Caitlin Cleveland

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, through education, culture and employment we have a suite of programs that employers have access to in order to do retraining with staff. This can be something, you know, like upgrading programs but can also be more on-the-job training, so specific for certifications required for them to evolve into a new position. We're also pursuing more funding through the federal government specific to industries that have been impacted by tariffs. And this is one such industry that exists in the Northwest Territories that has seen impact because of tariffs from the...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, certainly that is something that has been tried in the past and ultimately has been found that if, you know, certain jobs want to be incentivized by a certain department, that the department offer, for example, different scholarships which has been done throughout the government. But from a student financial assistance perspective, we have a number of jobs in the Northwest Territories that are in demand. Trades, for example. You know, environmental technicians as we move toward more major projects. And so really, you know, in the example of...

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'd love to talk about workforce development until the bison come home, but for this one I will pass to the deputy.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. On my left, I have Jamie Fulford, deputy minister of Education, Culture and Employment. And on my right, I have Terry-Lynn Locke-Setter, the assistant deputy minister of education, culture and employment for corporate services.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, in short, yes. And if they own their own property, seniors qualify. In addition, you know, Mr. Speaker, an example of that for the Members riding would be Prelude Lake. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, I have a draft here that will go out to MLAs, and at the exact same time communication will also go out to child care providers as well today. Thank you.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So in regards to the question just asked by the Member and around community-based training programs, one of the things that we've been working to do is more on-the-job training formats and so working with employers through our suite of workforce development programs where training can be afforded through funding directly to an employer. And so that means that an employer can be supporting to either send a staff member for that training, work within the community to bring training opportunities to the individual. And so -- and what that means is that the person...

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I can assure the Member that public sector and private sector are not being flippant, that we recognize that there is a tremendous amount of opportunity within the Giant Mine remediation project. A lot of it comes down to, well, one, ensuring that there is lead time to upcoming procurement and that locals have not just the time to bid on projects, as we're seeing through the success in procurement and the high procurement numbers, but also the time to prepare their workforce. And so, one, it's having the available workforce and, two, having the...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, during incidents like this, it is incredibly important that everyone involved understand exactly what their role is and follow that process. I can report here that everybody followed protocol to a tee following this incident, and in dealing with this incident. That includes contact with the RCMP, that includes making sure that teachers responded how they needed to, that students responded how they needed to. And in this, there is regular contact between the department and the education bodies to ensure that if there is support that is required...

Thank you so much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, it also includes earned income. This includes honorariums. We have a lot of elders and seniors in the Northwest Territories that participate on boards using their years of experience, and so this is something that seniors and elders would be accounted for within that section as well. Thank you.