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Indigenize Your Hiring Process With

Our Children's Medicine

We are Canada’s leading experts at Indigenizing employment processes, sourcing, hiring, onboarding, and retaining AMAZING Indigenous talent. Our Services Include: Indigenous Talent Sourcing, Indigenization, Inclusion Strategy, Consultation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Development, Lunch ‘n’ Learns, and Virtual Job Fairs

‘Our Children’s Medicine’ (Kiinago Biinoogi Muskiiki in Ojibway) is a traditional spirit name.

We recognize that our work, and the work of our partners, takes place on traditional Indigenous territories across Canada and Turtle Island.

We also wish to acknowledge that the Our Children’s Medicine head office is located on the traditional Indigenous territory of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and most recently, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit.

This territory is part of the Dish with One Spoon Treaty, an agreement between the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes.

We wish to express gratitude to Mother Earth and for the resources we are using, and honour all the First Nation, Métis and Inuit people who have been living on the land since time immemorial.

“It’s through our community partnerships [with Indigenous-focused organizations] that we’ve made the most change. They help us connect directly with communities and build long-term relationships. This is not something that happens overnight.”

Brent Chamberlain, Vice - President of Inclusion, CIBC.

"BDC is proud to partner with Our Children's Medicine in connecting with Indigenous job seekers and youth. OCM has an innovative and energetic approach that is contagious. Always willing to help us, OCM understand our business and helps us have a tangible long-term impact".  

Ellen AustinDirector, Diversity & Inclusion, BDC

Our Children's Medicine is building a future where Indigenous and diverse job seekers have equal access to, and are properly represented amongst Canadian business. Our Children's Medicine (OCM) achieves this through a dual approach focusing on employment systems and job seeker development.

Employers:

- OCM works to Indigenize current recruitment policies to reflect the values and traditions of the Indigenous  community.

- We will develop an education module about Indigenous history for all managers to experience, particularly those who will be working with Indigenous job seekers and/or employees.

- Provide practical advice and suggestions about how to become involved with the Indigenous community outside of employment.

- Advise on further systems change to open lines of communication between departments, spread awareness and understand of your relationships with OCM enterprise wide to ensure the success of Indigenous employees and our partnership.

Job Seekers:

- Indigenous targeted, assessment-based job postings on OCMs HigherMe platform allows Indigenous job seekers to shine by utilizing lived, practical and cultural skillsets.

- Mobile optimized application process allows job seekers to apply with ease and no resume required!- Using individual feedback from employer partners, OCM works with job seekers to refine future applications and suggest minor tweaks to ensure a greater chance of achieving employment.

- OCM uses a skills-based approach to recommend employment opportunities to job seekers in OCMs Talent Pool.- Continuous talent development and safety through SMS text support.

- Recommendation for further education and training via partner organizations.

 

 

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