Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It would not be accurate to say the department is administering the funds. We are, in co-operation with the federal government, NTI, NIC and NITC, administering the funds. Approximately 85 percent of the funds will flow Nunavut Arctic College.
Debates of Feb. 24th, 1997
Topics
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Culture and careers, operation and maintenance, total operation and maintenance is $103,977,000. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In culture and careers, we have a handout here of the information detail on culture activity by task. Colleges and continuing education, is this in this area or is it further back?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Did you get that, Mr. Minister?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. No, I do not have the material that the Member is referring to in front of me.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Culture and careers, Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just need clarification. Where would I have questions under the funding colleges receive? Would it be under the grants section or would it be under culture and careers?
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The Chair John Ningark
Mr. Minister. I believe you will be able to answer that question.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I guess that would be up to the discretion of the chair. The actual money approval is shown in this activity. There is much more detail shown in the information item which is later on in the budget book. I think the questions could be asked in either place.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. We have the details on pages 9-34, 9-35 and 9-36 in this particular area, culture and careers. Mr. Roland.
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Floyd Roland Inuvik
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question would be directed in the area of culture and careers. When it comes to the amount of reductions going to colleges, who would make that decision where it got reduced? Is that in the department's hands or is it in the colleges' hands?
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The colleges are responsible for proposing their budgets to me and then, subject to the department expressing any concerns or suggestions for change, they are generally approved. The work is done by the colleges.
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The Chair John Ningark
Qujannamiik. Culture and careers. Are you okay now, Mr. Roland? Mr. Picco. Thank you.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, on culture and careers, on the line - incremental training related to the development of the Inuit public service for Nunavut. There
has been a concern that the monies may not be spent with the training that we have in place. Can the Minister just update us on the money that has been spent, even an approximation of what has been spent to date and what we have left before April 1, 1999? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Minister for Education, Mr. Dent.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe when I answered this question in the House, I indicated that we are confident the budget will be expended as planned this year. I do not have a further update in the last week or ten days since I was asked the question in the House. The expectation is the same. The training is moving ahead as scheduled. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. We are reviewing the 1997/98 main estimates of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment. We are in the activity summary, culture and careers, operation and maintenance, total operation and maintenance. Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I think the question in the House that Mr. Dent was referring to was the unified training plan. Here I am specifically asking about the incremental dollars for training. Now the total training planned for the government includes also OJT monies and so on, which is not included in the unified training plan. So, that was my question, on the incremental dollars.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. Mr. Minister.
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is our expectation that all of the funds that are in this budget, 1997/98, will be expended. We intend to spend the money that we show in this budget for the colleges.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. The honourable Member for Iqaluit, Mr. Picco.
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Edward Picco Iqaluit
Under culture and careers, what is the plan for the department? Right now, we have been waiting for the past 15 months since we have been elected, to look at the unified plans for government departments on division. For example, what positions, headquarters staff and so on and so forth, will be transferred east? So, maybe the Minister could update us on the Education, Culture and Careers side of things from his department on what positions, resources, staffing, that will be moving before April 1st, 1999, so we will have a department dedicated for this area, for culture and careers, up and running and to also be that conduit for the career services and Inuit public service that he just talked about. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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The Chair John Ningark
Thank you. As the lead Minister of training, Mr. Dent, do you have the information?
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Charles Dent Yellowknife Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we will be working with all the government departments to come up with those plans over the course of the next few months. We have not been planning in isolation and, given the pressure to get through the budget last year and get this one under way, there has not been a lot of time to spend on making plans for division. That becomes a priority right after we get through this budget session for all government departments, to get that work done and done very quickly. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.