Maximizing Indigenous
participation in construction
projects in southern Quebec
Integrating Indigenous workers in our projects offers great
opportunities as well as many challenges The demo
graphic and geographic reality of Indigenous peoples in
southern Quebec and the administrative processes of our
industry can sometimes make it diff icult for these com
munities to take part in construction projects in keeping
with the current requirement of 5 of the value of con
struction costs for federal projects
And were sparing no efforts in attaining this objective
We worked with the f irm Aviseo Conseil in 2022 to esti
mate the capacity of Indigenous businesses and workers
to contribute to construction projects located in southern
Quebec
1
in the coming years
Based on the conclusions of the study we know that we
must work hard to attain the 5 objective in southern
Quebec and that all industry players First Nations and In
digenous organizations clients governments the Com
mission de la construction du Québec trade schools de
signers and builders must work together to help develop
the capacity of Indigenous businesses and workers to play
a role in the construction industry
1 Southern Quebec was limited to a territory roughly corresponding to the St Lawrence Valley from
Quebec City in the east to Gatineau in the west As such six First Nations representing 20 communi
ties are included in this def inition since their ancestral land covers this territory Abenaki Algonquin
Atikamekw HuronWendat Innu Mashteuiatsh Essipit and Pessamit and Mohawk
Capacitybuilding for future generations through the
power of sports is an essential part of this Indigenous
youth development program An initial workshop on the
development of Indigenous youth was held bringing
together some 80 Indigenous youth between the ages of
13 and 16 Some of our employees took part in this initiative
by sharing their ideas experiences and business values
Partnership with the BC Lions
to support Indigenous youth
in the region
Were so thrilled about this partnership that aims to build a
strong relationship with the local community An opportunity
like this to create ties in such a natural way with local First
Nations and Indigenous youth in terms of education and
athletics is something weve been waiting for for a long
time Thanks to our association with the Lions well be able
to make a real difference
Bradley Gunnlaugson Regional Director
Civil and Infrastructure Vancouvert
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