Youth – Education and Training
- Aboriginal Programs (15 years and over)
- Giwaykiwin courses combine the philosophy of Outward Bound with the values and teachings reflected in the Aboriginal community.
- Source: Outward Bound Canada
- Aboriginal Best
- Aboriginal Best offers free training sessions to Aboriginal and Métis youth between the ages of 18 and 35 who are interested in becoming self-employed or starting their own business.
Source: Government of British Columbia; Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation- Aboriginal Cadet Development Program
- Aboriginal Cadet Development program is a program for Aborigianl people. The Cadet will return to their local detatchment to participate in a mandatory program until they have satisfatorilly passed admission requirements.
Source: Government of Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)- Aboriginal Youth Financial Management Conference Awards
- The AFOA-Grant Thornton Aboriginal Youth Financial Managements Awards are open to First Nation youth in grades 11 and 12. Winners attend AFOA's National Conference and participate in a special Youth program designed to introduce youth to careers in Aboriginal finance and management.
- Source: Aboriginal Finacial Officers Association of Canada
- Bold Eagle – Land Force Western Area (16 years and over)
- Bold Eagle is a unique summer training and employment program for Aboriginal youth living in Western Canada or Northwestern Ontario that combines military training and Aboriginal cultural awareness.
- Source: Government of Canada; National Defence
- Connecting Youth in Canada – Webcast Series
- This project is all about youth talking to youth - finding out how other teenagers live, what they think, where they're coming from.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- Education
- This page lists several INAC's programs, services and documents related to Aboriginal education.
- Source: Government of Canada; Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC)
- E–Spirit National Aboriginal Youth Business Plan Competition
- Designed to increase Aboriginal youth participants' awareness of entrepreneurial/business opportunities, management/business skills, and e-commerce and technological capacities.
- Source: Government of Canada; Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
- Helen Bassett Commemorative Scholarships
- Every year, NWAC Youth Department and the Youth Council coordinate the Helen Bassett youth scholarships awarded to four young Aboriginal women in the amount of $1,000 each.
- Source: Native Women's Association of Canada
- Housing Internship Initiative for First Nations and Inuit Youth
- Housing Internship Initiative for First nations and Inuit Young People gives Inuit youth the oppotunity to build houses. It also porvides a chance for aboriginal youth to persue long term employment in the housing industry
- Source: Government of Canada; Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
- Integrated Resources for Aboriginal Youth (IRAY)
- The IRAY Program is a youth-driven program that provides educational, recreational, cultural and life skills programming to Aboriginal youth within the community of Prince George.
- Source: Prince George Native Friendship Centre
- Junior Canadian Rangers Programme (12 to 18 years old)
- Offers young people in remote and isolated communities across Canada a unique opportunity to participate in a variety of fun and rewarding activities in a formal setting.
- Source: Government of Canada; National Defence and the Canadian Forces (DND/CF)
