Ontario Skills Training to benefit Far North First Nations under new funding initiative
Bulletin, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
Skills Training Will Benefit Far North First Nations
July 22, 2010
Far North First Nation communities will have the opportunity to apply for funding assistance to acquire skills and training related to community based land use planning.
The Northern Training Partnership Fund will help Far North First Nations build land use planning capacity within their communities and be better prepared to benefit from future resource-related job opportunities.
Application forms, as well as guidelines to support communities and organizations in developing and submitting applications for funding, are available at ontario.ca/farnorth.
Eligible participants include Far North First Nations communities or organizations that are involved, or will be involved, in community based land use planning. The proposal may also include not-for-profit organizations, trainers, and other in resource-related sectors in Northern Ontario, including employers.
This initiative is an important part of the government’s five-year Open Ontario plan to create jobs and economic opportunities in Northern Ontario.
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"Far North First Nations have clearly expressed their concerns regarding their ability to benefit from future opportunities in resource-based industries. This program helps address this capacity issue in a practical way and will lead to increased employment as well as addressing skill training needs related to community based land use planning."
– Linda Jeffrey, Minister of Natural Resources
"This skills training program will help ensure a collective responsibility and collaborative approach to planning and development on traditional and shared lands. Such an approach will be necessary for emerging economic development opportunities like the Ring of Fire, one of the most promising mineral development opportunities in Northern Ontario in perhaps a century."
– Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
"I'm pleased that the province's Northern Ontario Jobs and Growth Initiative includes support for Northern First Nations to gain the skills and training that will enable them to participate in emerging economic development opportunities."
–Chris Bentley, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
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