Caitlin Cleveland

Députée de Kam Lake

Ministre de l’Industrie, du Tourisme et de l’Investissement
Ministre de l’Éducation, de la Culture et de la Formation

L’honorable Caitlin Cleveland a été élue pour la première fois en 2019 en tant que députée de la 19e Assemblée dans la circonscription de Kam Lake; elle assume les fonctions de ministre de l’Éducation, de la Culture et de la Formation et de ministre de l’Industrie, du Tourisme et de l’Investissement depuis 2023, après avoir été élue par acclamation à la 20e Assemblée législative.

En plus d’avoir possédé et exploité une entreprise dans le Nord pendant plus de 20 ans, la ministre Cleveland a occupé divers rôles en communication et en politique dans les secteurs public et privé avant de se lancer en politique.

De 2019 à 2023, elle a présidé le Comité permanent des affaires sociales, réalisant ainsi son objectif de participer aux discussions et aux décisions concernant les programmes sociaux des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Accomplissant un travail remarquable au sein du Comité, elle a notamment guidé le rigoureux examen des recommandations sur le logement aux TNO et des contributions qui y ont été apportées, et a participé aux efforts liés à la prévention du suicide, à l’amélioration de la prise en charge des enfants placés et au soutien des familles.

Dans le cadre de ses portefeuilles, la ministre Cleveland s’efforce d’aider les enfants à devenir des Ténois épanouis qui savent saisir les occasions qui s’offrent à eux et bâtissent des carrières fructueuses, contribuant à une économie en pleine croissance. Elle préconise la mise en place de nouvelles approches en matière de diversification sectorielle et d’innovation, et veille à ce que le Nord accueille à la fois des travailleurs étrangers qualifiés et attire des investissements dans les ressources en minéraux critiques du territoire. Elle est sans relâche en quête de solutions pour un accès efficace et équitable aux programmes et aux services, œuvrant pour une vision commune des TNO où l’on aide les résidents à vivre, travailler et s’épanouir à leur guise. 

La ministre Cleveland réside avec son mari et leurs trois enfants à Yellowknife, où elle vit depuis toujours.

Committees

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Caitlin Cleveland
Kam Lake
Bureau de circonscription
Email
Courriel
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https://mla-kamlake.ca/
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Bureau de la ministre

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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867-767-9141
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Ministre de l'Industrie, du Tourisme et de l'Investissement Ministre de l'Éducation, de la Culture et de l'Emploi

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. These regional allocations, of course, are based on the regions as the GNWT does and not our electoral boundary regions. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, the program is settling in to where it's at right now but as I explained as well to the Member for Great Slave, I think it's important that we always have a dialogue with education bodies to understand how the program is rolling out. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, no, it won't be a mirror of that process, but it will be a collaborative process. We've already undergone the part of the process where we have approached Council of Leaders and Council of Leaders' participants, many of which have provided us with names of officials who will be part of a working group that will work collaboratively with the department on that. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd like to pass to assistant deputy minister Barnett-Aikman.

Question 508-20(1): Implementation of the Northwest Territories Early Learning and Childcare Agreement
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for that question. So there was $3.5 million that was negotiated by Members in the fall of last year that was specific for daycare workers. Those dollars required the completion of the wage grid. As for the wage grid, the wage grid has a reliance on levels of education to determine where people fit within the wage grid. And so what we were asked for through the consultations on that wage grid was to not start rolling the dollars out until people per childcare facility had completed either their certification and gotten their...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, can I pass to the deputy minister, please.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, it wasn't ECE that organized it. It was the Gordan Foundation that organized this work. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Absolutely, Mr. Chair, that is largely based on our Skills 4 Success plan. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, I'm -- the funding was not cut. There's still very much a line item in there for post-secondary.

In regards to what was cut, there was a subset of the Aurora College transformation initiative, and that was funding from CIRNAC. There was also funding that then through budget negotiations that Members did put back in, so it nearly matched the sunset of funding from CIRNAC. So CIRNAC sunset was $581,000, and then Members negotiated $500,000 for it.

In that line item, there's also a carry forward of building Skills 4 Success of $100,000. There's also...

Question 507-20(1): Implementation of the Northwest Territories Early Learning and Childcare Agreement
Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm not going to meet with daycares on the Member's terms. I'm going to meet with the daycares on their terms. Thank you.