b'COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPSBMOs close relationship with its Indigenous partners includes a scholarship fund established in partnership with Whitecap Dakota First Nation and the Government of SaskatchewanBUILDING BETTER COMMUNITY RELATIONS By Gavin Johni n d u s t r y H o w t w oT hefirststepinbuildingDevelopment rounding off the list. Change meaningful,productiveandwithin corporate Canada is measured by l e a d e r s ,long-termrelationshipswiththe success and health of the relationships Indigenous communities acrossthat are cultivated not in the boardroom, S o d e x o a n dCanada is surprisingly simple.but within Indigenous communities across Listen.AscorporateCanadaappearsCanada. For these communities, successes B M O , c u l t i v a t emore open to moving beyond surface-levelare measured in meaningful employment, and token relationships with Indigenous c l o s e r e l a t i o n scommunities, a humble and respectfulcultural acknowledgement and long-term w i t h I n d i g e n o u sapproach goes a long way.relationships that go beyond platitudes. Community Relationships form one of theTwo of the PAR Gold level members, c o m m u n i t i e s four pillars of CCABs Progressive AboriginalSodexo Canada and BMO, have committed RelationsTM (PAR) program, with Leadershiptothesegoalsandhaveseenthe Actions,EmploymentandBusinessimpact firsthand.44A CCAB PUBLICATION2021'