This report delivers evidence-based and practical recommendations on how to better support employment and economic development in Canada.

This report looks at the range of institutions and bodies involved in workforce and skills development in two states – California and Michigan.

This report looks at a range of key labour market, economic and social indicators related to Canada’s growing Indigenous population (First Nations, Inuit and Métis).

- Preface - Foreword - Reader's Guide - Acronyms and Abbreviations - Executive Summary - Indigenous labour market outcomes in Canada - Improving local skills training for Indigenous People in Canada - Indigenous job creation through SMEs and entrepreneurship policies - Urban Indigenous People in Canada - Recommendations

This report looks at a range of local employment and economic development issues in Saskatchewan and the Yukon, Canada, with a focus on indigenous peoples.

With the rising economic importance of human resources and skills, employment and training agencies are now often expected to play a more important role in local strategies to support new job creation, facilitate restructuring and increase productivity.

Employment and Skills Strategies in Australia focuses on the role of local employment and training agencies in contributing to job creation and productivity.