Just a second. I'm having a technical difficulty. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I have some questions about the grants, contributions, and transfers, some detail on page 185. I wonder if the Minister could talk about how the Healthy Family Program in the Tlicho area works. Is this something that is based on health professionals visiting families where they live? Or do they have families come to a central location? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, the Healthy Family Program in the Northwest Territories is present in most regions, most communities but not all communities. With respect to the specifics on how the Tlicho runs, I will go to the deputy minister, Debbie DeLancey.
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Thank you, Mr. Chair. And the reason this is reflected as a separate contribution is because, in all the other regions, the Healthy Family Program is delivered through the Health and Social Services authorities by staff and, in the Tlicho region, the Tlicho Government has drawn down this jurisdiction as one of their first programs that they are taking over under their self-government agreement.
Most of the Healthy Family Programs involve a mix of home visitations and activities that parents can come to, healthy cooking kitchens, and so on. The Tlicho program is actually evolving. We're just in the early stages of the Tlicho Government having drawn it down, so I expect that there will be some changes in the approach they're taking. Right now we don't have full details on how they're contemplating changing it, but we can certainly provide that information as it rolls out. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering where else this program needs to expand in order to cover all of the NWT? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, we currently provide the program in all regions of the Northwest Territories, but, as I indicated, we haven't rolled out onsite delivery in every community. We do provide outreach to the communities so that they have access to it, but it isn't necessarily located in every community, as far as a location. So those services can be provided in every community, but, for the detail, I will go to Ms. DeLancey.
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Delancey
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the program, the communities where the program is currently available and staffed include Yellowknife, Ndilo, Detah, Hay River and surrounding communities, Fort Smith, Behchoko, Fort Simpson, Fort Liard, Fort Providence, Tuktoyaktuk, Inuvik, Fort McPherson, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Tulita, and Colville Lake.
As the Minister mentioned, some regions have implemented pilots, looking at how a program in one of those communities can act as a satellite program, working with either a band council or a CHR in the communities that don't yet have a staff position to deliver some of the programs. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. That list went by me quickly, but what I noted was that the smaller communities in the Tlicho, I didn't hear that they were on it, and maybe that's because the services are centralized in Behchoko and the IRC. Could the Minister please confirm that there are services available to the IRC and all Tlicho communities? Thank you.
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Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Tuk and Behchoko are acting as satellite communities for this program in those regions. They are doing outreach. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I'm wondering if there has been any evaluation done of the Healthy Family Program by the department? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Glen Abernethy Great Slave
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I believe the last evaluation of that program was about four years ago, and it's probably time to do another one. We'll do another evaluation of the program. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Thank you, Mr. Chair. I am appreciative of that answer from the Minister. I think that evaluation is an important way of figuring out how to more particularly target services. This is a very key population. If they receive the right services zero to three, they are less likely to need services at later points in their lives, so I really encourage the Minister to plan on that evaluation in the life of this Assembly. Thank you.
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Julie Green Yellowknife Centre
Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. I have a couple of questions about the Seniors' Fund. First of all, who are the eligible applicants for this fund?