LABOUR MARKET DEVELOPMENT

Values

Integrity – Honouring our commitments, we are guided by our 7 Grandfather Teachings (Truth, Humility, Love, Honesty, Bravery, Wisdom, Respect).

Respect – Honouring all of creation, appreciating diversity and culture, fostering reciprocity and responsiveness.

Collaboration – Honouring our relationships in working together, inviting opportunities for knowledge building and co-creation through communication, connection, and partnerships.

Accountability – Honouring our responsibility to produce measurable results leading to progress and sustainability.

Strategic Goals

Labour Market Development Department – Administrative Office

The Labour Market Development Department (LMDD) administrative office does not deliver front-line programs and services.

The LMDD provides administrative assistance to the Local Delivery Mechanisms (LDMs) and Child Care Centres with advice, support and advocacy, as well as coordinates regular LDM and Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care meetings for the professional development of front-line staff.

LMDD Agreements / Programs

The Labour Market Development Department oversees three main agreements:

• Indigenous Skills & Employment Training Program (ISETP)
• First Nation and Inuit Child Care (FNICCI)
• Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC)

Indigenous Skills & Employment Training Program (ISETP)

The Anishinabek Nation has held a Labour Market Development Agreement with Canada since 1996. The current agreement with Canada is the Indigenous Skills & Employment Training Program.

The existing First Nation Employment and Training programs and services provided by the Anishinabek Nation LDM offices are critical in assisting First Nation citizens to gain the skills and training required to enter the labour market and succeed.

The purpose of this agreement is to deliver employment and training programs and services that address the labour market needs of workers and employers in the designated First Nations.

ISETP aims to improve labour market outcomes by supporting demand-driven skills development, fostering partnerships with private and public sectors and emphasizing increased accountability and results.

Program Services

Program services available to clients include:

• Skills Development - Purchase of Training
• Wage Investment Subsidies
• Community Development
• Accommodations for the Disabled
• Youth Initiatives
• Self-Employment Assistance
• Employment Assistance Services - Workshops/Counselling
• Mobility Assistance
• Employment Supports - Start Ups

First Nation and Inuit Child Care (FNICCI)

The Anishinabek Nation also delivers the First Nation and Inuit Child Care Centre Initiative to 9 participating First Nation Child Care Centres.

Child Care funds are utilized for enhancement and enrichment of existing licensed Child Care Centres. These funds can be used to train staff, enhance playgrounds, and subsidize wages.

Participating Communities

• Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation
• Henvey Inlet First Nation
• Long Lake #58 First Nation
• M'Chigeeng First Nation
• Nipissing First Nation (2 Centres)
• Biigtigong Nishnaabeg / Ojibways of Pic River
• Wasauksing First Nation
• Whitefish River First Nation

Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC)

The Anishinabek Nation delivers Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care (IELCC) funding to all 39 Anishinabek First Nations.

This funding is used to support the Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework, which addresses the unique needs and priorities of First Nations children and families.

This framework's vision is achieved through a First Nations-led IELCC system of programs and services that are designed and governed by First Nations.

Additional Resources

For more information about Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care, please visit:

• Anishinabek Nation Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care
• Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework - Government of Canada