Media Advisory - Minister Hajdu and Métis Nation Leaders to Sign Métis Nation Skills and Employment Training Accord
OTTAWA, June 14, 2018 /CNW/ - The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, and Métis Nation leaders will sign a Métis Nation Skills and Employment Accord on June 15, 2018. Comprising a total of $625,369,476 over 10 years, the Accord marks the first agreement under the Canada-Métis Nation Accord signed by the Prime Minister and Métis Nation leadership in 2017.
Please be advised that the Métis Nation leadership and the Honourable Patty Hajdu will hold a brief media availability following this important Accord signing.
Media are invited to participate in the Q & A with Minister Hajdu and Métis Nation leadership.
| Date: |
June 15, 2018 |
| Time: |
9:15 a.m. |
| Location: |
Lord Elgin Hotel |
| St. Laurent Room |
|
| 100 Elgin Street, Ottawa, ON |
The MNC represents the Métis Nation in Canada at the national and international levels. The Métis Nation's homeland includes the 3 Prairie Provinces and extends into the contiguous parts of British Columbia, Ontario, the Northwest Territories and the United States. There are approximately 400,000 Métis Nation citizens in Canada, roughly a quarter of all Aboriginal peoples in the country.
SOURCE Métis National Council
For all media requests or for more information, please contact: Ke Ning, Métis National Council, c: (613) 297-5193, e: [email protected]
Share this article