Cégep de St-Félicien
Cégep de St-Félicien has a long tradition of partnerships with First Nations communities in Quebec. In 1996, the cégep begain working with the Cree Regional Administration, the Kativik Regional Administration, the Association of Aboriginal Women of Quebec and representatives from different First Nations in order to develop a program for Aboriginal Early Childhood Educators. This training program leads to a college certificate recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation, Loisirs et Sports (Ministry of Education, Leisure and Sport), as well as the Ministère de la Famille, des Aînés et de la Condition féminine ( Ministry of Families, Seniors and Status of Women).

This program has been offered in Aboriginal communities of Quebec and Inuit communities of Nunavut for up to 10 years. The training program is based on a competency based approach. The success of this program is based on its relevance, the capacity to adapt to local situations, on the quality of the support provided to instructors and students, as well as on the partnerships which are created with the early childhood centres and related community-based services.

Sault College
In 2003, Native specific programs at Sault College were suspended for review. Recommendations for new programming was based on extensive consultations with various stakeholder groups/individuals at conferences, workshops and meetings as well as via telephone, email government reports and past reports from the college. Based on this information, Sault College was able to align it new programming to meet the identified needs of the Aboriginal community. The programs and services offered contributes to Aboriginal community development in that that students are acquiring the necessary skill sets, knowledge and confidence to become employable within their own communities as identified by Aboriginal stakeholders.

Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies
The Meadow Lake Campus of SIIT in collaboration with the Tribal Council identified and developed a program for Process Operation Technicians. This was identified as a need by community employers, first for their Oriented Strand Board Plant, then for the forestry and lumber industries. The Tribal Council and SIIT organized a campaign to build a million dollar boiler lab. With such a facility, SIIT and the community have experienced many positive spin-offs such that they have been able to expand the use of the facility by other sectors and employers such as power engineering. In addition, industry sends staff to the facility for retraining on a contract basis with SIIT.

Yukon College
Yukon College has community campuses located in most Yukon communities. Small communities in the Yukon are predominantly First Nations communities. Campus coordinators are in constant contact with the local First Nations governments to learn of their needs for education and training. Community Campus Committees and program advisory committees typically include First Nations elders or other First Nations representatives. The Director of First Nations Initiatives liaises with First Nations to develop programs and services.