Exploring Theme: "Govt. Commitments to hiring Indigenous workers"

Every department and agency in the territory are expected to meet the plan’s goals NationTalk: HRD (Human Resource Director): The government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) has rolled out an action plan to boost Indigenous representation in the public sector. The Indigenous Employment Plan (IEP) outlines short-, medium-, and long-term goals, as well as specific actions...

Whitehorse Daily Star – The Yukon government will be extending its Indigenous hiring preference policy until 2029. In a news release issued Monday, the government stated it will continue its efforts to increase representation of Indigenous employees in the public service. “The first 15 months of the pilot resulted in 78 successful Indigenous candidates across...

CabinRadio: Multi-year plans to increase Indigenous representation in the NWT government are set to be made public by the end of March.   Each GNWT department is expected to create plans that set three-year, five-year and 10-year targets for Indigenous recruitment and retention, part of an overarching initiative introduced in November last year. Senior staff at the Department of...