Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from YK Centre.

Thank you. It says a new database to support the professional licensing office. So maybe they could elaborate a little better. Is this about keeping track of them, or how is it used, or maybe they could elaborate a little further. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So it's an implementation of a new database to support professional regulation which is done at the professional licensing office in the Northwest Territories. This funding will help support the creation and building of a system for an online application structure so that professionals seeking to be licensed in the Northwest Territories can do so via this system. And that -- to do that when there's a new IT system that rolls out, there will be privacy impact assessment done on that system as well as a security -- cyber security threat assessment done which -- both of which are now becoming more and more complex in modern -- with the modern systems, and that is where this funding will support that work. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member of YK Centre.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank goodness we're not paying for it, but it does seem like a lot of money considering how many positions and whatnot we have here in the Northwest Territories. I mean -- but that's more of a comment as opposed to anything else.

That said, the next section is health and social programs. Specifically I'd like to discuss my concerns or questions around a wellness and recovery centre here in Yellowknife. I see a negative $7.1 million. Maybe the Minister can update committee and the people at large why is there a negative in this particular case and, furthermore, what impact it will have on that initiative? Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, this is some timing issues. So the health and wellness project didn't proceed obviously in this current year but it is approved and ready to move forward, so it was delayed but it is at this point planned to get underway in terms of the construction during the upcoming capital season. Thank you.

Thank you. I'll go to Member from YK Centre.

Just for further clarity, what is the updated capital season the Minister's referring to, just to make sure we're on the record and clear. Thank you.

Thank you. Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. So final design will be done in the next -- well, early in the 2024 fiscal year, and then it goes out for tender. We are expecting the construction to then begin over this year with a view to having it ready by the fall and the centre opened by the fall of 2026. Thank you.

Thank you. YK Centre.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I'm just next going to check with the scope of the initial project. So if the Minister can confirm that the scope of the project hasn't changed or if so, what has changed? Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I don't have a details on the scope. I can certainly see perhaps if Mr. Courtoreille might have some details on scope and if not, I can certainly ensure that we provide an update and a detailed delineation of that to the Member.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from YK Centre.

Thank you. Minister Wawzonek.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. It's amazing what you find with a extra few seconds. So my understanding is that the scope has not changed, and there was just a delay in terms of the design and location but at this point, as it proceeds on the path that I had described and on the timeline I described, the scope's not changed. Thank you.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Member from YK Centre.

If the Minister would provide that information to Members, that would be appreciated.

Thank you. I'm going to go to the Minister Wawzonek.

We can do that. Thank you.