I have provided to all Members today copies of the following documents pertaining to Government of the Northwest Territories staff training participation levels:

1. A breakdown of the total number of aboriginal employees in the GNWT as of December 31, 1996;

2. A summary of the GNWT staff training course enrolments at Aurora College for the academic years (July 1 to June 30) 1991-92 through 1995-96;

3. A summary of the GNWT staff training course enrolments at Nunavut Arctic College for the academic years (July 1 to June 30) 1991-92 through 1995-96.

The Aurora College does not maintain records by ethnicity. The information for Nunavut Arctic College indicates how many of the participants were aboriginal.

The information provided refers only to staff training taken through the Aurora and Nunavut Arctic Colleges. In addition to staff training provided by the Colleges, Government of the Northwest Territories staff frequently take advantage of a variety of private sector training opportunities. Thus, the actual number of GNWT staff who have participated in training opportunities is significantly greater than indicated on the material distributed. I am unable to provide exact numbers as there is no formal government-wide tracking system for such training.

There is no information available to show a breakdown between management aboriginal staff and management non-aboriginal staff who have participated in staff training courses in 1996.