Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I'll do my best of course. The Minister of Finance isn't here today, and so I know that questions directed to other -- it would normally go to other Ministers than come to the Premier when the appropriate Minister is not here. Just a bit of education to the public on why I'm answering these. So I'll do my best. It's a big question because there actually is a lot happening. This was a huge focus in the last government as the Member recalls, and so a lot of work has begun. So I can't go through everything that is happening but if you look at the Indigenous Recruitment and Retention Framework and Action Plan, that is the plan that is going to lead us through the next few years. There's a number of actions in there but overall the priorities are creating a culturally inclusive workplace, building capacity and career development, and fostering Indigenous leadership through talent management. So, basically, we want to create an environment where Indigenous people want to work for one thing. We need to figure out what are the barriers to Indigenous people for working in the GNWT, and that goes to things like reviewing the job actions. So every department now has a plan to -- job description -- sorry. Every department has a plan to review a certain number of job descriptions each year until they completely review those to ensure there are no barriers in those. There's exit interviews. So when employees leave, if there were issues, if there were -- they felt like there was issues of discrimination or systemic racism, those can be brought to the forefront and addressed. We have the Indigenous Career Gateway Program, which -- and I believe this -- it feels like it's getting more and more use. We have an Indigenous eligibility list for pre-qualified candidates. And I could go on and on and on but I'll wrap it up there, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
R.J. Simpson on Question 70-20(1): Increasing Indigenous Hiring within the Government of the Northwest Territories
In the Legislative Assembly on February 21st, 2024. See this statement in context.
Question 70-20(1): Increasing Indigenous Hiring within the Government of the Northwest Territories
Oral Questions
February 21st, 2024
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