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  "api": "assay-systems/v1",
  "key_tier": "none",
  "retrieved": "2026-10-16T13:55:42Z",
  "source": "Assay Systems register, https://assay-systems.com/register/",
  "access_notice": "On 15 November 2026, automated access to assay-systems.com closes. After that date, access is available only under a paid annual subscription contract. Contact: contact@assay-systems.com",
  "data": {
    "id": "ASY-CA-1VFKMN91RS",
    "type": "grant",
    "country": "ca",
    "name": "Metis Settlements Strategic Training Initiatives Society: federal grants and contributions",
    "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/metis-settlements-strategic-training-initiatives-society/",
    "summary": "4 federal grant and contribution agreements worth $8.7M with Metis Settlements Strategic Training Initiatives Society, 2010–2020.",
    "figures": [
      {
        "label": "agreements",
        "value": 4,
        "unit": "count"
      },
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        "value": 8700000,
        "unit": "money",
        "currency": "CAD",
        "approximate": true,
        "display": "$8.7M"
      },
      {
        "label": "departments",
        "value": 1,
        "unit": "count"
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      {
        "label": "programs",
        "value": 4,
        "unit": "count"
      }
    ],
    "text": [
      "Through agreements with Aboriginal organizations, the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS) provides funding for employment programs and services that help Aboriginal people prepare for, obtain and maintain employment.",
      "The objectives of the program are to:.•Support greater influence and control over Indigenous ELCC programs and services by Indigenous peoples;.•Improve quality and accessibility of Indigenous ELCC with an emphasis on cultural and language content;.•Support a more holistic and integrated system of quality ELCC services for Indigenous peoples; and.•Adapt and improve existing federal programs to be more flexible, adaptable and horizontal across federal departments as a first step prior to transferring control..",
      "The Aboriginal Skills and Training Strategic Fund (ASTSIF) is program that will strengthen partnerships between Aboriginal organizations and employers to help Aboriginal people gain the skills they need for the labour market today and for the long term. It will also supports greater investments in training for individuals who face barriers to employment, such as low literacy and a lack of essential skills.",
      "This will be accomplished in the following ways: .• Through partnership and joint management of distinctions based investments that will enhance and expand Indigenous ELCC, and support the transfer of ELCC to Indigenous organizations; .• Strengthening foundational supports for Indigenous ELCC through, for example, Indigenous led quality improvement projects; and .• Adapting and improving existing federal programs to be more flexible, adaptable and horizontal across federal departments as a first step prior to transferring control, so that programs cohesively support the goals of the Framework"
    ],
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      {
        "name": "grants and contributions register",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Edmonton West",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/riding/48020-edmonton-west/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Employment and Social Development Canada",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/employment-and-social-development-canada/"
      }
    ],
    "assay_record": "ASY-CA-1VFKMN91RS",
    "cite_as": "Assay Systems, \"Metis Settlements Strategic Training Initiatives Society: federal grants and contributions\", https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/r/metis-settlements-strategic-training-initiatives-society/"
  }
}