Nunavik Inuit need more support to enter job market: report – Nunatsiaq News
June 23, 2015
“Specialized services are essential”
Quebec Inuit communities are struggling to gain a foothold in the labour market in both Nunavik and Montreal, and a new report prepared by a group of Quebec employment support organizations offers some insight as to why.
Employment services available for Inuit both north and south have offered much-needed support, but the report suggests that Inuit could use more specialized help adapted to their cultural background.
In other words, it’s not just about wearing a tie to the job interview.
A Quebec career development umbrella organization, called the Regroupement québécois des organismes pour le développement de l’employabilité (RQuODE), teamed up with the Kativik Regional Government and the Canadian Career Development Foundation to look at what sort of specific challenges Nunavimmiut face in trying to enter the job market.
