Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263574 
Year of Publication: 
2022
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 15358
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
This paper studies the impact of active labour market programs for institutionally distinct Indigenous populations in Canada using administrative data on the universe of participants in the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy (ASETS). Within Indigenous population groups, we compare labour market outcomes among individuals who participated in high- relative to low-intensity programs, where high-intensity programs were longer in duration. For Metis and non-Status First Nations groups, we find a large impact of high-intensity participation on earnings two years post-ASETS. The post-program earnings of Status First Nations individuals who participated in high-intensity programs were not statistically different from those in low-intensity programs. We argue that these differences are due to the unique institutional environments affecting different Indigenous populations.
Subjects: 
administrative data
on-reserve employment
Indigenous peoples
labour market institutions
active labour market programs
program evaluation
JEL: 
J15
I38
M53
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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