In the Legislative Assembly on March 30th, 2023. See this topic in context.

Committee Motion 461-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework, Carried
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Rylund Johnson

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North

Mr. Chair, I move that this committee recommends that the Government of the Northwest Territories includes in the Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework support in finding housing at the new job site for Indigenous employees who are relocating to take a government position or move within government; provide a moving allowance for Indigenous employees relocating to other communities; offer education leave to help Indigenous employees to finish any education that was not completed before employment with the guarantee to remain in the public service at a minimal return to the same job level; offer education leave to Indigenous employees to support their career goals and interests and help expand their opportunities. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 461-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi. The motion is in order. MLA Inuvik Twin Lakes.

Committee Motion 461-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework, Carried
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Lesa Semmler

Lesa Semmler Inuvik Twin Lakes

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, with the second -- or the -- sorry, with the third bullet, the education leave to help Indigenous employees to finish any education. Sometimes we have Indigenous employees that get into frontline positions, they may have, you know, some education, and then when they apply to -- for educational -- education leave, they're denied because they say well, you're already in this job and you don't need any more education to do the job. And then education leave is denied. And so some -- and so, and then when we look at the next one, we have people that are in frontline jobs who maybe say if they start off as an office admin, and they want to -- you know, they want to move up in their career so they want to go back and get their business diploma, and then they want to go back and get their business degree, you know, as they come back, but they should have secure employment to go back to at least what they left. So that way they have the opportunity for succession planning within the department that they're starting in. This is a way we can grow our Indigenous, you know, staff, especially out in the regions. So, like, that's what this recommendation is indicating. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 461-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework, Carried
Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters

March 30th

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The Chair

The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi. Yellowknife North.

Committee Motion 461-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework, Carried
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Rylund Johnson

Rylund Johnson Yellowknife North

Yeah, thank you, Mr. Chair. In Nunavut, a beneficiary can apply at any time to a job that a non-beneficiary has, and if they get it they remove that person. Committee didn't quite go that far. But we're thinking -- but we want the same level of planning with P1s, that if you have a non-P1 position in the government, the succession planning should be to put a P1 in that position and there should be a complete plan to make sure they have the education and they are trained and they are identified to get into that position. So thank you, Mr. Chair.

Committee Motion 461-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge

Mahsi. The motion is in order. To the motion.

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Some Hon. Members

Question.

Committee Motion 461-19(2): Committee Report 51-19(2): Standing Committee on Government Operations Report on Indigenous Representation in the Northwest Territories Public Service - Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework, Carried
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The Chair

The Chair Ronald Bonnetrouge

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Abstentions? The motion is carried.

---Carried

MLA Yellowknife North.