Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. And thank you to the Member for that question. So there was $3.5 million that was negotiated by Members in the fall of last year that was specific for daycare workers. Those dollars required the completion of the wage grid. As for the wage grid, the wage grid has a reliance on levels of education to determine where people fit within the wage grid. And so what we were asked for through the consultations on that wage grid was to not start rolling the dollars out until people per childcare facility had completed either their certification and gotten their paperwork in, so some people weren't receiving back pay and some people were. So people will receive the back pay right through this whole fiscal year, so they won't be -- no dollars will be held back if it comes at a later date, but we wanted to respect the fact that there is consistent pay or desire for consistent pay throughout childcare facilities. Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Question 508-20(1): Implementation of the Northwest Territories Early Learning and Childcare Agreement
In the Legislative Assembly on February 13th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 508-20(1): Implementation of the Northwest Territories Early Learning and Childcare Agreement
Oral Questions
February 13th, 2025
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