Exploring the employment experiences of Inuit receiving employability services at Ivirtivik

Presently and historically, Inuit have faced unequal access to employment. Douglas Health Research Center
members and Ivirtivik, an employment centre for Inuit, seek to create a collaborative, meaningful research
relationship to better understand employment facilitators and barriers for Inuit in Tiohtià:ke (the geographical
region called “Montréal”). Inuit cultural knowledge guides this endeavour, emphasizing inclusive, collaborative and
consensus-building research that respects Inuit worldview. Inuit will be invited to share their stories in focus groups
to develop a collective understanding of employment experiences. Inuit knowledge will be distributed in search of
solutions to improve collective well-being. Researchers, Ivirtivik and Inuit will contribute to future opportunities to
develop culturally safe tools to support Inuit employment by building bridges between Inuit and non-Indigenous
researchers.

Faculty Supervisor:

Delphine Raucher-Chéné;Geneviève Sauvé

Student:

Partner:

Mental Health Research Canada;AXTRA

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration); Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

McGill University

Program: