The Government of Canada, through it's Aboriginal Skills and Training Strategic Investment Fund ,is investing $4,642,325 in Gabriel Dumont Institute's Health Sector Aboriginal Human Resources Initiative and its Strategic Partnership Development Initiative ($439,800). The two will together receive more than $5 million to provide job planning assistance and training to 280 individuals. More than two-thirds of the participants will be preparing for entry-level jobs in the health sector. The other one-third of participants will be matched with small- and medium-sized employers across Saskatchewan.