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Tuesday, January 28 • 15:45 - 17:00
(Carousels) Plenary Table 10: Findings from Data Analysis of First Nations Employment

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There is an increasing desire to better understand challenges faced by First Nations' peoples in finding sustainable employment. This presentation answers the question, what interventions lead to successful outcomes? It draws on recent data on Indigenous groups. The data shows Indigenous peoples' employment readiness, the challenges they face, and the interventions that have improved their soft skills and employability factors.

Learning Outcomes:
  • Challenges facing First Nations people in seeking sustainable employment;
  • Challenges by demographics and geography within First Nations' communities;
  • Successful interventions and quantitative analysis
Speakers | Conférenciers
avatar for Mukhtar Rahemtulla

Mukhtar Rahemtulla

President, ERS Scale Inc.
Mukhtar Rahemtulla is CEO of ERS Scale and HTI Consulting Inc. Rahemtulla is a successful businessman and a volunteer and Board member of several non-profit organizations. He obtained his BASc Electrical Engineering and MBA from UBC.
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Nadine Montour

Employment and Training Counsellor, Kahnawake Economic Development Commission
Nadine Montour is an Employment and Training Counsellor at the Kahnawake Economic Development Commission. Prior to this she was the Aboriginal Student Resource Centre Co-ordinator at Concordia and post-secondary counsellor at the Kahnawake Education Centre.
avatar for Roiahtate Horn

Roiahtate Horn

Youth Engagement and Workforce Development Counsellor, Tewatohnhi’saktha, Kahnawake’s Economic Development Commission
Roiahtate Horn achieved a Bachelor of Arts with a major in First Peoples studies and a minor in Education from Concordia University. Roiahtate works directly with the youth of Kahnawake by providing career counselling, employment support and training opportunities.

Tuesday January 28, 2020 15:45 - 17:00 EST
Level 3: Plenary | 3e étage : Salle plénière
  Block - Bloc 7