Presented at the Buildforce National Construction & Maintenance Industry Strategy Summit - Oct 6, 2017 Presented By Greg Farney & Alfred Goodswimmer

1. Straight Talk Interactive Presentations & Seminars
Watch for the Blue Box &
the Associated Question(s)
• Write the answer to the question on
the back of your business card
• Give the card to us
• Winning Answers Receive:
1 of 2 Ancestery.com DNA Test Kits
Or
3 – n Straight Talk Aboriginal Awareness
e-Learning Licenses
The STRAIGHT TALK you need to work with Aboriginal communities

2. Understanding, Training & Hiring
Canada’s First Peoples
The STRAIGHT TALK you need to work with Aboriginal communities

3. Acknowledgement of
The Algonquin Traditional Territory.

4. About Straight Talk.
A Majority Owned & Operated Aboriginal Business
Practitioners & Leaders
in Indigenous Innovation
65% of Our 35+ Member
Team is Aboriginal
Women & Men
Active Throughout North America
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
George Bernard Shaw

5. Straight Talk’s - Four Training & Advisory Services
1.Cross Cultural Training Services
• Aboriginal Peoples Training Camps
• Mainstream Foremen Coaching Clinics
• SCM & Executive Seminars
2. Aboriginal Commerce Advisory &
Ambassadorial Services
3. Aboriginal Awareness Seminars
4. Aboriginal Awareness e-Learning

6. Straight Talk Principals Have Assisted …
… and many
others !

7. The Challenges We All Face

8. Fulfilling Owner Wants & Requirements
“Prime contractors partnering with Aboriginal businesses
and/or utilizing their labour force will receive 5 additional
points (out of 100) on their bid scores.”
“All Suncor employees and contractors engaged in
activities under Suncor’s operational control are
responsible for the application of this
[Canadian Aboriginal Policy Statement, Oct 2016].”

9. .
More Challenges
“We don’t know how to work with
Indigenous peoples!”
“There isn’t any money for recruitment and
training efforts…of anyone!”
“How do we know we are doing
the right things?”
….. and so much more

10. Aboriginal Canadians Want a
Workplace That …
“…values our contribution”
“…is sensitive to our history and culture”
“…provides opportunities for
advancement”
“…is healthy, satisfying and
mutually beneficial “
1. ~ 1,400,000 was the population of Aboriginal
Canadians according to the Census of 2011
2. Compound that number by 20% growth
per annum up to 2017.
3. What is the Indigenous population
of Canada now?

11. Understanding:
6 of 6000+ Things You Should Know About
Aboriginal Canadians

12. # 1 The Land, Ice, Water and Our Ways of Life are Sacred To Us ….
The Silent Majority of our People will Support Responsible and Mutually Beneficial Development.

13. # 2 We Live at Home & Urban Centres ….
.

14. # 3 Learn to Laugh With Us ….

15. # 4 We Didn't Ask Any of These People to Speak for Us ….

16. # 5 We Win More Than We Lose in Multiple ‘Forums’ …

17. #6 Your Invited to Celebrate Our Many Cultures With Us …

18. Straight Talk’s Training Camps
Getting the People Ready for the Job Site –
Enbridge’s Line 3 Replacement Project
(Project Value ~ $9.0 Billion)

19. Goals & Commitments To Enbridge & The People
Training & Coaching:
Competency = Production,
Safety & Confidence
vs
The “Bare Bones”
Safety Training
Create best-in-class, Named Hands…
not just average labourers

20. Line 3 Pipeline 101 Training Camp(s) Example
Project Owner /
Funding Partner
Funding Partners
Training &
Coaching Partners
• SMEs / Curriculum
• Safety Certification
• Equipment
• Materials
Who Is Missing?
Who is Missing?
Various First Nations & Metis Settlements
Supporting Line 3

21. What Does Success Start to Look Like?
Line 3 Training Camp(s) Example
160+ First Nations / Metis
Men & Women Trained
11,200+ Training hours with
Zero Loss Time Incidents
Various trainees hired by a variety of
the Training Partners for work
outside of Line 3

22. Straight Talk’s Training Camps
Room For Improvement:
Getting the Job Site Ready For the People

23. The Boots on the Ground Dictate Success or Failure
Straight Talk’s Mainstream Foremen Coaching Clinics
The new ‘Coaches’ participate in
the Training Camps
The Coaches and People get to
Know & Trust Each Other
Net Results: Job Site Production &
Canada’s National Interests Are Partially Fulfilled

24. Thank You
For Your Time & Consideration Today