important that companies evolve their strategies and systems to align with these developments. Those who can get ahead of the curve are “going beyond the checkmark”. The beginnings of Indigenous Works dates to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and the commentary of that 1996 report which drew attention to the gaps that existed between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Peoples. The Aboriginal Human Resource Development Council of Canada (as Indigenous Works was then called) was established as a response to the opportunities that could come from “increasing Indigenous peoples’ full participation in the Canadian economy”. This mandate brought together leadership which established a board of directors with initial representation from private sector, government, Indigenous organizations, education, and labour. Twenty-five years later, Inclusion Works ’24 event is focused on a review of the current state of relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples, businesses, and communities. The main feature of 61 SEPT 2024 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA
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