The Aboriginal Canada Portal (ACP) is a bilingual Web site that represents the "Aboriginal Peoples" cluster under the Canadians Gateway, on the Canada Site (canada.gc.ca). It is part of the GOL initiative. The ACP Web site contains over 600 Web content pages and more than 16,000 external links.

The ACP is a single window to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services. The portal offers ease of access and navigation to listings of Aboriginal associations, businesses, organizations, bands, communities, groups, news and peoples. The Aboriginal Canada Portal is a powerful tool to connect together Aboriginal peoples from all across Canada.

Besides our ongoing involvement in the management of the ACP's Web content, Alika has also participated in several separate initiatives associated with the Aboriginal Canada Portal Web site, including: the Job Centre Tool and the Virtual Aboriginal Trade Show (VATS).

Client: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada

Company's Contribution

The Business Start-Up Assistant (BSA) is a bilingual product developed and managed by the Canada Business Service Centres. It combines business start-up information from all levels of government, the community and many other sources, as well as practical resources such as business registration forms. Information is organized by topics such as market research, financing, taxation, business planning, and many others – all critical to starting a new business.

The Business Start-Up Assistant Web site contains over 450 Web content pages and more than 6,000 unique external links. Part of the GOL initiative, the BSA can be accessed via the "Business Gateway", on the Canada Site (canada.gc.ca).

Client: Canada Business Service Centres, Industry Canada

Company's Contribution

Alika implemented Dublin Core Metadata for the Innovation in Canada Web site's content pages. We researched Web site's content, developing an understanding of the subject matter and identifying patterns.

Client: Innovation Policy Branch, Industry Canada

Alika researched existing links and applied Dublin Core Metadata to enhance the Business Gateway's search functionality. We wrote metadata descriptions for a wide variety of business links.

Client: Business Gateway, Industry Canada

Alika performed subject analysis, content research, quality control and document identification for the following bilingual Web sites:

This Web site offers quick access to international, national, provincial, territorial and community Aboriginal business information.

This is a profile initiative database created to give exposure to all Aboriginal communities in Canada that did not have a Web site.

The Canadian Business Map is an Internet site which provides quick and seamless access to international, national, provincial, territorial and municipal business information.

This is a profile initiative database created to give exposure to all municipalities in Canada that did not have a Web site.

Client: Industry Canada