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Employment Assistance Programs

Seasonal Wage Subsidy Program

Wages shall be agreed upon with the employers prior to the approval of Wage Subsidy.  Education and Training will pay a maximum of 75% of the wages up to $16.00/hour

Generally, Education and Training will only subsidize 50% of the negotiated employment duration. Twelve (12) weeks is the maximum employment duration allowed.  Education and Training will not pay the twelve (12 weeks) consecutively.  The Employer and Education and Training will agree upon a payment schedule. Employers cannot hire immediate family.

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Wage Subsidy Program

The Wage Subsidy Program can assist aboriginal Indigenous people to prepare for, obtain and maintain full time new employment. Education and Training offers both regular Wage Subsidy and Seasonal Wage Subsidy programs.

The purpose of this program is to provide employer’s with an incentive to hire aboriginal Indigenous employee’s whom they would not have normally hired in the absence of a subsidy.

Aboriginal Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Non-Aboriginal businesses or organizations are eligible applicants. The employee; however, must be an aboriginal Indigenous person and must not already be an employee of the employer applying for wage subsidy.

 

Guidelines:

  • Wages agreements must be agreed upon with the employer prior to the approval of the wage subsidy
  • The programs will pay a maximum of 75% of the wages up to $16.00/hour
  • The program will only subsidize 50% of the negotiate employment duration to a maximum of 26 weeks and will not pay the weeks consecutively
  • The employer must maintain employment of the subsidized individual for 10 weeks immediately following the wage subsidy contract with no lapse in employment weeks.  If all terms are not properly fulfilled, the employer will be responsible for paying back 50% of the entire contract
  • Employers cannot hire immediate family

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Self-Employment Assistance Program (SEAP)

The Self Employment Assistance program provides financial assistance to clients who want to start their own business.  Under this program, the client can access a maximum of $10,000 for assistance to cover living and other personal expenses during the initial stages of the business. The money is not to be used for direct investment into the business.  Education and Training may make financial contribution to hire consultants or technical experts to assess the business opportunities and/or prepare a business plan.

Guidelines:

  • Self-Employment Assistance clients must complete the employment application
  • The client must submit a business plan to be considered for the program
  • The person applying for the Self Employment Assistance must be aboriginal Indigenous
  • Employment and Training does not support home based business

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Graduate Incentive Program

The Graduate Incentive Program provides financial assistance to graduates looking for employment. Incentives for graduates and employers include:

  • employment counseling and job search
  • income support for job shadowing
  • a lump sum bonus to the graduates upon hiring
  • wage subsidy program (guarantees full time employment for at least 6 weeks following the wage subsidy)

Qualified graduates must:

  • have completed training no longer than two years prior to the application date
  • not have worked in the field of study for more than four consecutive weeks since graduation

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ACCELERATED PROCESS

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GOVERNMENT OF CANADA AND FEDERATION OF NEWFOUNDLAND INDIANS ANNOUNCE ACCELERATED PROCESS TO ADDRESS MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR QALIPU MI’KMAQ FIRST NATION BAND

Ottawa, Ontario (February 1, 2010) – The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and NonStatus Indians, and Brendan Sheppard, President of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians (FNI), today announced an accelerated process for updating the membership list for the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band to be established in early 2010 for the Mi’kmaq of Newfoundland.

“Our government’s work with the Federation of Newfoundland Indians is a demonstration of what can be accomplished when two parties work together to find a solution,” said Minister Strahl. “This accelerated process will ensure that eligible members of the Mi’kmaq of Newfoundland become members of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band as quickly as possible.”

Today’s announcement ensures the creation of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band will not be delayed and provides for the amendment of the membership list every four months after the Band is established, until the backlog of applications has been addressed. The date of the first Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band election will also be extended to permit those added to the Band list under this process the opportunity to run for office and vote in the first election.

“I am pleased with the solution reached by both parties to address the overwhelming response to the registration process for the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band,” said Brendan Sheppard, President of the Federation of Newfoundland Indians. “The number of applications received by the Enrolment Committee reflects the tremendous interest in the formation of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band. This arrangement should provide comfort to those who filed completed applications by November 30, 2009 in that they will not have to wait long to be added to the Band list once they are approved for membership.”

November 30, 2009 marked the conclusion of the first stage of the enrolment process held under the Agreement for the Recognition of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band. This historic process received overwhelming support and the uptake among the Mi’kmaq population was significantly higher than expected. As of November 30, 2009, nearly 26,000 applications had been received and approximately 11,000 had been approved for the initial members list by the Enrolment Committee, chaired by Mr. Tom Rideout.

Membership for the proposed Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band

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November 30, 2009 marks the conclusion of the first stage of the enrolment process held under the Agreement for the Recognition of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band. This historic process has received overwhelming support and the uptake among the Mi’kmaq population is significantly higher than expected. As of November 30, 2009, close to 25,000 applications have been received and approximately 11,000 have been approved by the Enrolment Committee, chaired by Mr. Tom Rideout.

In the coming weeks, the Enrolment Committee will finalize the initial list of members for the establishment of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation Band which will take place in early 2010.

The government and the Federation of Newfoundland Indians will continue to work together to see how the process for updating the membership list can be accelerated.

 

Inscriptions pour l’appartenance à la bande de la Première

nation Qalipu Mi’kmaq La première étape du processus d’inscription tenu conformément à l’accord pour la reconnaissance de la bande de la Première nation Qalipu Mi’kmaq se termine le 30 novembre 2009. Ce processus historique a reçu un appui impressionnant. La population mi’kmaq ayant répondu avec enthousiasme, le nombre d’inscriptions est beaucoup plus élevé que prévu. Au 30 novembre 2009, près de 25 000 demandes ont été reçues. Le comité d’inscription, présidé par M. Tom Rideout, a confirmé l’inscription d’environ 11 000 membres.

Dans les semaines à venir, le comité d’inscription achèvera la liste préliminaire des membres pour la création de la bande de la Première nation Qalipu Mi’kmaq, qui aura lieu au début de 2010.

Le gouvernement continuera de travailler avec la Fédération des Indiens de Terre-Neuve pour trouver un moyen d’accélérer le processus de mise à jour de la liste des membres.