Employment

National Indigenous organization representing the interests of off-reserve status and non-status Indians, Métis and Southern Inuit Aboriginal Peoples.

• Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program: employment counselling, skills training, wage subsidies, self-employment assistance.
• Advocacy to eradicate violence against Indigenous women and girls.
• Advocacy for the recognition of the rights of Métis and non-status Indians.
• Conferences.

• Advocacy.
• Partnerships and coordination.
• Pikwadin: training and employment integration for First Nations members with a disability.
• Our Health Matters: improvement of access to health care.
• Prevention and support for victims of violence.
• Research and documentation.

Development of employment for indigenous people.

• Job search assistance.
• Professional integration.
• Funding for trade, vocational studies and adult education.

Administration of the First Nations Skills and Employment Training Program.

• On-line job offer noticeboard.
• Online guide to integrating and retaining First Nations employees.
• Job search assistance.
• Professional integration.
• Individual consultation: assessment and support according to the person's needs.
• Directories of 31 employment and training service centres.
• One-time financial assistance for purchasing tools, obtaining a driver's license, or paying for transportation or childcare costs, in order to support continued employment.
• Wage subsidy for gaining professional experience.
• Entrepreneurship support: training, assistance with developing and implementing business plans, and financial assistance for starting a business.

Accompaniment of Indigenous organizations and communities in achieving their goals in health, wellness, culture and self-determination.

General services

• Program development assistance.
• Prevention and information on physical, sexual, mental and relational health.
• Information on social, economic and professional integration.
• Research, creation of tools and training.

Fight against addictions

• Support to communities and organizations: implementation of prevention and treatment strategies, training, dissemination of tools to raise awareness about consumption from a harm reduction perspective.
• Federal Tobacco Control Strategy: smoking prevention and cessation, protection against exposure to second-hand smoke.
• Information on responsible use of cannabis.
• Coordination of meetings between counsellors and specialized resources.

Employment assistance program of a duration of six months for 30 hours per week.

• Job search workshops, help with resumes, interview preparation.
• Communication and general culture workshops.
• Assistance with labor market integration or return to school.
• French and computer basic courses for participants.

Services and programs to improve the living conditions of Indigenous people.

• Information and referral.
• Hotline 24/7: 450 277-9911.
• Accompaniment and support services in different procedures by an outreach worker.
• Legal services: lawyer on site once a month.
• Massage therapy and chiropractic services.
• Nurse and doctor on site.
• Programme d'aide préscolaire autochtone pour les communautés urbaines et nordique (PAPACUN): activities related to culture, health, nutrition and education for children from 0 to 5 years old and their families.
• Educational services: homework help for elementary and secondary students, workspace, liaison between families and schools, low-cost school store and individual accompaniment for students and families.
• Pre-employment and employment program.
• Cultural and educational activities.
• Youth activities for 12 to 17 years old.
• Youth Council made up of 7 young people 14 to 22 years old.
• Seniors activities.
• Summer youth day camp program.
• Sports and outdoor activities.
• Proximity clinic.
• Tax clinic.
• Christmas dinner.

Drop-in centre for indigenous homeless people.

• Hot meals: breakfast and lunch.
• Clothing donations.
• Showers and laundry service.
• Street patrols and guidance in urban areas, blankets and needle exchange.
• Food baskets after the 15th of every month.
• Monthly community dinners.
• Youth services: Inter-Tribal youth centre, employment assistance, literacy workshops, cooking workshops.
• Information and referral.
• Telephone and Internet access.
• Emergency transportation and accompaniment for social and medical services and to shelters.
• Healthcare staff available every 2 weeks for vaccines, screening and general check-ups.
• Naloxone distribution.
• Legal and social advocacy.
• Social and cultural activities for youth and adults.
• Support in obtaining the health insurance card for people experiencing homelessness who attend the agency and whose identity can be confirmed by the agency.
• Christmas baskets.

• NWAC National Apprenticeship Program: connecting businesses with Indigenous women, Two Spirit, and gender-diverse people seeking apprenticeships in the skilled trade.
• Indigenous Skills and Employment Training (ISET): program offering courses, childcare, first jobs and other resources.
• #BeTheDrum: entrepreneurship promotion program to strengthen business, management and entrepreneurship skills.
• Culturally Safe and Trauma-Informed Knowledge Hub: information and resources about sexual and reproductive health.
• Cannabis Education, website providing culturally safe, gender-based, and trauma-informed resources and interactive tools to help Indigenous women and gender-diverse people make informed decisions about cannabis use: Indigenous Perspectives on Cannabis | NWAC Health & Policy Resources

* Truth About Genocide, website providing information about the genocide committed against Indigenous people in Canada: teachthegenocide.ca

• Online resources and training.
• Prizes and scholarships.* Defending the rights of indigenous women and girls.

Accompaniment of Indigenous people 18 and over living in social and economic vulnerability towards complete citizenship.

• Component 1, alternative daily work program: 1 shift, minimum wage with tips, free meal during shift.
• Component 2, 21-week employability program, 32 hours per week, minimum wage with tips, free meal on shift.
• Food assistance: distribution of coffee and free meals, solidarity meal cards and food baskets.