Employment

List of current employment opportunities.

A list of present employment opportunities across Canada for forestry professionals.

A list of present employment opportunities across Canada for forestry professionals.

A list of present employment opportunities across Canada for forestry professionals.

There is a common understanding Aboriginal peoples may be a key human resource in helping the Canadian forest products sector address future labour force requirements. Concurrently, there is a strong desire on the part of First Nations and Aboriginal groups to expand entrepreneurial opportunities within the forest products sector and to continue to work and live in rural areas of Canada.

This edition of Success Stories presents a snapshot of recent projects that the First Nations Forestry Program (FNFP) has supported to build First Nations’ capacity to participate in—and benefit from—sustainable forest management and forest-based economic opportunities. The stories are representative of the projects that have been successfully completed over recent years.

"Recent statistics indicate that Nova Scotia, with total exports of about $975 million, remains one of the leading exporters of seafood in Canada. Nova Scotia fish processors, in producing a wide range of fresh, frozen and value-added products that enjoy world class recognition, utilize all 30 species of fish landed in the province"

"Millbrook First Nation is a progressive band. Its members wanted to blaze a different trail, so they put forward a proposal to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) to start an aquaculture operation. After a feasibility study and business plan were accepted in 2002, Nova Scotia Arctic Charr was in business in Millbrook."

"The Atlantic fishing industry has changed dramatically since the cod crisis of the early 1990s. The shift from groundfish to shellfish has been accompanied by increased globalization, with larger imports for processing and exports diversifying to non-traditional markets. "

"First Nations should be looking at opportunities to participate in renewable energy development at the local, regional, and provincial levels. This Summary Guide is the first step to assist the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick communities to become more familiar with the various renewable energy technologies, and to look at the range of opportunities that are possible."