Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I have a Return to Oral Question asked by Mrs. Groenewegen on June 12, 2002, regarding the definition of "local" in the Business Incentive Policy.
The Business Incentive Policy (52.04) includes the following definitions:
Local business -- a northern business which has been resident in the subject community for the six months prior to application and in addition complies with the following criteria:
- a) maintains an approved place of business by leasing or owning office, commercial or industrial space or where applicable, residential space, in the community on an annual basis for the primary purpose of operating the subject business; and
- b) maintains a local resident manager; and
- c) undertakes the majority of its management and administrative functions (related to its operations in the subject community) in the subject community; and
- d) has applied for and received designation as a local business at least two weeks prior to the tender opening.
Subject community -- the community wherein the work is being undertaken. In those cases, where the work is undertaken outside the legal boundaries of a community, the Government of the Northwest Territories may:
- a) define "community" to include that community in any case; or
- b) where two or more communities are both very close to the work site, the Government of the Northwest Territories may define "community" to include both or all adjacent communities.
In all cases the definition of "community" shall be included in the tender documents.
Mr. Speaker, a copy of the policy is available on the government's website. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
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