In partnership with Community Futures Treaty Seven (CFT7), Aboriginal Futures offers a Wage Subsidy program intended to assist First Nations and Inuit people who live in Calgary and the surrounding area secure employment. By providing financial assistance towards the wage of an individual experiencing difficulty finding work, Aboriginal Futures and CFT7 encourage employers to hire individuals whom they would not normally hire in the absence of a subsidy.
The benefit of the program is two-fold:
- For employers, the program reduces the cost of hiring a new employee and can help create new or additional jobs
- For an individual who is having difficulty finding employment, valuable work experience is obtained, skills are enhanced and overall employability is improved