Tuesday, June 4, 2024 – ECA Ottawa will be hosting our Spring All-Members Meeting on June 4th, 2024 at the popular Mill Street Brew Pub, 555 Wellington St. This is a semi-annual meeting featuring reports, updates and valuable information on the Assocaition and your industry. The evening includes an introductory reception, a full dinner, member updates and guest speakers. Our guest speakers are Ross Holden and Tim McGrath, experts in aboriginal strategies to comply with incoming government requirements. They assist in recruitment, training and provide mentoring in the best practices of IT, HR and Aboriginal Policy Development and provide opportunities to Aboriginal people who desire to work in the constrcutiuon and other industries.
Tim McGrath and Ross Holden of Mobile Resources Group will deliver a presentation on Indigenous Benefits Plans. Topics to be covered include:
- The Government of Canada’s Procurement Strategy for Indigenous Business (PSIB) and its application to federally funded major infrastructure projects.
- Indigenous Participation Plans (IPPs): commitments & content
- Indigenous Peoples and communities in the Ottawa-Gatineau region: governance & demographics
- Strategies for Indigenous recruitment and retention
- Indigenous businesses in the Ottawa-Gatineau region & strategies for supply chain development
- Future directions in the application of PSIB and the implications for the Ottawa-Gatineau construction industry.
I look forward to seeing everyone.