Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I am here to present Supplementary Estimates (Operations Expenditures), No. 3, 2010-2011. This document outlines a net increase of $8.437 million in operations expenditures for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
The major items in the supplementary estimates include:
1. $4.370 million for the Department of Health
and Social Services to fund the cost of insured services to non-NWT residents, which will be fully offset by recoveries from other jurisdictions for services for their residents.
2. $1.766 million for the Department of Education,
Culture and Employment to fund the projected shortfall in the Income Assistance Program for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
3. $1.170 million for the NWT Housing
Corporation to fund increases in the costs for power in public housing.
The supplementary estimates also include a negative supplementary appropriation totalling $1.45 million to reflect changes to the previously approved funding for projects in support of the GNWT’s Energy Priorities Investment Plan.
I am prepared to review the details of the supplementary appropriation document.