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Aboriginal Relations highlights The
Conference Board of Canada's leadership in addressing issues related to Corporate
Aboriginal Relations, Aboriginal Economic Development and Aboriginal Learning
Technologies.
The Conference
Board of Canada and Aboriginal Issues
The
Conference Board is
the largest
independent, non-profit
applied research
organization in
Canada. Its mandate is
to research and report
accurately and in a
neutral fashion on
business, management
and economic matters.
The Board's work is
tied to the critical
issues and challenges
affecting
organizations and
commands a high level
of credibility and
prestige. This work
enhances the ability
to succeed of over 600
Board members from
business and
government.
Helping
Aboriginal
communities,
organizations and
individuals to become
more self-reliant is
critical to improving
the socio-economic
well–being of
Aboriginal people and
is important to Canada’s
economic performance
and potential. Given
our research
capabilities,
networks, objectivity
and independence, the
Conference Board is in
an excellent position
to undertake this
project.
The Conference Board has three vehicles for addressing
issues related to corporate Aboriginal relations. The Corporate Aboriginal Relations
Research Program, examines emerging issues related to the opportunities and challenges for
corporate Aboriginal policies, practices and strategies. Studies completed so far include:
Employment Prospects for Aboriginal People, 1998
Leading by Example: Practices and Performance in
Corporate-Aboriginal Partnerships, 1999
The Best of Both Worlds: Corporate Responsibility and
Performance in Aboriginal Relations, 2000
The Ties That Bind: Corporate Mentoring with
Aboriginal Firms, 2000.
The
Council on Corporate
Aboriginal Relations
(CCAR)
is made up of 40
senior executives
responsible for their
companies’
relationships with
Aboriginal
communities,
businesses and people.
The Council
facilitates the
development and
exchange of
information, ideas and
experiences among its
members and provides
leadership enabling
and encouraging other
corporations to play a
more active role in
Aboriginal economic
development.
Through
its research on
employability skills
and annual awards
program the Conference Board’s Education
and Learning area has played a
powerful role in
fostering learning and
education partnerships
among business,
academia and
Aboriginal community.
Aboriginal Economic
Development Program (AEDP)
The three-year Aboriginal Economic Development Program
was formed to enhance Aboriginal peoples' participation in the economy by promoting Aboriginal education
employment creation and enterprise development.
Research Reports
Aboriginal Digital
Opportunities: Addressing
Aboriginal Learning Needs
Through the Use of Learning
Technologies
Register with our e-Library for your copy of the
report.
Aboriginal Learning Technologies
The Aboriginal Learning Technologies
project is a
partnership between
The Conference Board
of Canada and the
Office of
Learning Technologies of Human Resources Development Canada. Its objectives
is to help Aboriginal communities adopt and use technologies for education and skill
training.
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