How do you find Indigenous workers for off-reserve and urban projects?
Years ago, I was standing on a street corner in Saskatoon waiting for the light to change early one morning. I saw a young Indigenous man racing towards me on…
Project Complexity Is Not a Barrier to Indigenous Participation
You may view your industrial projects as being too technical and complicated to introduce an Indigenous workforce. Perhaps your team has not been trained in Indigenous engagement and you simply…
Not identifying the opportunity gap between community capacity and project needs
Often, project leaders do not identify community capacity or project trade needs because those elements are not in their contract scope. As a result, there is no recognition of the…
WorkFirst bridges needs of community and contractors
Today, we’d like to share our WorkFirst track record with you. We have two reasons for doing so; first, we’re proud of the results. Second, we feel it’s important to…
Orange Shirt Day
Hello everyone! As a departure from our usual WorkFirst Wednesday posts, we at Bosgoed Projects wish to acknowledge Orange Shirt Day! Each year on September 30th since 2013, Orange Shirt…