Michayle Hay, an Inuk Ottawa resident originally from Igoolik, Nunavut, has been job searching for two years.

She said she’s gotten one call back for a six-month contract, which she plans to pursue.

Even if she gets that job, she said she'll still feel stuck in a long search seeking a more permanent position.

“It’s a bit difficult,” she said. “It made me feel, I don’t know, hopeless, maybe useless.”

Hay volunteered at the Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition’s career fair Thursday in hopes of connecting with more employers face-to-face.

The fair brought in hundreds of people for workshops and to meet more than 70 employers representing industries such as construction, government and Indigenous service providers.

Stephanie Mikki Adams, the coalition’s co-chair, said the fair and coalition's br

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