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== CIRNAC/ISC Young Professionals Network Terms of Reference ==

== CIRNAC/ISC Young Professionals Network Terms of Reference ==

=== 1.0 Who We Are ===

=== 1.0 Who We Are ===

Our membership includes CIRNAC AND ISC employees at all stages of their career with a shared vision of an open and collaborative public service with opportunities for new ideas and initiatives.  

Our membership includes CIRNAC AND ISC employees at all stages of their career with a shared vision of an open and collaborative public service with opportunities for new ideas and initiatives.  

=== 2.0 Mission Statement ===

=== 2.0 Mission Statement ===

''CIRNAC-ISC-YPN'' works to…  

''CIRNAC-ISC-YPN'' works to…  

* Give young professionals, paying particular attention to Indigenous young professionals, a voice and increase their visibility within CIRNAC and ISC and the larger public service;  

* Give young professionals, paying particular attention to Indigenous young professionals, a voice and increase their visibility within CIRNAC and ISC and the larger public service;  

* Enable a broader understanding of the public service in young professionals and newcomers to the public service through opportunities for learning, leadership, and networking;  

* Enable a broader understanding of the public service in young professionals and newcomers to the public service through opportunities for learning, leadership, and networking;  

 

* Encourage interdepartmental and inter-sectoral communication, coordination and collaboration;  

* Encourage interdepartmental and inter-sectoral communication, coordination and collaboration;  

* Provide opportunities for CIRNAC and ISC employees to learn about the history of Indigenous peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Indigenous–Crown relations, in alignment with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #57;  

* Provide opportunities for CIRNAC and ISC employees to learn about the history of Indigenous peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Indigenous–Crown relations, in alignment with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action #57;  

* Provide a space for informal youth engagement on files of priority for the departments; and  

* Provide a space for informal youth engagement on files of priority for the departments; and  

* Allow for an organized space in which young professionals in the departments can be contacted and reached.  

* Allow for an organized space in which young professionals in the departments can be contacted and reached.  

=== 3.0 Vision Statement ===

=== 3.0 Vision Statement ===

* Cultural competence.  

* Cultural competence.  

Through these efforts, CIRNAC and ISC will become ''the'' workplaces of choice for young professionals.  

Through these efforts, CIRNAC and ISC will become ''the'' workplaces of choice for young professionals.  

=== 4.0 Mandate ===

=== 4.0 Mandate ===

* Promote the sharing of Indigenous ways of knowing and doing through storytelling (internal and external partners).  

* Promote the sharing of Indigenous ways of knowing and doing through storytelling (internal and external partners).  

* Incorporate a two-eyed seeing approach in all work that is done by the YPN, especially with ISC specific work.  

* Incorporate a two-eyed seeing approach in all work that is done by the YPN, especially with ISC specific work.  

=== 5.0 Structure ===

=== 5.0 Structure ===

* Maintain an integrated calendar of all YPN events and meetings.  

* Maintain an integrated calendar of all YPN events and meetings.  

* Provide support to Initiative Leads and other Committee Members as needed.  

* Provide support to Initiative Leads and other Committee Members as needed.  

=== 6.0 Execution ===

=== 6.0 Execution ===

* YPN Social Leadership Committee(volunteering opportunities and social activities)  

* YPN Social Leadership Committee(volunteering opportunities and social activities)  

* YPN Official Languages Group (“Parler”)  

* YPN Official Languages Group (“Parler”)  

=== 7.0 Amendments ===

=== 7.0 Amendments ===

Proposed amendments should be identified in “track changes” to the Terms of Reference in current use, and submitted to the all co-chairs  for discussion and decision by the Executive team.  

Proposed amendments should be identified in “track changes” to the Terms of Reference in current use, and submitted to the all co-chairs  for discussion and decision by the Executive team.  

== Appendix A: Election Process (if needed) ==

== Appendix A: Election Process (if needed) ==