Toward a new federal framework for Aboriginal economic development : Vers un nouveau cadre fédéral pour le développement économique des autochtones : guide de discussion

These include the Commercial Fisheries Initiative, the First Nations Market Housing Fund, the expansion of the Urban Aboriginal Strategy, the First Nations Water and Wastewater Action Plan, and a decisive new approach to accelerate the resolution of specific claims, to name only a few. [...] In particular, the mining and groups and other stakeholders to develop a resource sectors could provide new and historic framework that will be partnership-based and possibilities for many Aboriginal Canadians opportunity-driven and that will ensure that to move out of poverty and dependency to federal investments help Aboriginal Canadians become full participants in the labour force and benefit f [...] The Canadian ensure that federal priorities and actions are economy has expanded rapidly, outstripping aligned appropriately with those of stakeholders the supply of skilled labour in many fields and – First Nations, Inuit and Métis people and pushing development farther into every region their communities, the Aboriginal and the of the country. [...] Advantage Canada is focused on helping people and • focusing government; business strive for excellence, and recognizes that • creating new opportunities and choices the Government has an important role to play in for people; creating the right conditions for Canadians— • investing for sustainable growth; and and Canadian businesses and organizations— • freeing businesses to grow and succeed. [...] We must undertake economic of small business development and employment, development in the Aboriginal spirit of respect but also the challenges of Aboriginal for the environment, so that Aboriginal economic participation in major projects, the need to link development will be sustainable development.