A Vancouver employment services society is getting a $21-million boost from the federal government for its Indigenous training program.
Federal Employment and Workforce Development Minister Randy Boissonnault announced Thursday (March 7) that Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society (ACCESS) in Vancouver would be getting $21 million of the $170 million of funding through the Skills and Partnership Fund.
ACCESS will use the funding to help urban Indigenous people overcome employment barriers, while also getting the skills needed to complete technical training in a skilled trade.