Miziwe Biik receives funding from Human Resources Development Canada through the Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle to deliver the training programs to the Aboriginal community in the Greater Toronto Area.
Miziwe Biik offers different funding programs to Aboriginal organizations and businesses, which all aim to assist with employing or training our clients.
For the 2010-2011 year, our funding priorities are:
Urban/Off-Reserve Priority # 1 – Skilled Trades
Within five years, Ontario's skilled trades anticipate that they will face skills shortages in their industry. There are Aboriginal persons who are desirous of achieving their goal of economic self-sufficiency and well being through gaining meaningful employment. There is a need to match the Aboriginal Labour force with the anticipated Labour market shortage/ongoing demand in the trades.
Urban/Off-Reserve Priority # 2 - Community Capacity Building
Many urban Aboriginal people are unemployable or are chronically unemployed because of barriers that include a lack of basic employment skills, or they are experiencing problems such as homelessness or addictions, or they are single mothers or youth who have never worked. As a result, they are prevented from achieving economic independence and have a dependency on social assistance or have no income whatsoever.
Urban/Off-Reserve Priority # 3 – Economic Development
There are varied Labour market demands in the large urban environment. Aboriginal people need to be prepared to meet these varied demands and to match their talents and aspirations to the demands. Training needs to be provided in many areas, including hospitality industry, community services, legal services, graphic arts, computer technology, media, arts, professions.
Urban/Off-Reserve Priority # 4 – Self Employment
Many urban Aboriginal people lack the skills and resources to succeed economically and realize their dream of self-sufficiency by establishing and operating a viable business.
Please note the following criteria for all funding submissions:
Approval for grant applications is based on the following criteria: client needs, priorities and past successes.
Miziwe Biik / Aboriginal Labour Force Development Circle (ALFDC) terms and conditions apply to all programs.
- The training must lead to employment. The training sponsor will advise Miziwe Biik on the employment status of training participants once the training is completed or the participant has exited the training program.
- The administrative costs should be kept within 10% of the total budget, and administrative costs above this amount will be the responsibility of the sponsor.
- Applicants under the Targeted Wage Subsidy program are expected to contribute a minimum of 25% of the wages paid to the participants. This amount must come from sources other than the funding being requested from Miziwe Biik.
- Other considerations for approval include the sponsor’s previous ability to provide quality training, demonstrated successes, and the ability to meet Miziwe Biik contractual terms and conditions (if applicable).
- The Board of Directors of Miziwe Biik reserves the right to limit the number of funded, training opportunities for an individual, based on their education, experience, skills and also recognizes that some individuals can benefit from additional funded training and/or employment opportunities
- The training opportunity must not exceed time allowed in program descriptions
For more information please contact the office at (416) 591-2310.
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