Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is a new grassroots volunteered-based community called Canadian Health Care Infusion looking to -- seeking to help US healthcare workers relocate to Canada and work here. Mr. Speaker, my questions are for the Minister of Finance, since she's responsible for health care recruitment.
Has the Minister's staff had any outreach from NWT healthcare workers or volunteers seeking to do a similar chapter here in the NWT, one from -- it just opened in the Yukon today, I believe. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Great Slave. Minister of Finance.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Not to my knowledge, Mr. Speaker. But I would be more than happy to put that on the radar of the health recruitment unit. They have been very busy, have seen a lot of success, have met their targets of recruitment, and if this is an opportunity to see more recruitment then we will certainly work with perhaps a non-profit or a non-government entity to see if there's a chapter that could be opened here. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. That's nice to hear. And I realize the Minister's not responsible for our nomination program and, indeed, the GNWT is not responsible for immigration. Can the Minister explain to me what barriers might exist for international hires and what work we're doing to reduce any hoops and barriers that may exist. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the registration of nurses is managed by CAN, not by the GNWT. So I don't know if I'd describe it as a barrier, Mr. Speaker, but certainly would want to ensure that we work closely with them. They do have a process for internationally educated nurses, and it would be that process that anyone obviously internationally trained would have to go through. Again, we certainly have looked at some opportunities that the GNWT could find ways to support folks who are foreign trained to make their way through that system, and I am happy to take that back and to see where we are at on some of those initiatives. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister of Finance. Oral questions. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
