Embarking on a reconciliation journey is a significant endeavor that requires thoughtful planning and dedicated effort. At Arcus, we are committed to guiding organizations through this process, ensuring that each step aligns with your values and objectives. Our indigenous consultants have at least two decades of experience in working on Indigenous consulting projects in various capacities such as
- First Nations relations, economic development, and resource management.
- Administrative, resource development, and wildlife management needs of Indigenous communities.
- Covernance, social capital, and stewardship of land.
- Strategic planning, program audits, organizational development, operations and technology improvements.
The Imperative for Corporate Canada
In 2015, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada issued Call to Action 92, urging the corporate sector to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a reconciliation framework. This call emphasizes the need for businesses to integrate Indigenous rights and perspectives into their policies and operations.
Moreover, fostering strong relationships with Indigenous communities can lead to better environmental, cultural, and economic outcomes. Engaging effectively with Indigenous Peoples not only fulfills ethical obligations but also enhances corporate reputation and contributes to sustainable development.
Our Comprehensive Services:
- Reconciliation Action Blueprint Development
We collaborate with your organization to create a tailored Reconciliation Action Blueprint that addresses your specific needs. This plan outlines clear, actionable steps to foster reconciliation within your operations and community engagements.
Additional Benefits:
- Strategic Alignment: Ensures that reconciliation initiatives are integrated with your organization’s overall strategy, enhancing coherence and effectiveness.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitates meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities, building trust and mutual respect.
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Workshops
Building a culture of understanding and respect is crucial. Our customized workshops enhance your team’s awareness of Indigenous histories, cultures, and rights, promoting an inclusive workplace environment.
Additional Benefits:
- Improved Communication: Enhances interactions with Indigenous stakeholders by fostering cultural sensitivity.
- Employee Development: Contributes to personal and professional growth, leading to a more informed and empathetic workforce.
- Progress Tracking and Impact Assessment
To ensure the effectiveness of reconciliation initiatives, we assist in developing frameworks that track progress, assess impact, and identify areas for improvement, demonstrating your commitment to continuous growth.
Additional Benefits:
- Accountability: Provides transparent reporting mechanisms to stakeholders, showcasing your organization’s dedication to reconciliation.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Enables informed decision-making through the collection and analysis of relevant data.
- Indigenous Partnership and Benefit Agreement Consulting
We facilitate the development of benefit agreements, sustainable economic initiatives, and resource management strategies that align with Indigenous values and community goals.
Additional Benefits:
- Economic Empowerment: Supports Indigenous communities in achieving economic self-sufficiency through equitable partnerships.
- Sustainable Development: Promotes environmentally responsible practices that respect Indigenous land and traditions.
Comprehensive suite of services
At Arcus Consulting Group, we offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to guide organizations through their reconciliation journey with Indigenous communities. Our Indigenous-led team brings deep knowledge of Indigenous histories and cultures, ensuring that our approach is both respectful and effective. We recognize that each organization’s path is unique; therefore, we provide customized strategies tailored to your specific context and objectives. Our holistic perspective considers social, economic, and environmental factors, supporting initiatives that contribute to the overall well-being of Indigenous communities. Committed to long-term partnerships, we offer ongoing support to help your organization achieve lasting reconciliation outcomes.
Reconciliation Action Blueprint Development:
We collaborate with your organization to create a tailored Reconciliation Action Blueprint that addresses your specific needs. This plan outlines clear, actionable steps to foster reconciliation within your operations and community engagements.
Additional Benefits:
- Strategic Alignment: Ensures that reconciliation initiatives are integrated with your organization’s overall strategy, enhancing coherence and effectiveness.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitates meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities, building trust and mutual respect.
Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity Workshops:
Building a culture of understanding and respect is crucial. Our customized workshops enhance your team’s awareness of Indigenous histories, cultures, and rights, promoting an inclusive workplace environment.
Additional Benefits:
- Improved Communication: Enhances interactions with Indigenous stakeholders by fostering cultural sensitivity.
- Employee Development: Contributes to personal and professional growth, leading to a more informed and empathetic workforce.
