Thank you, Mr. Chairman. A number of the programs that Mr. Cleveland referenced are community-based. Again, perhaps Mr. Cleveland might be able to expand upon that, just to make reference to some of the communities.
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Cleveland
Just briefly, Mr. Chairman, a number of the courses have been delivered in communities such as Aklavik, Fort McPherson, Holman, certainly Inuvik, Tsiigehtchic, Tuktoyaktuk, Fort Liard, Kakisa, Hay River Reserve, just as examples. Thank you.
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. When I looked at the money that was allocated to the Deh Cho this year, the $100,000 the Minister has referred to in the House several times, those dollars are only earmarked for safety courses and driver training. I am very concerned that we are going to miss the opportunity. I would like to ask the Minister if he would tell me, so I could pass it on to my constituents, what his plans are for this next coming fiscal year for the Deh Cho in the area of oil and gas?
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, that is being developed right now in cooperation with industry. We would certainly welcome input into that, Mr. Chairman, from communities.
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
I would like to ask the Minister if he could tell me who he refers to as "industry." When I talk about the Deh Cho, I am talking about the Deh Cho riding, not the Deh Cho region. I am not talking about Fort Liard.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The discussions are with individuals who work for the oil and gas industry. I cannot be specific with the exact riding, Mr. Chair.
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
I do not know how to take that. I am sure that means we are not going to see anything in the oil and gas industry. However, I will shift my questioning to some problems we have been having or some problems that have been related to me from the seniors over the seniors' fuel subsidy. It seems we are having some problem with seniors who are going over their allocated allotment for seniors' heating fuel. I take it the program is geared towards providing so many litres of fuel monthly. I would like to ask if the Minister if he could confirm that.
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Yes, the amount of the support for the seniors' fuel subsidy is a fixed amount per year and it is correlated to either wood, oil or gas, propane. So it is the equivalent of any one of those. Thank you.
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Michael McLeod Deh Cho
He did not answer my question. I would like to ask him again if he could confirm what the amounts are. If they are litres, how much is it? If it is dollars, how much is it?
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Jake Ootes Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The seniors qualifying for the subsidy are eligible to receive up to five cords of wood, 2,275 litres of fuel, 3,105 litres of propane, 6,020 kilowatts of electricity or 76,000 cubic feet of natural gas. There is no dollar figure attached to that, Mr. Chairman.
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Steven Nitah Tu Nedhe
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I wanted to ask about the public service employee training, but I wanted first to touch on an answer to Mr. McLeod's question about who industry is and the department's designing and budgeting and allocating funds based on designs through discussions with industry.
As Mr. McLeod pointed out, the $100,000 that is designated for the Deh Cho riding is just for safety and driver training. I just want to ask the Minister, is the industry dictating to the government the kind of employees they want to see from the Northwest Territories working in industry is at entry-level employment only? Is that the reason why they are designing and funding training at that level only? Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
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Cleveland
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The answer is no. We have sat down with the industry and looked at what the jobs are that will be available during this year and in subsequent years.
We defined the highest priority courses, and that is what has been delivered this year in terms of the maximum employment opportunity. We do expect, though, that training will change as time goes on and that the types of training programs will be altered in accordance with the needs of industry.
So we do not expect the same courses every year. We do expect them to change. Certainly the industry expression of interest to us is that they are looking for people in a number of areas, not simply the entry-level. Thank you.