Early Circuit Rider Training Program
The Circuit Rider Training Program (CRTP) as it is presently structured was modeled after a highly successful training program carried out in Saskatchewan by the Saskatchewan Water Corporation in the 80’s.
In 1992 it was determined that a program of instruction would be required to provide training in plant operation in the new water and wastewater treatment plants that were being constructed in First Nations Communities across Canada. A committee was struck and they investigated various ways to provide essential training. The Saskatchewan Water Corporation model and the Alaskan Circuit Rider training systems model were studied and it was determined that the Saskatchewan Circuit Rider program would the best model for the First Nation needs in Canada. |
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In the spring of 1994 the program was started in Ontario as a two-year pilot project under the sponsorship of Health Canada and facilitated by the Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa. Two instructors were hired to instruct in fourteen communities. Following the two year pilot, the program was started in Ontario in 1996 under Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation. In 1997 the program was extended to Manitoba, facilitated by West Region Tribal Council and has since spread to all other INAC regions.
In March 2009 the minister of Indian Affairs announced that the number of Circuit Rider Trainers (CRT) would be doubled. This will help ensure that the CRT coverage is available to all of the First Nations in Canada.
In March 2009 the minister of Indian Affairs announced that the number of Circuit Rider Trainers (CRT) would be doubled. This will help ensure that the CRT coverage is available to all of the First Nations in Canada.
