Meet Cindy K.

Program Assistant 

Indigenous Services Canada, Government of Canada

Fall 2019 (12 month term)

"Working from home was a sudden transition. There were talks in the office about possibly not coming in for a while but I didn’t expect such a quick shift. I’m working for Indigenous Services Canada, with the Additions to Reserve unit. The pace of things was definitely slow, as I didn’t have system access for a couple of weeks and most of my tasks depended on them. Of course, my team has been very understanding and accommodating of this. In critical times like these, our unit is considered non-essential so we have been moving slow due to limitations but our files are still moving forward and we are continuing to hold meetings through calls. Communication is a key factor that our team focuses on and rather than everyone falling into silence, our team has been having weekly meeting calls for everyone to update each other and check up on general well being. Working from home of course is far different from what we could be doing in the office, but our unit has been doing its best with what we can.” 

Cindy Kwon is a Political Science Major currently working for Indigenous Services Canada.