Projects & Initiatives
Built together—from shared priorities to practical action and sustained momentum.
Indigenous communities, employers, governments, educational institutions, workers, suppliers, and strategic partners bring different strengths and responsibilities. Kaskitew-Maskwa aligns them around executable initiatives and measurable outcomes.
Indigenous Aviation Career Awareness & Employment Pathways
Category: Aviation & Aerospace. Status: Launching.
A government-supported initiative introducing Indigenous participants to careers across aviation, aerospace, aircraft maintenance, airport operations, skilled trades, and related technical pathways.
Kaskitew-Maskwa is leading an Indigenous aviation workforce initiative designed to introduce Indigenous participants to careers across aviation, aerospace, aircraft maintenance, airport operations, skilled trades, administration, and related technical pathways.
The initiative brings together Indigenous community partners, aviation employers, workforce specialists, and industry leaders to provide career awareness, workplace exposure, mentorship, employment preparation, and connections to future training and employment opportunities.
Current Status: Launch preparation and partner coordination
Participant and employer-partner counts are Kaskitew-Maskwa project and program figures.
- Launch Date: Sept 8, 2026
- Participants: 30
- Employer Partners: 7
- Location: Alberta
- Government of Alberta — Government Partner
- Sunwest Aviation — Employer Partner
- Elevate Aviation — Delivery Partner
- Tsuut'ina Nation Career & Employment Resource Centre — Community Partner
- Rocky Mountain Aircraft — Employer Partner
- Juhlin Remote Pilot Consulting — Employer Partner
- W4P Consulting — Strategic Partner
- Indigenous aviation career awareness
- Employer site visits and workplace exposure
- Employment-readiness development
- Mentorship and industry connections
- Training and career pathway navigation
- Employer partnership development
- Long-term employment and retention support
- Career awareness
- Workplace exposure
- Employment readiness
- Mentorship
- Employer partnerships
- Training pathways
- Retention support
Our Strategic Initiatives
Our initiatives are designed to move beyond short-term commitments by creating practical systems that connect people, employers, training, community priorities, and long-term economic participation.
Indigenous Aviation Workforce Network
Category: Aviation & Aerospace. Status: In Development.
A national network connecting aviation employers, Indigenous communities, educational institutions, and workforce organizations committed to expanding Indigenous participation across Canada's aviation and aerospace sectors.
Kaskitew-Maskwa is developing a national network of aviation employers, Indigenous communities, educational institutions, workforce organizations, and industry partners committed to expanding Indigenous participation across Canada's aviation and aerospace sectors.
The network will support employer engagement, career awareness, recruitment, training pathways, work placements, mentorship, and long-term workforce development.
The long-term vision is to create a coordinated national pathway connecting Indigenous talent with aviation employers across Canada.
- National employer partnership development
- Aviation career awareness
- Indigenous recruitment pathways
- Training and education partnerships
- Work placements and employment opportunities
- Regional and national expansion
- Employer workforce planning
- Long-term Indigenous aviation participation
Defence & ITB Partnerships
Category: Defence & National Security. Status: Active Development.
Working with defence, aerospace, marine, technology, and professional-services organizations to support meaningful Indigenous participation within Canada's defence industrial base.
Kaskitew-Maskwa works with defence, aerospace, marine, technology, and professional-services organizations to support meaningful Indigenous participation within Canada's defence industrial base.
The initiative focuses on practical workforce, supplier, partnership, and economic-development solutions while respecting confidentiality, procurement requirements, and the sensitive nature of defence-sector engagements.
Our role is to help organizations move from Indigenous participation commitments toward measurable implementation and long-term outcomes.
- Indigenous Participation Plans
- Industrial and Technological Benefits
- Supplier diversity
- Workforce development
- Indigenous recruitment
- Skills development and training
- Strategic partnerships
- Community and industry engagement
- Defence-sector employment pathways
- Indigenous business participation
Indigenous Digital Workforce
Category: Technology & Innovation. Status: In Development.
Connecting Indigenous people, communities, employers, educational institutions, and technology partners with emerging opportunities in Canada's digital economy.
The Indigenous Digital Workforce initiative is being developed to connect Indigenous people, communities, employers, educational institutions, and technology partners with emerging opportunities in Canada's digital economy.
The initiative will support digital skills development, employment pathways, community capacity, employer partnerships, and responsible adoption of emerging technologies.
The long-term objective is to help Indigenous communities and professionals participate meaningfully in the industries shaping Canada's digital future.
- Digital transformation
- Artificial intelligence readiness
- Cybersecurity pathways
- Digital skills training
- Technology employment
- Employer-led workforce development
- Community digital capacity
- Indigenous technology entrepreneurship
- Work placements and mentorship
- National partnership development
Community Economic Development Partnerships
Category: Community & Economic Development. Status: Active.
Partnering with Indigenous Nations and community organizations to identify workforce priorities, strengthen employer relationships, and build long-term economic participation.
Kaskitew-Maskwa partners with Indigenous Nations and community organizations to identify workforce priorities, strengthen employer relationships, build practical employment pathways, and support long-term economic participation.
The approach is community-informed and responsive to the priorities, capacity, workforce needs, and economic goals of each Nation.
The objective is not to bring a predetermined solution into a community. It is to build the right solution together.
- Community workforce planning
- Employer engagement
- Career and employment pathways
- Training alignment
- Youth and early-career opportunities
- Skilled-trades participation
- Economic participation planning
- Partnership development
- Workforce retention
- Community-informed program design
From Conversation to Sustained Momentum
- 01. Listen — Understand community priorities, employer needs, regional realities, and existing barriers.
- 02. Design — Build a practical workforce, partnership, or economic participation model.
- 03. Align — Bring together communities, employers, government, education, and delivery partners.
- 04. Deliver — Implement programs, recruitment pathways, training, engagement, and employer participation.
- 05. Measure — Track participation, employment, partnerships, retention, and long-term outcomes.
Future Vision
Kaskitew-Maskwa is building a portfolio of initiatives intended to strengthen Indigenous participation across Canada's most important industries.
- National Indigenous Aviation Network — Coming Soon. A coordinated national network connecting Indigenous communities, aviation employers, educational institutions, and workforce partners.
- National Indigenous Defence Network — Coming Soon. A future platform supporting Indigenous workforce participation, supplier development, strategic partnerships, and engagement across Canada's defence ecosystem.
- Digital Workforce Strategy — Coming Soon. A national framework supporting Indigenous participation in cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and technology careers.
- Infrastructure Partnerships — Coming Soon. Workforce and economic participation pathways connected to major infrastructure, transportation, energy, construction, and regional development projects.
Building What Comes Next—Together
Communities bring priorities and relationships. Employers bring demand and operating environments. Governments bring public mandates. Educators bring training capacity. Workers and suppliers bring capability. Together, we can align those strengths around practical initiatives and measurable outcomes.