From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 21: Increase access to jobs, trades, skills training and development for Indigenous people.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 22: Develop equitable and inclusive hiring policy and standards for BC that rectifies indigenous exclusion from the economy.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 23: Implement and implement an urban Indigenous economic development strategy to increase Indigenous inclusion and long term attachment to the Canadian economy.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 24: Increase access to culturally relevant human rights services to address racism and other systemic factors leading to the cycle of Indigenous specific poverty.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 25: Adopt cultural competency training requirements and establish cultural safety, decolonizing and anti racist policy standards for provincial officials, local decision makers including property owners (landlords), private sector employers, social workers, and others in order to increase awareness of the historical and current impacts of colonization.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 26: Increase culturally appropriate community based and accessible services for Indigenous people including decolonizing employment, education and life skills training and supports, mental health and substance use, and child and family supports.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 27: Conduct an analysis and identify best practices in poverty prevention and reduction programs for the purpose of enhancing and expanding them to be delivered in other parts of the province. Friendship Centres are the organization of choice for Indigenous people seeking supports and are uniquely positioned to play a key role in addressing the issue with more support. Greater consistency in the types of programming/services offered by Friendship Centres will ensure that clients can access the same services regardless of where they live.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 28: Immediately begin the process of collecting baseline data on the outcomes of poverty (such as homelessness) in order to include concrete realistic goals and milestones in the poverty reduction plan.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 29: Recognize the cyclical relationship between poverty and addictions and take measures to ensure that they are addressed simultaneously.

From Indigenous poverty reduction consultations

Recommendation 30: Evaluate provincial policies and practices related to social assistance and child welfare for the purpose of improving them to meet community needs.