The Department of Health and Social Services has released the Child and Family Services 2019-2021 Quality Improvement Plan and the Strategic Approach to System Reform report. It provides a summary of status updates and key highlights on work accomplished from 2019 to 2021.
The Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Shane Thompson, is pleased to announce that the Government of the Northwest Territories has adopted a Statement of Environmental Values. This is an important step in addressing a mandate commitment of the 19th Legislative Assembly, which is to ensure climate change impacts are specifically considered when making government decisions. The NWT is the second jurisdiction in Canada to take such a step.
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The Department of Justice is gathering public feedback on the proposed regulations for the Child Support Recalculation Service.
The Yellowknife Airport Economic Advisory Committee (EAC) will be holding the first meeting of its new board later today.
The committee, established in January 2017, provides non-binding strategic advice and recommendations about Yellowknife Airport related issues to airport management, Government of the Northwest Territories’ (GNWT) senior management and the Minister of Infrastructure.
Today, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Julie Green, released a long-range human resources plan to address challenges to the recruitment and retention of health and social services staff across the territory.
The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services System Human Resources Plan 2021-2024 outlines actions to further the 19th Assembly’s mandate priority to increase the number of resident health-care professionals in the NWT. It also includes strategies to address existing staff shortages throughout the system.
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Mr. Speaker, as another school year comes to a close for students across the Northwest Territories, I would like to recognize this year’s graduates.
Whether they are graduating from kindergarten, high school or a post-secondary institution like Aurora College, the territory’s graduates have a lot to be proud of.
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Mr. Speaker, today is the third-year anniversary of the Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. I wish to honour the Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people who have lost their lives or who have experienced or continue to experience trauma and violence.
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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to update Members on the work being done to recruit and retain health and social services staff in the Northwest Territories. This work responds to the mandate commitment of the 19th Legislative Assembly to increase the number of resident health care professionals by at least 20 percent.
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Mr. Speaker, today I am pleased to acknowledge the efforts of Indigenous governments and the federal government on their approach to addressing housing and infrastructure needs. I would like to congratulate the Gwich’in Tribal Council, the Tłı̨chǫ Government and the Délı̨nę Got’ıne Government, on the recent federal funding announcement of $78.6 million for community infrastructure and housing.
This funding includes:
