construction and maintenance sector. TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT Construction is a significant industry in Nunavut and the territory’s construction employers rely on skilled workers from southern Canada to supplement the local labour supply. Job opportunities are available for general labourers, trades helpers, Red Seal carpenters, electricians, plumbers, etc. Flying workers to and from Nunavut is expensive. Providing employment readiness and construction trades training in communities to help develop local labour capacity and build a sustainable housing construction labour force is a key goal of Nunavut 3000 and a significant element of the Partnership Agreement between Nunavut Housing Corporation and NCCD. To support this training strategy, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was developed to help guide Nunavut Housing Corporation’s collaboration with NCCD as well as training partners such as the Department of Family Services (Apprenticeship Division) and Nunavut Arctic College (Trades School). The objectives of the MOU are to: • maximize training investments • align curriculum and training resource development • support recruitment efforts, and • foster the development of a local labour supply Eiryn Devereaux - President and CEO, Nunavut Housing Corporation 27 APR 2023 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA
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