Thank you, Member for Kam Lake. Minister responsible for the Northwest Territories Housing Corporation.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And that's great news from the Housing Corporation.

My next question is about supporting these apprentices beyond the project. So how is Housing Corporation helping see these apprentices through to their completion of their program to become journey persons? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The apprentices would have a range of opportunities to continue to advance in their program. Opportunities would include future construction projects with the government, private sector and others, including Indigenous governments. The Housing Corporation also continues to promote apprentices -- apprentice opportunities with the local housing authorities. Currently, the Housing Corporation supports up to 12 apprentice positions in our local housing organization each year. Each apprentice is supported by a career development officer out of ECE regional service centre, who can advise an apprentice on employment opportunities and job -- and jobs in demand across the Northwest Territories. The career development officer supports the apprentices through their apprenticeship typically three to four years. These supports include career counselling, resume writing, access to technical for each level of their apprenticeship, financial supports during the technical training, academic supports during their technical training. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm wondering -- and I'm happy the Minister brought up the relationship with ECE because I think that's a really important one in order to build local trades capacity. So I'm wondering if the Housing Corporation works along ECE to maintain a list of apprentices within each community that contractors can access? And I'm also wondering is if as part of that relationship with ECE if career advisors actually have access to the needs of a community as far as trades development so that they can encourage high school students, when they go into high schools, to take on these roles in their communities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I think I heard three questions in that question. But it's good to get the information out to the public as well too.

The Housing Corporation continues to work closely with ECE in providing opportunities for apprenticeship with our local housing organizations. The Housing Corporation also plans to participate in upcoming career fairs and other venues to promote these apprenticeship opportunities.

The Housing Corporation participates in a departmental working group with ECE and provides regular reporting to ECE on apprenticeship hires with local housing organizations as well as those supports through our new construction contracts.

The Housing Corporation works with ECE to verify the apprentice hires under the new construction contracts and the Northwest Territories registered apprentices. ECE administers the apprenticeships, trades and occupation certificates, which includes registration of apprentices.

Due to the privacy legislation, ECE does not share names of apprentices with employers; however, ECE does provide advice to employers who are looking for apprentices.

Further, each apprentice is supported by a career development officer who can advise an apprentice on employment opportunities and jobs in demand across the Northwest Territories. Mahsi, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Final supplementary, Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, for my 7th question today, I was wondering if the Minister can share if maintenance and repair plans are shared with the community in order to engage local residents on what the plans are of Housing Corporation and how people can get involved in that? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Housing Corporation district offices work closely with the local housing organizations to identify priority repair projects in the community. In addition, the Housing Corporation continues to work with development of community housing plans with communities that identify priority investment areas, including repairs project priorities. The Housing Corporation continues to report -- promote, sorry, the Community Housing Support Initiative Program that engages community leadership to identify housing solutions for their community. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister. Oral questions. Member for Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.