March 15, 2018

On March 12th, 2018 in Labrador West, MP Yvonne Jones on behalf of the Honourable Jane Philpott, Minister of Indigenous Services, congratulated the NunatuKavut Community Council on their successful proposals that support Indigenous women in Labrador to transition into the labour force, while providing traditional skills training, employment counselling, and cultural awareness support.

The NunatuKavut Community Council will receive core funding to continue to deliver programming from the Labrador West Indigenous Service Centre and project funding for their ”To Market We Go” pilot project.

Indigenous Services Canada is contributing to these initiatives through its Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples.

For the full press release please click the link below:

https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada/news/2018/03/government-of-canada-funding-labour-force-transition-initiatives-to-support-indigenous-women-in-labrador.html