Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question is addressed to the Minister of Health and Social Services. He talked about the retention and recruitment plan which has been tabled for ten months, but was silent on exact figures and the amount of money that has been put to this program. Could the Minister indicate for this House the amounts of money being put towards this very essential program? Thank you.
Question 151-13(6): Recruitment And Retention Plan Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on November 5th, 1998. See this topic in context.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
The Minister of Health and Social Services, Mr. Ng.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker
the exact amount approved by the Financial Management Board this morning in a supplementary appropriation was $2.386 million, which works out to approximately $3.6 million on an annual basis, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions. Supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Mr. Speaker, as the Minister has indicated, this will be added to the base and there will be a yearly amount. This is not just a one-time injection of funds. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker,
yes, the intent is that the approximately $2.4 million dollars is to carry us to the end of this 1998/1999 fiscal year and the plan is to have approximately $3.1 million dollars added to the bases for the 1999/2000 fiscal year, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister indicate what the first steps are going to be in terms of putting this money to use, considering that we are halfway through the fiscal year already? Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there are significant areas that have already been identified in the plan and, as I had indicated, there is a lot of work that has been done, so it is to enhance and complete the implementation of those things. I will mention some of them and I will provide a more detailed list if that is what the Members want.
In respect of development of northern resources for scholarship opportunities for nursing and social workers, summer employment internship opportunities, to fund those, of course, that would not work so much this year for the summer employment aspect of that. Mentorship programs for social workers, nurses, recruiting of northern graduates and students, high school students orientation, recruitment, coordinators for northern work force development, the establishment of locum relief pools, facilitating professional development, these are some of the more major areas where some of the more significant resources will be dedicated, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Thank you. Oral questions. Final supplementary, Mr. Miltenberger.
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Could the Minister indicate or clarify whether this money is outside, or over and above, the money on the table through the collective bargaining process?
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Mr. Ng.
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, these funds will be in addition to the current budget. It is over and above the current budget of the Department of Health and Social Services. It is new funding for this year and for next year when it is added into the base. The collective agreement has nothing to do whatsoever with this. Those are the more specific pay and benefit issues that are on the table in respect to our government union. Thank you.
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The Speaker Samuel Gargan
Oral questions, Mr. Krutko.