Mr. Speaker, I have questions for the Minister of Finance on services and policies related to Francophone employees which I would like to ask in French. [Translation] Mr. Speaker, I have questions for the Minister of Finance, for French-speaking employees. First of all, does the government make efforts to recruit in the civil service Francophones or people who speak French fluently?
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Thank you, Member from the Yellowknife North. Minister of Finance.
[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, our people who work in recruiting in the civil service are doing specific things for Francophone employees. For example, we have job fairs which are hosted by the college of the north, and in our civil service recruiting system, we have three bilingual positions, and other positions where bilingualism is an asset. And these are for people -- these are in order to recruit people who are bilingual into the NWT civil service.
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[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Finally, does the government provide financial incentives, such as bonuses, to employees who speak French and English fluently?
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[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, we do offer bonuses to employees who speak not only French and English but also for those employees who are bilingual in an Indigenous language. In March of last year, we had 177 employees who received the French bilingualism bonus and 151 who received the same bonus for bilingualism in an indigenous language. Thank you, Speaker.
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Thank you, Minister of Finance. Final supplementary. Member from the Yellowknife North.
[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And thank you very much for the reply. Which services offered by human resources are available to employees in French? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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[Translation] Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, a number of services are offered. We have translation services provided by the secretariat for Francophone affairs. This is part of the department of education. And, as I said, we have recruitment services specifically for Francophones. And, Mr. Speaker, we also have services for courses that we provide to our employees in order to assist them in improving their language skills.
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Thank you, Minister of Finance. Oral questions. Member from Range Lake.
