Objectives:To support employers and communities to improve their capacity for dealing with local human resource requirements and implementing labour force adjustments for the unemployed or those facing a loss of employment.

Eligible Employers:
Aboriginal Bands/Tribal Councils;

Not-for-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)

    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal companies (sole proprietors, partnerships);
    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal corporations without share capital;
    * Churches and religious organizations;
    * Community groups, charitable and voluntary organizations;
    * Associations of workers and employers, professional and industrial organizations;
    * Boards of Trade and Chambers of Commerce;
    * Ad hoc groups;
    * Public health and public educational institutions;
    * Municipal governments;

For-profit employers; (less than 100 employees)

    * Aboriginal companies & non-aboriginal (sole proprietors, partnerships);
    * Aboriginal & non-aboriginal corporations with share capital;
    * Self-employed aboriginal persons;
    * Federal corporations;
    * Provincial corporations;
    * Cooperatives;
    * Private health and private education institutions.

Eligible Participants: None

Activities, Duration, & Eligible Costs:
Activities:  Needs assessment survey.

Duration:   Negotiable up to 8 weeks.

Eligible Costs:  consultant costs.

Approval and Application Process: Approval Process:

• Program Officer reviews proposal content and poses assessment questions to sponsor.
• Projects under $50,000 are approved internally.
• Projects $50,000 and over are reviewed internally and then approved by FVAHRD Steering Committee who meet on a quarterly basis.

Application Process:

    * It takes a minimum of six (6) weeks to assess a proposal, depending on complexity and Program Officer workload.
    * The following documents are required:

1. Cover letter;
2. Completed and signed original LMI application
3. Band Council Resolution (BCR) or board motion decision sheet;
4. Copy of consultant’s proposal to organization.
5. Specify or outline Sponsor/Partner contribution.