The purpose of the Metro Vancouver Urban Aboriginal Strategy Steering Committee is to serve as an advisory committee to oversee and guide the work of the UAS activities in the Metro Vancouver area. Read the Call for Applicants.

Opportunity to apply for the Job Skills Advocate position!

Please note: The Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Steering Committee is looking for a new member to occupy the vacant position of Job Skills Advocate on the committee.

You are invited to submit your application to become a member of the Metro Vancouver Aboriginal Strategy (UAS) Steering Committee. Please click here for more information about:

• the roles, composition and expectations of the MVUAS Steering Committee members,
• the process to apply to become a MVUAS Steering Committee member, including the members of the selection committee and the criteria they will use to choose a candidate, see the “how to apply to be a committee member” page (includes the application form).

Please note that completed forms must be received by Michael Ferguson, MVUAS Coordinator, by 4:00pm on April 3rd, 2009. (Click here for contact info)

The successful new Steering Committee member will be contacted before the end of April 2009. All other applicants are thanked for their interest in becoming a Steering Committee member – we appreciate your interest in serving this community.

The MVUAS committee is focused on improving the socio-economic condition of Metro Vancouver's Aboriginal community by partnering with community organizations, the non-profit sector, the private sector and the various levels of government.

Members of the committee discuss issues of mutual concern, identify priority areas and strategic plans for action and monitor and evaluate progress of the overall UAS. See the full Terms of Reference for the MVUAS Steering Committee revised in October 2008 in our Resources page.

Please click here to meet some of our MVUAS Steering Committee members and to hear their vision for the MVUAS. We are updating our MVUAS Steering Committee member biographies – so please check back regularly!