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Exploring Theme: "Legislative and Institutional Barriers"

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January 8, 2024


Survey: Over Half of Indigenous Canadians Polled have Experienced Workplace Discrimination

62.4% HAVE EXPERIENCED BIAS WHEN APPLYING FOR JOBS NationTalk: TORONTO – ComIT.org, a registered charity that believes the democratization of education and opportunity is Canada’s best path forward, recently uncovered several startling statistics in a survey to 500 Canadians who identify as Indigenous Canadians. ComIT.org created the survey to take a pulse check of current...

December 19, 2023


Alberta Ethics Commissioner says rules followed in rescinding Deena Hinshaw’s job offer 

The Globe and Mail: The Alberta Ethics Commissioner has determined that the province’s health authority followed the proper process when it revoked its job offer to Deena Hinshaw, the former chief medical officer of health. Marguerite Trussler, in a letter dated Dec. 18, said she stopped her investigation into the role played by John Cowell,...

November 15, 2023


Proof Point: Closing Canada’s infrastructure gap could boost Indigenous output by up to 17%

NationTalk: RBC Proof Point Stubborn employment gap between Indigenous & non-Indigenous population persists Unemployment rate, %, prime age population; off-reserve Source: Statistics Canada, RBC Economics Canada’s Indigenous populations grapple with a huge infrastructure gap It is well-known that Canada is one of the most educated countries in the world, with the second highest share of...

September 30, 2023


Is corporate sector listening to Indigenous business leaders?

Toronto Star: Businesses aren’t exempt from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to address the ongoing, centuries-long oppression of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The 94 calls to action cover everything from the constant removal of Indigenous children to non-Indigenous households, medical racism and the multi-generational damage done to survivors of the Canadian government’s genocidal residential...

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