Thank you, Madam Chair. We will be -- it looks like we're going to be sunsetting one of our positions here, the Behchoko housing support worker. But that will be funded through the community initiative project and working with the Tlicho housing working group. Thank you.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So a Behchoko housing support worker gets $2 million a year? I'm just wondering where else the difference comes from. Thank you.
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. There's a number of positions that will be sunsetting here. I'll have President Young respond -- or Jim Martin respond. Thank you.
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Martin
Thank you, Madam Chair. So looking at the 2022-2023 Revised Estimates compared to the 2023-2024 Main Estimates, there's a delta there, as was mentioned, approximately $2 million. And the reason for that is currently Housing NWT is supporting the delivery of the Inuvik shelter operations. And that work is involving an additional short-term staff hires. And in that situation, like for this year, that's translating into approximately a $2 million investment. And for the coming year, we're anticipating returning that work to a third-party provider, and it would no longer show up in the main estimates of our executive section here. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, can the Minister comment on whether or not they have been successful at securing the third-party provider for the Inuvik shelter? Thank you.
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Paulie Chinna Sahtu
Thank you, Madam Chair. There was some challenges within the Beaufort Delta. I'll have President Young elaborate on those challenges. Thank you.
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Young
Thank you, Madam Chair. I believe the Minister has spoken in the House about a lack of success or expression of interest that housing did hold. But we have since been approached by two potential providers that we're currently working to get proposals from them to pursue this further. So the expression of interest didn't lead us there but now we're having conversations with folks again. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, if from that $2 million was the cost of operating roughly the Inuvik shelter, where will that $2 million then be housed within the housing corporation budget to properly fund a third-party provider to provide that service? Thank you.
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Martin
Thank you, Madam Chair. So the budget associated with the delivery of the Inuvik shelter operations through a third party is set out in the finance and infrastructure activity under grants and contributions under emergency shelters. Thank you, Madam Chair.
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Caitlin Cleveland Kam Lake
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, then I will come back to that or one of my colleagues I'm sure will.
My last question is in regards to the homelessness prevention strategy. So I'm sure it's no secret to anybody who listens to session that this side of the House is very excited to get to read this and share in the excitement of that final draft with the other side of the House. And I am wondering if there is any dollars associated with this strategy within this budget and is it found here in executive, or would that too also be found in finance and infrastructure? Thank you.
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Young
Thank you, Madam Chair. And as referenced by vice-president Martin, most of the dollars associated with our programs is under grants and contributions currently. So most of it will be in the finance and infrastructure area of our main estimates currently. There are a few positions, for example our homelessness specialist, which is under policy and planning, but the bulk of the budget is in grants and contributions. Thank you, Madam Chair.