Indigenous Talent Stream: from first shift to permanent hire.
GrizzlyTrek Group Ltd. is the Technical and Indigenous Workforce Partner, headquartered in Calgary and placing crews on industrial projects across Canada. The Indigenous Talent Stream is our contract-to-permanent hiring model: Indigenous workers are placed on contract, supported and evaluated on real work, then converted to permanent hires when the fit is proven. This page explains how the stream works for employers and how candidates join.
The stream begins in community. We engage with Indigenous communities near the project, remove the barriers that keep good people from working, such as transportation, tickets, and gear, and build bridges into career paths that continue long after one project ends. For employers looking to increase Indigenous participation on a project, our 5,000+ self-identified Indigenous profiles let us connect qualified Indigenous workers to real roles quickly.
The stream is backed like all GrizzlyTrek work: workers deploy fully insured under GrizzlyTrek payroll, and there is a 30-day replacement guarantee on every placement. Eight Indigenous partnerships on a revenue-share model stand behind the stream, and our database holds 5,000+ self-identified Indigenous profiles ready to match to your site. When a client hires the worker permanently and we backfill the role with another Indigenous candidate, the conversion fee is waived in full.
What backs the stream
Evaluated on real work
Workers are placed on contract and assessed on actual project performance, not interviews alone. Conversion to permanent happens when the fit is proven.
Support from day one
Barrier-free onboarding: transportation, ticket renewals, and mentorship from day one. Retention check-ins continue through the full project.
Insured and guaranteed
Workers deploy fully insured under GrizzlyTrek payroll, with a 30-day replacement guarantee on every placement. The stream carries the same protection as every other GrizzlyTrek placement.
Conversion fee waived
When a client hires the worker permanently and we backfill the role with another Indigenous candidate, the conversion fee is waived in full.
Engagement in community
We work with Indigenous communities near the project: removing barriers, building bridges, and connecting Indigenous people to career paths, so participation is built on real careers.
The foundation
The stream is built on Shared Energy, Shared Futures, an Alberta and Canada-funded tool to recruit and retain Indigenous people in the energy sector. We are proud to be part of its development.
Roles in the stream
Straight answers.
How does the Indigenous Talent Stream work for an employer?
Tell us the role and the site, and we place a screened, ticket-verified Indigenous worker on contract. You evaluate them on real work while we handle onboarding, mentorship, and retention check-ins. When the fit is proven, the worker converts to your permanent hire, and if we backfill the role with another Indigenous candidate, the conversion fee is waived in full.
Can GrizzlyTrek help increase Indigenous participation on our project?
Yes. If your project carries Indigenous participation or Indigenous content commitments, we draw on 5,000+ self-identified Indigenous profiles to connect qualified Indigenous workers to real roles quickly, with the reporting employers need. Every placement is a qualified worker in a genuine role, screened and insured like every GrizzlyTrek placement, with a 30-day replacement guarantee on every placement.
How do candidates join the Indigenous Talent Stream?
Apply directly to a job listing at grizzlytrek.applytojob.com/apply, which is the fastest way into the stream. If you run into technical difficulties with a posting, email your resume and relevant safety certifications to hr@grizzlytrekgroup.com. We match qualified people to open roles, then clear barriers such as transportation and ticket renewals before the first shift. Mentorship starts on day one and support continues through the full project.
How does the Indigenous Talent Stream relate to TRACKS?
TRACKS (Training, Retention, And Career Knowledge Systems) is an Indigenous Operator Internship for Class 1 and Class 3 driver pathways, funded by the Alberta Government in partnership with Enserva, GrizzlyTrek Group, and Opimoyaso Group. It connects Indigenous candidates, employers, training, and wage subsidy support, with Indigenous cultural safety awareness training included. The Indigenous Talent Stream is our broader contract-to-permanent model across all the roles we place. TRACKS builds the driver pipeline, and the stream carries workers from placement to permanent hire.
What makes retention work in the Indigenous Talent Stream?
Retention starts before the first shift: transportation, ticket renewals, and mentorship from day one, then check-ins through the full project. Workers are evaluated on real work, with a clear path to raise concerns and mentors who follow through, so conversion decisions rest on proven fit. The model is grounded in Shared Energy, Shared Futures, a tool to recruit and retain Indigenous people in the energy sector.
Tell us the role and the site.
Employers can use the inquiry form, email bd@grizzlytrekgroup.com, or call (587) 600-1928. Job seekers: apply to a job listing at grizzlytrek.applytojob.com/apply, and if a posting gives you technical difficulties, email hr@grizzlytrekgroup.com.
