Progressive Aboriginal Relations (PAR) is an online management and reporting program that supports progressive improvement in Aboriginal relations, and a certification program that confirms corporate performance in Aboriginal relations at the bronze, silver or gold level. Certified companies promote their certification with a PAR logo that signals to communities that they are good business partners; great places to work, and are committed to prosperity in Aboriginal communities.
The PAR logo provides a high level of assurance to communities because the designation is supported by an independent, third party verification of company reports on outcomes and initiatives in four performance areas - employment, business development, community investment and community engagement - and a juried review by Aboriginal business people.
Since the program’s introduction 10 years ago, many of Canada’s leading corporate citizens have achieved PAR standing at the bronze, silver or gold level. PAR was and remains the only corporate responsibility assurance program with an emphasis on Aboriginal relations and in 2011 CCAB introduced major program changes to make PAR participation more accessible and incorporate major developments in corporate social responsibility. The program was enhanced to reflect best practice in the Global Reporting Initiative framework and build on PAR’s ten years of expertise and knowledge.
The program changes were introduced to increase corporate Canada’s participation in PAR and raise the bar in Aboriginal relations across Canada. CCAB thanks IBM Canada Ltd. for the development of PAR online and other generous supporters of the enhanced PAR program who share a common commitment to prosperity in the Aboriginal community.
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We thank our other supporters of PAR redevelopment:
“It’s quite critical…to deploy the energy of the First Nations people and also to better establish communication between all of us: First Nations, industry, and governments.”
