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Engaging the Aboriginal Labour Market:
What it means for BC’s economy
A summary of the focus piece from the 2015 BC Check-Up
By Marlyn Chisholm
2015 BC CHECK-UP
About the BC Check-Up:
Each year, CPABC produces
the BC Check-Up report to
evaluate British
Columbia’s overall
economic performance.
Research gathered for the
report informs CPABC’s
public policy
recommendations to the
provincial government
and drives public affairs
initiatives that promote
the business and
economic expertise of the
CPA membership.
In addition to taking a
wide-angle view of the
province as a place in
which to work, invest, and
live, each report features a
focus piece on a timely
and relevant issue. This
year’s focus piece on the
importance of the
Aboriginal labour market
to the future of BC’s
economy is summarized
on the following pages.
British Columbia’s Aboriginal people
are beginning to play a more
integral role in the province’s
industrial and economic
development
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