Seaspan and Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services (ACCESS) have renewed their partnership and announced a $2.5M investment into skills training and apprenticeship opportunities. The partnership focuses on helping Indigenous people in Vancouver prepare for and pursue a career in the marine industry. The funds will be used for skills upgrading and technical training at British Columbia Institute of Technology, high school outreach in the form of “sampler programs,” and financial aid in the form of emergency relief funds and achievement awards. “Creating meaningful economic opportunities for Indigenous youth is key to building an inclusive society based on the principles of reconciliation, and in turn, our industries and economy will be better and stronger for it,” said Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry François-Philippe Champagne.
