NISHINA
Indigenous Talent Recruitment Certification Program
Nishina is a program designed to create sustainable careers for Indigenous talent while equipping organizations to recruit responsibly and effectively. You welcome an Indigenous talent acquisition specialist — we provide the training and ongoing support to ensure lasting impact.
Why Nishina?
Our program allows you to move from intention to action with concrete roles and aligned practices, to build real internal capacity in Indigenous talent recruitment — beyond a single hire as well as to strengthen retention and relationships with Indigenous communities and partners.
Train. Hire. Support.
So the impact lasts.
How it works
Small-scale cohorts
3 weeks of training
12 months of mentorship
Bilingual support
Discover how to move from intention to lasting impact.
Download the brochure to learn how Nishina makes it possible
Your Commitment
What Your Organization Gains
Support the training and development of an Indigenous professional.
Offer a full-time talent acquisition position at the end of the program
Create an inclusive, safe, and respectful workplace that honors Indigenous realities
Appoint a non-Indigenous professional (TA or HR) to participate in the training and act as a dedicated partner
What Your Organization Gains
A trained recruitment professional ready to contribute
12 months of mentorship and guidance from a recruitment expert and an Indigenous leader
A practical toolkit (inclusive job postings, interview guides, onboarding and retention strategies, resources).
Access to a national community of Indigenous recruiters
2026 Calendar
First Cohort
JUNE
1
2026
Second Cohort
OCTOBER
26
2026
EVERYTHING THAT LASTS IS BUILT WITH INTENTION.
Hiring Indigenous talent requires more than goodwill.
It requires clear and accountable internal capacity.
Let’s take the time to see whether Nishina is the next step for your organization.
I am on a mission to elevate Talent Acquisition to its rightful place as the pulse of every company’s success.
“With gratitude to Innu artist Kanessa Michel for designing our logo with creativity and heart.”
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Contact us
- brigitte@talentiq.ca
- 514.718.3242
- Saint-Lambert, QC J4P 1X2
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