What's New with NCAFE and the Aboriginal Workforce?

2010

June

• National Aboriginal Day, 21 June
  On June 21st, thousands of Canadians across the country celebrate National Aboriginal Day, a special day to celebrate the unique heritage, cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in Canada.
  In 1996, Governor General Romeo Leblanc declared June 21st as National Aboriginal Day as a means to celebrate the cultures and contributions to Canada by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. June 21st is culturally significant because it is the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. Many Aboriginal people mark this day to celebrate their heritage.
  The theme for this year’s celebration is “Year of the Métis Nation”.

May

• Aboriginal Awareness Week, 25 - 28 May
  Aboriginal Awareness Week is held on the four days that follow the Victoria Day long weekend. It was designed to increase awareness of Aboriginal peoples within the Canadian mosaic and the public service, and has evolved into a time to honour the many Aboriginal cultures in Canada, including the Métis, the Inuit, and First Nations.
  Please visit this Web site for more details.

February

• Mr. Léonard Courchène has been selected as the Interim 2nd Vice Chair.
• According to TBS, which is running the competition for the AS-05 NCAFE Manager, candidates have been selected for interviews and will be contacted shortly.
• Grassroots News needs your submissions. Please send articles and photographs as soon as possible. Please note that articles will be published as submitted without professional editing.
• NCAFE Executive and Managerial team are working with the Aboriginal Awareness Week Steering Committee. If you require posters or bookmarks for your departments celebration of AAW, please contact the NCAFE Manager stating how many copies you will need. The deadline is February 26, 2010.
• June is Aboriginal History Month. Please send in your ideas for ways that NCAFE can promote Aboriginal recruitment and retention while marking Aboriginal History Month. Please email submissions here.

2009

November

• Deadline for nominations for 2nd Vice Chair, 13 November
  NCAFE is currently accepting names for the position of 2nd Vice Chair.
• "Aboriginal Strategies 2009", 3-5 November
  Statistics Canada presents Aboriginal Strategies 2009, a solutions-based three-day conference on how data is being used in Aboriginal communities in the western provinces and northern territories.

October

• NCAFE Fall Gathering, 5-7 October
  NCAFE hosted a gathering of representatives from across the country to discuss policy, strategy, and action plans for improving Aboriginal employment equity in the federal public service. The three-day gathering covered NCAFE’s current efforts in the federal public service, focusing on the development of the Business Plan.

September

• "Soaring to New Heights" Conference, 22-23 September
  The Aboriginal Government Employees Network (AGEN) is hosting this upcoming conference in Saskatoon. We have confirmed that NCAFE members would be more than welcome to attend as "friends of AGEN". Please see the poster or the registration package for additional information.

June

• National Day of Reconciliation, 11 June
• Job Opportunity, 10 June
  Statistics Canada recently posted a job opportunity for an Aboriginal Liaison Officer (IS-03) on the Public Service Commission of Canada website. The job opportunity may be found here.
• Job Opportunity, 1 June
  The Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada recently posted job opportunities for an Assistant Secretary, Finance (FI-03) and a Senior Financial Analyst (FI-03) on the Government of Canada Publiservice website. The job opportunities may be found here. The positions have a strong Employment Equity aspect, and Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to apply.

May

• Job Opportunity, 29 May
  The Registry of the Specific Claims Tribunal of Canada recently posted a job opportunity for a Corporate Services and Communications Manager (AS-05) on the Government of Canada Publiservice website. The job opportunity may be found here. The position has a strong Employment Equity aspect, and Aboriginal applicants are encouraged to apply.
• Aboriginal Awareness Week, 19 - 22 May
  AAW 2009 Program
• Grassroots Volume VI, 15 May
  Latest issue available online

April

• Job Opportunity, 2 April
  The Public Service Commission of Canada has posted a CR-04 Aboriginal Clerical Inventory in Amherst, Nova Scotia. The job opportunity my be found here. The position is open to Aboriginals residing or employed within a 400km radius of Amherst.

Let us know!

E-mail us your upcoming activities at donna.williams@tbs-sct.gc.ca.