Aboriginal Issues

Aboriginal Issues

CSLS Research Reports on Aboriginal Issues

“Indigenous Recruitment, Retention and Community Outreach in the Canadian Natural Resource Sector"(804 Kb) (August 2018)
Report number: 2018-01
“The Contribution of Métis to Future Labour Force Growth in Canada" (1.11 Mb) (December 2017)
Report number: 2017-08
“The Contribution of Aboriginal People to Future Labour Growth in Canada" (1.31 Mb) (October 2017)
Report number: 2017-07
An op-ed piece titled "Closing Indigenous Socio-Economic Gaps Key to Raising Canada's Economic Growth" is available here
Articles from the Globe and Mail and the Winnipeg Free Press are also available for this report.
“Nunavik's Labour Market and Educational Attainment Paradox" (1.5 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-13
“Creating Opportunity in Inuit Nunangat: The Crisis in Inuit Education and Labour Market Outcomes" (1.5 Mb) (July 2016) Report number: 2016-12
“Aboriginal Labour Market Information in Canada: An Overview” (1.0 Mb) (October 2015) Report number: 2015-15
“Review of Best Practices in Labour Market Forecasting with an Application to the Canadian Aboriginal Population” (2.3 Mb) (October 2015) Report number: 2015-16
“Benchmarking Metis Economic and Social Development” (1.0 Mb) (July 2015) Report number: 2015-07
“Closing the Aboriginal Education Gap in Canada: Assessing Progress and Estimating the Economic Benefits” (3.4 Mb) (June 2015) Report number: 2015-03
A French version of this report is available here (PDF)
Appendix Tables are available here (PDF).
A press release is available for this report.
A National Post article is available for this report.
“The Contribution of Broadband to the Economic Development of First Nations in Canada," (1.9Mb) (July 2013) Report number: 2013-04
“Labour Market Prospects for the Métis in the Canadian Mining Industry," (1.7Mb) (May 2013) Report number: 2013-02
“Aboriginal Labour Market Performance in Canada: 2007-2011," (1.3Mb) (June 2012) Report number: 2012-04
Download the Appendix Tables for this report. (2.1Mb)
A press release is available for this report.
Download the updated Appendix Tables for 2007-2013.
“Economic Activity of the On-Reserve Aboriginal Identity Population in Canada: Gross Domestic Product Estimates for Indian Reserves, 2000 and 2005<” (1.9Mb) (August 2011) Report number: 2011-08
Two additional appendices are available for this report: Detailed Appendix Tables and Reserve-Level GDP Estimates

“The Labour Market and Economic Performance of Canada’s First Nations Reserves: The Role of Educational Attainment and Remoteness” (1.2Mb) (June 2011) Report number: 2011-05
“Investing in Aboriginal Education in Canada: An Economic Perspective,” (712Kb) (February 2010) Report number: 2010-03

“The Effect of Increasing Aboriginal Educational Attainment on the Labour Force, Output and the Fiscal Balance”. (2.820Kb) (May 2009) Report number: 2009-3
A press release is available for this article.
“A Review of the Potential Impacts of the Métis Human Resources Development Agreements in Canada”. (1,180Kb) (May 2009) Report number: 2009-1
A press release is available for this article.
“The Potential Contribution of Aboriginal Canadians to Labour Force, Employment, Productivity and Output Growth in Canada, 2001-2017.”. (2,390Kb) (November 2007) Report number: 2007-04
Executive Summary (237Kb)
A press release is available in both English and French

Presentations on Aboriginal Issues

“The Current and Future Contribution of the Aboriginal Community to the Economy of Saskatchewan”
Presentation made by Andrew Sharpe, CSLS Executive Director, for the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations on October 8, 2008, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

“The Potential Contribution of Aboriginal Canadians to Labour Force, Employment, Productivity and Output Growth in Canada, 2001-2017”
Presentation made by Andrew Sharpe, CSLS Executive Director, for the First Nation AHRDA Caucus on May 27, 2008, Ottawa, Ontario

“The Potential Contribution of Aboriginal Canadians to the future Canadian Economic Landscape ”
Presentation made by Jean-Francois Arsenault, CSLS Economist, at a session of the Alliance of Sector Councils organised by the Aboriginal Human Resource Council on December 13, 2007, Ottawa, Ontario

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