Acronyms and Abbreviations

APS

Aboriginal Peoples Survey

ASETS

Aboriginal Skills Employment and Training Strategy

BDC

Business Development Bank of Canada

BEST

(Aboriginal) Business and Entrepreneurship Skills Training

CAUAC

Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee

CBP

Canadian Business Patterns

CCAE

Canadian Centre for Aboriginal Entrepreneurship

CCB

Canada Child Benefit

CFP

Community Futures Program

CIDI

Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion

CMA

Census Metropolitan Area

CRA

Canadian Revenue Agency

ECEC

Early Childhood Education and Care

ERG

Employee Resource Groups

ESDC

Employment and Social Development Canada

FNSI

First Nations Statistical Institute

FMM

First Ministers Meeting

ICT

Information, Communications and Technology

INAC

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada

ISIA

Intergovernmental Strategic Indigenous Alignment

LED

Lands and Economic Development

LEED

Local Economic and Employment Development

LFS

Labour Force Survey

LMI

Labour Market Information

MDSA

Municipal Development Service Agreements

MIAC

Mayor’s Indigenous Advisory Circle

NEET

Not in Employment, Education or Training

NACCA

National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association

NAICS

North American Classification Status

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NHS

National Household Survey

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PIAAC

Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

POPCTR

Population Centre

PUMF

Public Use Microdata Files

RDA

Regional Development Agency

SES

Socio-Economic Status

SIN

Social Insurance Number

SME

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise

SPF

Skills and Partnerships Fund

SPI

Strategic Partnership Initiative

TRC

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

UNDRIP

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

VET

Vocational Education and Training