Includes timeline of major events, statistics on pre-pandemic and current market status of lobster, snow crab, northern shrimp, oyster, scallop, and Atlantic halibut, federal government aid overview, projections for state of the industry in the near and moderate future, and recommendations.
Te Puni Kōkiri = Ministry of Māori Development
Description
Analysis estimates the additional numbers of unemployed Māori workers as a result of the pandemic and the impact on average real wages of unemployed who regain employment.
Information from interviews with chiefs, community officials and businesses and existing knowledge. Includes statistics on the pandemic's effect on community well-being, individual and community-owned businesses, the Atlantic First Nations fishery, employment, community program resources, health outcomes, food security, and use of relief supports.
Information gathered from the 2020 Indigenous Futures Survey which had 6,460 respondents from across the United States. Focuses on how the pandemic has impacted income, employment, and mental health.
The Impact of COVID-19 on Maori Land Entities: Part: 1: How to Respond
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Deloitte Māori Services
Description
Focuses on Māori economy in sectors such as agriculture, forestry and logging, arts and recreation, and tourism. Topics include business continuity, opportunities and risks, impacts on key sectors and ramifications for cash flow.
Related material:
Part 2: Preparing to RecoverPart 3: Preparing to Thrive
Compilation of eight short papers that focus on employment impacts, social security reforms, Indigenous governance, violence against women, the Indigenous health workforce, school closures, energy security, and a proposal for an Indigenous reconstruction agency.
Journal of Aboriginal Health, vol. 4, no. 1, Aboriginal Womens Health, January 2008, pp. 42-52
Description
Participants in an ethnographic study were found to experience disconnection from family and community, making them vulnerable to further violence and exploitation.
Ka Whati te Tai = A Generation Disrupted: The Challenges and Opportunities for Maori in the New Work Order Post COVID-19
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Hillmare Schulze
Konrad Hurren
Description
Discusses the economic inequities faced by the Māori pre-pandemic, how the situation has worsened since its occurrence, and the future of employment in its wake.
Labor Market Impacts of COVID-19 on Indigenous People: March to August 2020
StatCan COVID-19: Data to Insights for a Better Canada
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Amanda Bleakney
Huda Masoud
Henry Robertson
StatCan COVID-19
Description
Uses monthly data from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) to examine trends in employment, unemployment, and labour force participation by identity as well as sex and age group.
Details five key recommendations in the areas of the right to self-determination, health and mental health workforce, social and cultural determinants of health, digital and telehealth inclusion, and Indigenous data sovereignty.
Statistics from web survey conducted from May 1 to May 10, 2020. There were responses from 19,959 Canadians, including an Indigenous oversample of 450.
Reports results of national survey of members, partners, and grantees (over 40 organizations) about issues they were experiencing on the front lines. Primary community needs were employment placement, housing stability, food security, and mental health services. Organizations' were facing severe budget issues as a result of disruption of revenue streams and therefore were being forced to scale back operations. Includes recommendations for governments and philanthropies.
Presents infographics of results from survey which focused on social determinants of health (housing, employment, education, health, and essential supplies), and demographics and was conducted May 6 and June 15, 2020.