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Aboriginal Peoples

RBC is committed to supporting education and job creation for aboriginal youth. RBC Foundation donated over $845,000 to support aboriginal causes in 2007.

  • Since its inception in 1992, the RBC Aboriginal Student Awards Program has provided 69 scholarships totalling $834,000. Eight students received awards in 2007. Award recipients are also considered for summer and post-graduate employment opportunities with RBC.

  • We support the Historica Foundation's heritage programs for aboriginal students which inspire young people to share their history with other Canadian students.

  • RBC donated funds to the Dominion Institute to support its Aboriginal Youth Writing Challenge, encouraging aboriginal high school students to write about an event in aboriginal history.

  • RBC Foundation approved a $250,000 donation to Lethbridge Community College in 2007 to help realize plans for a new program that will assist First Nations, Inuit and Métis students pursuing post-secondary studies. The funds will be used for curriculum development and instructional support, student scholarships, elder and mentor support, enhanced cultural awareness and a transition program.

  • In 2007, we contributed $60,000 to Canadian Executive Services Organization's (CESO) Métis Capacity Building Program. Studies show that the Métis population faces many challenges in terms of employment, income and level of education. CESO Aboriginal Services has been successfully promoting governance and economic development support to Métis individuals, businesses and communities across Canada.

  • We are in the second year of a three-year commitment to CAREERS Aboriginal Youth Initiative, a program designed to bring career education and workplace learning opportunities to aboriginal youth across Alberta.


 

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