We've taken a number of different approaches to it. Most of the mining companies that are operating in the Northwest Territories are very large companies that stake their reputation on achieving the targets that they've negotiated. We use a process of publishing the reports. Where those targets are not being met, we follow up with meetings. Certainly in the first instance when there was difficulty meeting targets, the diamond companies came to meet with us to find, well, why weren't we producing more students that could meet the academic requirements that could be streamed into trades or so on that could go to work at the diamond mines, and we certainly looked at that. We also set up a number of different processes where we could work with the mining companies to find ways that we could have more northern and Aboriginal employees. We also looked at how do we deal with fly in, fly out workers. We have a number of processes. It's a very difficult area. Obviously mine safety comes to mind. You also need people with the requisite skills to do the jobs. Also there are other factors that come into play to make sure that you have a very sustainable mine that pays very strict adherence to mine safety.
Bob McLeod on Question 145-18(2): Socio-Economic Agreements
In the Legislative Assembly on June 2nd, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 145-18(2): Socio-Economic Agreements
Oral Questions
June 1st, 2016
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