Systemic issues — from housing to education — prevent Indigenous workers from making it into low-risk jobs.
, found that 33.8 per cent of Indigenous workers are part of industries that are at high risk of losing paid jobs to automation.
While Statistics Canada said the effects of increasing automation aren’t completely clear as of now, it found that office jobs are bound to face a higher degree of automation than other sectors. The CCAB, which is behind the study on Indigenous workers, found that while many studies had been put together on the increasing threat of automation in Canada workplaces, none had focused on Indigenous populations. “This really puts a lens on the difficulties and potential barriers Indigenous people face to be on an equal playing field,” said Tabatha Bull, the chief executive at the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business in an interview with the Canadian Press.
When young Indigenous students move to other districts for schools with better resources, they are often faced with social issues in a new, intimidating environment, the study said. The effects of this can lead to many Indigenous youth dropping out or not pursuing further education.
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