Indigenous Peoples in Trades Training

The IPTT program might be right for you if you are an Indigenous person who is:

• A Canadian citizen, permanent resident or protected person (under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27) legally entitled to work in Canada;
• Living in British Columbia
• Not a full-time student (not enrolled in high school or post-secondary training)
• Not actively participating in another provincially or federally funded labour market program, and 
• whose employment status is:
  1. Unemployed, or working less than 20 hours per week, or
  2. Precariously Employed – meaning an individual who does not meet the definition of Unemployed, but who:
     1. is working in unstable or unsustainable employment (including self-employment) as evidenced by:
        1. unreliable remuneration (such as piece-work or commission); and/or
        2. irregular hours of work (such as casual labour or on-call work);     
        3. earnings that cannot support an individual or their family; or
     2. is working, but has a total employment (including self-employment) income that is below the market basket measures set out by Statistics Canada (speak to program service provider for further details) or refer to https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1110023001;
     3. is working in an industry or occupation that is likely to be replaced by technology or automation in the near future;
     4. is working in an occupation or profession that is clearly lower than their skills or qualifications and that provides no imminent prospect of advancement; or has Just Cause for leaving their current employment (speak to program service provider for further details regarding Just Cause).

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