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Aboriginal Partnership Exchange – APEX 2016 June 8 2016

• 11:00am General Session Panel - Partnerships between First Nations and Industry - Best Practices Adam Rose, True Grit Consulting Limited Ian J. Bannon, Fort William First Nation Craig Batten , Resolute Forest Products Moderated by: Kristine Baccar, Superior Strategies

• A panel discussion on the partnerships, challenges and the successes of Fort William First Nation, Resolute, True Grit and Oshki-Aki Engineering. This session will also cover the Resolute partnership with Cambrian College, Fort William First Nation and Red Rock Indian Band Millwright Program.

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• Resolute’s Thunder Bay Sawmill is a cooperative project with Fort William First Nation (FWFN)

• Selection of this site resulted from a Letter of Intent between Resolute and FWFN

• An agreement on the site was negotiated in 2001

• Under this agreement FWFN financed and built the facility to house the Sawmill in their industrial park

• Resolute purchased and installed the Sawmill equipment

• FWFN achieved significant aboriginal employment, lease revenue, and spin-off benefits

• Resolute achieved an excellent site, a high quality building and a dependable new business partner

• The first operating industry under FNCIDA (First Nations Commercial Industrial Development Act) Regulations in Canada

Thunder Bay Sawmill

• First Nation Business

o Log Yard Contractor (Western Ontario)

o Contractor o Silviculture o Transportation o Training (job related Safety, Rigging & Hoisting, etc.)

• Trade Training Opportunities

o Build relations o Develop collaborative partnerships with communities (networking)

o Build ongoing trust (very key)

o Create a learning environment / opportunity o Work together to improve employment strategies (millwrights)

o Knowledge and understanding through cross-cultural awareness (similar to my prior experience with mining haul truck training)

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Types of Apprenticeships/ Trades

Construction Trades

• Brick and Stone Mason

• General Carpenter • Construction Boil

maker • Cement Mason • Heavy Equipment

Operator • Roofer • Electrician • Floor Covering

Installer • Sprinkler and Fire

Protection Installer • Construction Craft

Worker • Refrigeration and Air

Conditioning System Mechanic

• AND MANY MORE

Service Trades

• Agricultural • Assistant cook • Baker • Chef • Cook • Educational

Assistant • Hairstylist • Horticultural

technician • Parts technician • Pool, hot tub and

spa – installer • Special events

coordinator • AND MANY MORE

Industrial Trades

• Blacksmith • Cabinet Maker • Electric motor

system technician • Electrician (signal

Maintenance) • General Machinist • Industrial

Electrician • Industrial Mechanic

Millwright • Instrumentation

and Control Technician

• Metal Fabricator • Welder • AND MANY MORE

Motive Power Trades

• Automotive Painter • Auto Body and

Collision Damage Repairer

• Truck and Coach Technician

• Agriculture Equipment Technician

• Marine Engine Technician

• Recreation Vehicle Technician

• Automotive Service Technician

• Heavy Equipment Technician

• AND MANY MORE

Trade Millwright & Industrial Electrician

How many know what is the role of a: Industrial Millwright?

Industrial Electrician?

Recruiting Challenges – North West Ontario

Geography: Hard to recruit location

Positions: Hard to recruit positions; (Market supply / Demand issue)

Availability & Competition of Labour: Our own sectors (Other Saw Mills) as well as other sectors (Mining (New Gold), Construction) are paying higher salary to attract candidates away from us

Wood products Industry : Lack of industry attractiveness

Recruiting & Networking – North West Ontario

What has worked: • Electronic Job Ads (14 day ad cycle & Smart Phones)

• Skype video interviews • First Nation Career Fairs

• Working with First Nations training employment services • Working with communities, colleges, government training

funding

Pre-apprenticeship Training Program

Designed to help potential entrants into apprenticeship system develop the job skills and trade readiness they need to prepare to find work as an apprentice. Up to 52 weeks and may include level 1 apprenticeship in school

training or relevant apprenticeship training, relevant safety training and an 8 – 12 week job placement. May also include trade readiness, employment preparation and

academic upgrading. Open to;

high school graduates Early school leavers Unemployed/ underemployed youth and adults EI/Non-EI eligible Aboriginal Peoples Newcomers to Canada

Contact your local Employment Ontario Office or Employment and Training Office for more information

First Nation College Millwright Trade Opportunities (from concept to reality)

o Networking (interested parties)

o Shared values / Communicate with interest parties

o Engagement of a few to key individuals

o Develop a new trade framework vs Utilize an existing established program (college)

o Candidate selection (key mechanical aptitude)

o Program start date January 11, 2016

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Pathway to Trades – Ontario

Option 1: Traditional employer selection / sponsor; work experience and go to trade school Pro’s: o Long established

Con’s: o Hard to get started as a career from

high-school

Pathway to Trades – Ontario

Option 2: College Trades Training (for non-compulsory trades including Millwright & Industrial Electrician) Pro’s:

o Student can select to start career education (not wait to be discovered)

o Select your own career path upon high-school graduation

o Established in Ontario for the last six years o No up front sponsor required to complete the trade

school training o Graduate with the option of adding co-op work

experience hours o Your future employer does not have to send you to

school. o You graduate as a registered apprentice; building

upon your trade work experience hours to write the TQ.

Pathway to Trades – Ontario

Option 2: College Trades Training (for non-compulsory trades including Millwright & Industrial Electrician)

Con’s: Possible college school fees for trade

training Market your trade skills to the

employer (some employers only know the traditional trade training)

First Nation Trade Training (1st program of this type to receive full government training dollar support)

•Six First Nation Students •Started January 11, 2016; graduate fall 2017 (4 semester program) •Building future capacity •Opportunities supported by the First Nation Communities •Organic growth in the awareness of this trade skill development; First Nations educational institutes are interested to partner and steer the outcomes •Resolute Forest Products is a strong supporter •Millwright Level 1, 2 & 3 training offered by Cambrian College, as well as a number of other Ontario colleges •Confederate College to bring this trade training closer to home.

Recruitment Strategies

Trades summary – Ontario

Both the Traditional and College trade training are important

The college offers a better option for a trade career upon high-school graduation (better career planning)

Employer advantage: Junior trade personnel have all the schooling

completed The candidates have current education / skills Learn and contribute right away

Future

Better understanding of these trade options Students entering trade career Employers looking to hire trade personnel

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A picture is worth a thousand words!

Our trade ambassadors!

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Fosters meaningful employment for Aboriginal youth in Northern Ontario

Pathway to Trades – Ontario

For me the greatest recruitment challenge has been trades.

Many varied opinions on the “why” difficult to recruit.

For me these are well paid careers

Many doors of opportunities / offer mobility choices

Summary next steps:

oWorking to bring this trade training to Thunder Bay

oResources to implement other Aboriginal initiatives (ex. Industrial Electrician)

o Integrate Aboriginal employment and initiatives

into the business planning processes o Sharing this career information with High

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Pilot Project: Mining Fundamentals & Haul Truck Training Partners: West Moberly First Nations, Northeast Aboriginal Skills and Employment Program Society, Northern Lights College Tumbler Ridge, Service Canada & Industry.

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Recruitment Summary

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