Progress Tracking and Impact Assessment:
To ensure the effectiveness of reconciliation initiatives, we assist in developing frameworks that track progress, assess impact, and identify areas for improvement, demonstrating your commitment to continuous growth.
Additional Benefits:
- Accountability: Provides transparent reporting mechanisms to stakeholders, showcasing your organization’s dedication to reconciliation.
- Data-Driven Decisions: Enables informed decision-making through the collection and analysis of relevant data.
Indigenous Partnership and Benefit Agreements:
We facilitate the development of benefit agreements, sustainable economic initiatives, and resource management strategies that align with Indigenous values and community goals.
Additional Benefits:
- Economic Empowerment: Supports Indigenous communities in achieving economic self-sufficiency through equitable partnerships.
- Sustainable Development: Promotes environmentally responsible practices that respect Indigenous land and traditions.
By partnering with Arcus, your organization can navigate the path toward reconciliation with confidence, fostering meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities and contributing to a more inclusive future. We invite you to contact us to explore how we can support your organization’s reconciliation journey.
Why Partner with Arcus Consulting Group?
At Arcus Consulting Group, we offer tailored solutions to assist your organization in developing and implementing an effective Reconciliation Action Plan. Our services include:
- Expert Guidance: Benefit from our extensive experience in facilitating corporate-Indigenous partnerships and promoting sustainable development.
- Customized Training: Access our comprehensive cultural competency programs designed to foster an inclusive workplace environment.
- Strategic Planning Support: Receive assistance in setting realistic goals, establishing accountability frameworks, and measuring progress toward reconciliation.
By partnering with Arcus Consulting Group, your organization can navigate the path toward reconciliation with confidence, fostering meaningful relationships with Indigenous communities and contributing to a more inclusive future.
We invite you to contact us to explore how we can support your organization’s reconciliation journey.
Services
Arcus offers clients a unique combination of fact-based industry knowledge and superior functional expertise. Our consultants have an average of over 22 years experience, twice the industry average. Find out more about our growth, change management and operations services.
At Arcus we believe that a strategy is only as good as the results it delivers. Strategic outcomes are most predictable and effective when companies develop a portfolio of initiatives that are aligned with core competencies and aligned activities enable the company to offer a superior value proposition.
Please contact Arcus for case studies and to discuss how we can help you.
Service coverage
The variety, breadth, and depth of the projects where Arcus can be a resource are made unique by each client’s specific needs. By providing a very small sample of projects we’ve completed, we can help you understand how and when to use our services. Visit the links below to find out more about a specific problem or opportunity you would like to address.
Below is a sample of the range of services that Arcus has provided to clients.
- A survey of 2,350 consumers and 1,320 business leaders for feedback on sustainability trends
- Architecting a multi-year change strategy for a Fortune 500 company
- Mentoring a CEO on organizational change
- Excellence transformation of a leading B2B services company
- Creating a new sales deployment model for a healthcare company
- Developing a position evaluation and compensation model for a professional medical association
- Improving services to customer segments by deepening their understanding of customer attitudes
“Arcus manages to consistently deliver tangible results on market research and strategy projects. They combine deep business expertise, powerful research capabilities, and innovative thinking to deliver substantial value.”
– Vice President, Nikon
Data Dashboards
- Empower your decision-making with comprehensive, trusted data.
- Gain actionable insights with access to real-time Canadian consumer, business and sector spending and location data.
- Inform economic policy, investments, sales deployment and strategic plans by looking at trends across different industries and regions in Canada.
- Influence your businesses’ future growth plans by understanding consumer behaviour
Media Coverage
Arcus has been quoted extensively in media on a range of topics and can offer research studies, insights and ideas. Here are some examples from the Globe and Mail, CTV, Global TV and others.
- Nordstrom countdown to opening begins – Toronto Star
- No lineups outside stores in five years – BNN
- Black Friday retail, marketing, and cross-border shopping trends – BNN
- Does global expansion need a local flavour? – Globe and Mail
- Art of the Pitch – Protect company’s interests when approaching giants – Globe and Mail
- Off-the-shelf technology or a custom design? – Globe and Mail