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Inroads to Agriculture Institute

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The Aboriginal Skills and Employment Partnership (ASEP) program is helping improve employment opportunities for Aboriginal peoples by providing valuable skills development, on-the-job work experience and long-term employment opportunities in the Saskatchewan Agriculture industry.

The Inroads to Agriculture Institute is a $5.09 million partnership between the Governments of Canada and Saskatchewan, One Earth Farms Corporation, First Nations, and training institutes. Under the program, First Nations and Métis learners will receive vital training, certification and job placement support to advance in the agriculture and agri-services sectors.

The ASEP program is helping to shape Canada’s workforce by directly matching skills development to economic opportunities.

Officially launched in 2003 as an $85-million five-year labour market initiative, ASEP is designed to maximize training and job opportunities in major economic development projects across Canada and provide lasting benefits for Aboriginal communities, families and individuals. ASEP meets employers’ needs and labour market demands for skilled workers in a cross-section of large-scale industrial sectors that include forestry, mining, oil and gas, construction and hydroelectric development.

In 2007, the Government of Canada invested an additional $105 million in the ASEP program. Canada’s Economic Action Plan 2009 is committed to enhancing the availability of training by investing an additional $100 million over three years in the ASEP program.

Partners in the Inroads to Agriculture Institute program include:

- Government of Canada: $2.08 million;

- One Earth Farms Corporation: $990,000;

- Government of Saskatchewan:  $595,000; and

- Other stakeholders (including First Nations, industry partners and training institutes) $1.43 million.

For more information on this project send us an E-mail using our online form.

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Date Modified:
2011-09-27