My understanding of reporting PYs is that it is supposed to be by function. I am just trying to determine if all of government reports PYs the same way, or if some departments choose to report PYs in different manners. My understanding is that the North Slave region just happens to be where the location of the corrections facilty is. Also, the Fort Smith region happens to be the location of the other corrections facility, which is based in Hay River. But that is not exclusively responsible for working in the South Slave region or the Forth Smith region only. The North Slave Correctional Centre is not only servicing North Slave.

My understanding is that a regional position works in the region and for the region, but if these positions are providing services to the whole territory, it should be recorded as a headquarters position. It skews the way we view whether or not cuts are being done in the region or headquarters, or whatnot. Again, going back to the comment made by the Minister yesterday that 80 per cent of their positions are in the region…. They may actually be located in them, but I think that it is a headquarters function. I am just trying to get more of an explanation on why these are considered regional positions.