Objectives of urban services

Urban services support First Nations members living in urban areas and not affiliated with a community in pursuing their education and developing their professional skills, by helping them find work and hold long-term jobs.

These objectives take into account their specific needs in order to reduce the gaps in employment situations, income and skills between First Nations living in urban areas and not affiliated with a community and non-Indigenous people.

Urban services also aim to enhance the capacity of organizations and service delivery structures that support First Nations living in urban areas and not affiliated with a community, so they can provide professional training and employment services.

Vision for urban services

The vision for urban services is to develop and promote human resources in order to raise the standard of living of First Nations members living in urban areas.

By focusing human resource development on labour market demand, client needs and the quality of services, urban centres respond to the requirements of different sectors and support active participation in the labour market.

Urban service centres value First Nations workers and seek to share responsibility for training and employment development with as many partners as possible in the community, in keeping with one of their core principles.

Integration objective

To achieve integration or reintegration into the labour market, it is essential to identify the real needs of each person.

Investing in human resource development remains key to ensuring continuous adaptation to changes in the world of work.

Urban service centres value the workforce and seek to share responsibility for training and employment development with all possible partners in the community.

Mission of urban services

The mission of urban services is to offer employment and training services and programs to First Nations, Inuit and Métis clients living in urban areas, in order to help and support them in entering the labour market.

The services cover preparation, integration and job retention, in collaboration with various local partners.