Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I am here to present the Government of the Northwest Territories' Capital Estimates, 2019-2020.
The Capital Estimates, 2019-2020 totals $325 million, of which $94 million is being funded by the federal government. The Capital Estimates includes $199 million for Tangible Capital Assets, $74 million for Infrastructure Contributions, $50 million for Public Private Partnerships, and $2 million for Deferred Maintenance.
Consistent with prior years, the Capital Estimates, 2019-2020 do not include appropriations for housing infrastructure proposed by the NWT Housing Corporation in 2019-2020. The appropriation for these investments will be sought during the Legislative Assembly's review of the 2019-2020 Main Estimates. The NWT Housing Corporation's 2019-2020 Capital Plan, totalling $18 million, is included in the Capital Estimates as an information item for review and comment.
Major highlights of the Capital Estimates include:
- $118 million for highways, winter roads, bridges, and culverts across the NWT. This includes funding of $49 million for the Tlicho All-Season Road project, $22 million under the National Trades Corridors Fund, and $34 million for Building Canada Plan projects;
- $42 million towards energy projects under the Investing in Canada Plan, which includes $18 million for the Inuvik Wind Project;
- $62 million for health facility replacements, renovations, and equipment, which includes funding of $25 million for long-term care facilities in Hay River and Inuvik;
- $29 million to continue to provide funding to community government for their infrastructure needs;
- $17 million for new education facilities and renovations to existing facilities, which includes $12 million for the major retrofit of the Mangilaluk School in Tuktoyaktuk and $3 million for the replacement of J.H. Sissons in Yellowknife;
- $9 million for deferred maintenance and energy upgrades to existing GNWT assets; and
- $8 million for new and enhanced information technology functionality and upgrades.
That concludes my opening remarks, Mr. Chair. I would be pleased to answer any questions Members may have. Thank you, Mr. Chair.