First Nations Job Fund

First Nations Job Fund: Dubbed the First Nations Job Fund, the $241-million program is designed to get more First Nations people off social assistance and into the workforce, according to CBC. However, the program comes with conditions. If a First Nation signs on, the program becomes mandatory for anyone between the age of 18 to 24 who collects income assistance payments. Anyone who does not sign up may be cut off and First Nations chiefs from across the province gathered in Saskatoon Wednesday to talk about a new federal jobs program. Over the next four years, the federal government plans to spend $109 million on training programs for First Nations people. It also plans to spend $132 million on preparing people for the job market including literacy training, life skills courses and acquiring work equipment, such as tool belts and boots. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.