Business Council of Manitoba supports hundreds of Indigenous post-secondary students – Discover Westman

Nov 28 2024

Hundreds of Indigenous students in the province now have some help paying for post-secondary schooling, thanks to the Business Council of Manitoba.

This year, the Council doled out 400 Indigenous Education Awards worth $3,000 each, for a total of $1.2 million. That’s twice what was handed out in 2023/24. Half of the total, about $600,000, was raised by Council members and boosted by an increase in support from the Government of Manitoba with a dollar-for-dollar matching commitment.

This support said Bram Strain, President and CEO of the Business Council of Manitoba, is leading to an increase in people earning a post-secondary education and joining the province’s labour market.

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