Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Within the corporate services activity, a portion of that section and budget is associated with strategic planning for all transportation activities. The strategic planning then, of course, relies on the skills that are present in each of the other activity areas' -- highways, marine and airports -- specialists in the other parts and branches of the department. The strategic planning group coordinates that overall planning for transportation feasibility work and prepared the summary reports that have been previously tabled in this House. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
The Minister mentioned that once in a while because you do not have the expertise, they use consultants. Where in the budget does that amount show up? If you do not have them within corporate services, what is the arrangement? How do you pay them? Do you pay them through this $7.5 million?
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The funding for specific consultant work depends on the nature of the work. For example, over the last many years, the department proceeded with a comprehensive strategy to look at specific highway initiatives in the Northwest Territories. Funding was specifically identified to the department through the capital plan in that case, and funding was provided as a capital budget.
Ongoing strategic planning is part of the corporate services budget. In a small sense, there are funds set aside under O and M other for strategic planning, but again depending on the nature of the work. If it was with regard to airport planning, there are funds within the airports activity. If it is with regard to highways planning in a large sense, where it is an engineering project, for example, that would be within the highways activity. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
In case of a preliminary study on a bridge or what not, who within corporate services would be responsible for that?
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In corporate services, the strategic planning is done by the transportation planning division. In the case of a specific bridge crossing, they would use the resources within the highways division, the bridge specialists that are resident in that part of the operation, and presumably also our environmental group, which is also part of the corporate services area. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Vician
Mr. Chairman, we have a bridge engineer on staff. We are currently staffing the head of the structure section, which was recently vacated, so we are in the process of changing that person. We also have on retention a number of consultants who are assisting during the interim. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Thank you. The Minister mentioned that they had a bridge specialist on staff. That is why I asked the question. From Mr. Vician's reply, it sounded like that position is not filled at the present time. How soon will that position be filled?
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Mr. Chairman, the staffing for the position went out for recruitment well over a month ago. I understand it is currently in the screening and interview process at some stage. I do not know the particulars. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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David Krutko Mackenzie Delta
Could the Minister tell us exactly how many positions are vacant at this present time within corporate services?
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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I believe at this time we have a number of positions vacant in corporate services. I do not have the exact number in front of me, but overall on average, the department has a vacancy rate of approximately 10 percent over the given year. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Could we get the list of the vacancies within corporate services from the department?
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