INDIGENOUS-LED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING · 12 FIRST NATIONS

Indigenous-led employment and training that turns opportunities into real jobs.

We help you remove the barriers in the way, build real skills, and move into steady work, while staying close to your community and culture.

Where would you like to start?

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Jobseekers

Looking for work or training? Whatever your starting point, we help you find a path into real work. You do not need a licence, school credits, or a finished resume to begin. We meet you where you are and move at your pace.

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Employers

Want to hire and keep Indigenous workers near the 12 Nations or the GTA? We help you fill roles, meet your commitments, and support people so they stay. One Indigenous-led partner, start to finish.

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ALFDC Membership

A First Nation, childcare centre, or community organization in our circle? Connect with us about membership, funding, and working together.

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How ALFDC works

Delivering a full range of employment services, from your first conversation through to a job that lasts.

We work alongside 12 First Nations and nine Local Delivery Mechanisms (LDMs) across Ontario. Your LDM and band office are your local home for support. ALFDC is the circle around them, bringing training, supports, funding, and employer connections together for all 12 Nations. Think of us as a trusted front door: we help you find the right program and the right people, and we walk the path with you.

How it Works ›

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Proof you can see

We have been Indigenous-led since 1998, with deep relationships across our 12 Nations and a track record of moving people from training into real jobs. We share real photos, named partners, and outcomes we can stand behind.

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Local Service Providers (LDMs)

More ways we help

Reaching Home

As the Indigenous Community Entity for Reaching Home in Toronto, we work with Indigenous housing and homelessness partners to move funding where communities say it is needed most.

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Training and events

Workshops, info sessions, intakes, and community gatherings across the Nations. See what is coming up and how to take part.

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LMI Survey

Members 15 and up can complete our labour market survey and help shape future programs. There are gift-card draws for people who take part, and we are upfront about that.

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