Members note that ten new child protection workers are budgeted for in this main estimate. These workers are being hired as a result of recommendations contained in the Child Protection League of Canada's Report on Child Welfare in the Northwest Territories from a couple of years ago.

At the time of the review of the main estimates at the committee level, the Department of Health and Social Services had not yet determined which communities would be receiving child protection workers. Members look forward to the promised information on where these workers will be posted and the rationalization for the department's decision.