Historically we’ve seen a range anywhere between $100,000 and $300,000. Once the factories are up and running, we could anticipate a number somewhere in that range, Madam Chair. Thank you.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I’m going to change gears here under grants and contributions. Under grants and contributions, I know there is a mining tax credit that is administered. Who administers that tax credit? Thank you.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I would assume that would be under the Department of Finance. Could I get clarity?
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Michael Miltenberger Thebacha
Madam Chair, I was working on my BlackBerry. Could you repeat the question?
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. The question was who administers the mining tax credit? Thank you.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
Okay, so I’ll ask that question on another day then. What role does the geoscience office contribute within the grants and contributions? Do they perform any type of role in any type of incentive programs? Thank you.
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Peter Vician
Thank you, Madam Chair. The Northwest Territories geoscience office is our centre of excellence for science in geoscience activity in the Northwest Territories. They also provide outreach services. They have a specific role in terms of the ongoing budget that we see before us with regard to supporting prospecting. Through the geoscience office and through our regional office, they provide incentives to our Prospector Grubstake Program, which provides grubstake support for initial prospecting activity. That would be the ongoing program even post-devolution. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
So I can assume that under grants and contributions, there is a Mining Incentive Program. It states in this area, $400,000. I would
assume, from what we are hearing today, that the NWT geoscience office controls this grant money. Is that correct?
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Peter Vician
As part of the Mineral Development Strategy, the Northwest Territories has proposed a Mining Incentive Program which is before this House in this budget in the amount of $400,000 reflected on page 12-18. The Mining Incentive Program has not started. It is subject to appropriation by this House, but the intent is to provide contributions to prospectors, junior explorers in the Northwest Territories, to incent active exploration of our Northwest Territories mineral resources. This would be administered by the Northwest Territories geoscience office. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
So this money is given to the NWT geoscience office for redistribution. Does the department have any performance measures, evaluation or audit tools in connection with this money?
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Peter Vician
As per the Mineral Development Strategy proposal, we are planning to incorporate a process similar to what’s used in the Yukon Territory. It’s been a very successful program over the last three years, particularly incenting exploration in many of their areas. The intent is that that incentive program would be measured by actual activity seeking new prospecting activity in the field. Through the Minister, the department has indicated we would be bringing forward the actual policy and program criteria in the coming months. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Daryl Dolynny Range Lake
I will just conclude here. Maybe if the Minister or deputy minister can help this Member find out that question – who administers that mining tax – at some point in time, that would be appreciated. Thank you.
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The Chair Jane Groenewegen
Thank you, Minister Ramsay. Activity summary, minerals and petroleum resources, operations expenditure summary, $19.349 million. Mr. Bouchard.
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Robert Bouchard Hay River North
Thank you, Madam Chair. I have a question about the Mackenzie Valley petroleum planning office. My questions are about the expansion into the Beaufort-Delta area and the positions that are expanded there. Why are we expanding in the Beaufort-Delta and not expanding the office in the Hay River area?
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David Ramsay Kam Lake
Thank you, Madam Chair. We wanted to put the petroleum division in Inuvik.
There are nine positions associated with that office being put into the community of Inuvik. We had to also look at the petroleum planning office, Mackenzie Valley petroleum planning office in Hay River and ensure that those six positions stayed in Hay River. The main thing was ensuring those positions stayed in Hay River. It also gave us an opportunity to put nine positions into Inuvik. Of course, we’re very optimistic about the future of the offshore and the development in the Beaufort-Delta. Thank you.
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Robert Bouchard Hay River North
Yes, I guess the question that I have is why we put nine positions into there when we actually see more of the activity in the Sahtu and why the division wasn’t some into the Sahtu, some to expand the South Slave and only a few into the Beaufort-Delta where the potentials may be there but we actually haven’t seen very much activity. I think some of the decentralization and devolution concepts have been synergies in keeping groups of people together. It doesn’t make sense to create an office in the Beaufort-Delta.