Anishinabek Employment and Training Services
Employment and Training Services
- Description
- Delivers Human Resources Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) related programs and services to members of the participating communities
- Assists Indigenous people to pursue education and employment opportunities
- Offers financial support/wage subsidies and opportunity through a number of client-based and project-based programs which are listed on website
- Holds status under the Indigenous Skills and Employment Training Program (ISET)
- Career Planning
- Continuing Education Assistance
- Elder In Residence Support
- Employment Advising
- Job Development Support
- Life Skills Support
- Free online job posting board and internal office job posting bulletin board for employers looking for prospective employees
- Collection of applications and related forms and packaging/forwarding for employers if required
- Hosting employer briefings/information videos in boardroom for job seekers
- Assistance with booking and/or hosting interviews with prospective workers
- Referrals of qualified candidates to job postings
- Circulation of applicable job postings to the applicable applicants employer is seeking
- Wage subsidies for First Nation citizens to overcome labour market barriers
- Training programs for prospective employees
- Tailored Personality Dimensions Training workshops for employers and Indigenous communities
- Comments
- Head office: Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation, P.O. Box 193, Heron Bay, ON P0T 1R0
Catchment area includes the following First Nations communities and reserves:- Animbiigoo Zaagiigan Anishinaabek (Lake Nipigon Ojibway)
- Biigtigong Nishnaabeg (Pic River)
- Kiashke Zaaging Anishinabek (Gull Bay First Nation)
- Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point)
- Michipicoten First Nation
- Pays Plat First Nation
- Pic Mobert First Nation
- Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek (Rocky Bay First Nation)
- Red Rock Indian Band
- Eligibility
- On or off reserve First Nations members of the nine participating communities or individual based programs
- Must be unemployed, underemployed, or out of school for 12 months
- Program must not be eligible for Band Post Secondary funding
- Demonstrated need for assistance
- Application Process
- Recommendations for referral to a First Nation's Review Committee are based on a successful completion of the Employment Counselling and Assessment Process
- Requests considered on a first come first served basis and reviewed pending availability of funding
- Process takes 2-4 weeks and approval must be confirmed prior to starting
- Documents Required
- Call for information
- Toll Free
- 1-866-870-2387 - (1-866-870-AETS)
- Office
- 807-346-0307
- Fax
- 807-346-0310
- Web Site
- https://www.aets.org/
- [email protected]
- Mailing Address
- 523 Algoma St
South Wing, 3rd Fl, Box 4
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 5C2
Canada - Languages
- English, Ojibway
- Fees
- None
- Topic(s)
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- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- May 16, 2025
- Address
- 523 Algoma St, 3rd Fl
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 5C2- Located at Algoma St N in the N ward of Thunder Bay
- Closest intersection is at Algoma St N and MacDougall St
- Situated on the 3rd floor, in the Matawa (formerly Dawson Court) building
Open in Google Maps - Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Hours of Operation
- Office Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pmMon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
- Service Area(s)
- Animbiigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinaabek First Nation
- Biigtigong Nishnaabeg
- Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation
- Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation
- Gull Bay
- Michipicoten First Nation
- Pays Plat First Nation
- Pic Mobert First Nation
- Red Rock Indian Band
- Thunder Bay
