Thank you, Mr. Speaker. This is a fairly new roll out. There certainly has been funds available prior to now but it was ad hoc whereas now there is a more formalized process by which interested parties can apply. There are, you know, maximums and some eligibility requirements. But in short, Mr. Speaker, it is meant to be a fund that formalizes an opportunity. So precisely as is asked, that governments and organizations can apply, have money to attend conferences, to attend training, to bring training into their communities and to their people. It is being run as a pilot. And I just say that because that allows an opportunity, if there's things in the eligibility or things in the process that the relevant organizations want to see changed, then this is an opportunity to do that so that going forward this program can achieve its goal of better empowering the people on whose lands these projects potentially would be on. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Caroline Wawzonek on Question 1220-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Support for the Mineral Resource Sector
In the Legislative Assembly on October 25th, 2022. See this statement in context.
Question 1220-19(2): Government of the Northwest Territories Support for the Mineral Resource Sector
Oral Questions
October 25th, 2022
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