Thanks. Well, I'm hoping that's hinting at more collaboration, more ability to be locally appropriate for Housing NWT and the LHOs. But I -- again, I don't want to preclude those conversations; I just want to sort of understand the vision. So unless the Minister has anything further to add, I'll leave it there. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Lucy Kuptana Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to elaborate on that, and with Dr. Kelly here, the one thing that we have discussed with Housing NWT and our strategic renewal approach was working with Indigenous governments. And part of the mandate for the Government of the Northwest Territories is working more closely with Indigenous governments, especially concerning their distinction-based funding and having that as part of the change in legislation for Housing NWT. So, again, like the president indicated, there's initial scoping, there is ideas, but we will provide that more to the committee when we have more information. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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The Chair Richard Edjericon
Thank you. Was there any further questions from Great Slave? Thank you. Next on my list I got the Member from Frame Lake.
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Julian Morse Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just switching gears here. Oh, thank you. I just wanted to ask about the pretty significant, almost million dollar, reduction to the policy and planning division. Can the Minister and her staff explain what those reductions entailed. Is there a reduction of capacity of that division as a result? Thank you.
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Lucy Kuptana Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Policy and planning division, so $748,000 decrease. This is primarily explained by additional staffing for the homelessness section, plus $370,000 in addition, federally funded training and development for shelter staff. So there was some federal funds to the policy and planning division. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julian Morse Frame Lake
Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And I do apologize, I'm a bit confused by the Minister's answer because what I see in the budget is a reduction from 2167 to 1305, and the Minister just described increases.
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Lucy Kuptana Nunakput
My apologies, Mr. Chair. Yes, I was in the wrong line item here. It's been a long day. Anyway. So sunset for internally funded positions, initiative positions, including the manager for community housing planning, community housing planner, homelessness specialist, and a manager of communications. Thank you, Mr. Chair. And these are funded again -- Mr. Martin just indicated these are funded internally. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julian Morse Frame Lake
Thank you, Mr. Chair. And so, yeah, just to be crystal clear on this, have we lost these positions, or are they -- just the way that they're being funded has changed? So -- okay, Ms. Reid is over here -- sorry, Member from Great Slave seems to be confirming. But I just want to make sure that we haven't lost that capacity because certainly we -- you know, when I look at the policy and planning division description, we definitely need that going on in the department, housing being such a high priority of the Assembly. So if the Minister can just confirm we haven't lost the capacity within the department. Thank you.
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Lucy Kuptana Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just to be crystal clear, I'll give it to Mr. Martin here to provide that answer. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Jim Martin
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the adjustments from 2024-2025 mains was to remove the manager of community housing planning, the community housing planner, the homelessness specialist, and the manager of communications. These were previously included in the prior year mains, and we moved these initiative positions to internal resources to be funded internally. Now, the position's so that have been carried over to 2025-2026 to be funded internally, we now are going to be funding six positions out of internal resources. And the six positions include the associate deputy minister, senior advisor to the associate deputy minister, senior planning and evaluation specialist that was mentioned previously by our president, manager of communications comes forward, manager of community housing planning came forward, a policy analyst, and the final position for 2025-2026 is a pathfinder position, integrated services delivery for housing. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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Julian Morse Frame Lake
Excellent. Thank you, Mr. Chair. I really appreciate those answers and understanding better what's going on within the division.
I do note that the president kind of mentioned in her answer the community housing plans, and I am curious is that -- was updating the community housing plans, has that project been completed? Is there -- or is that ongoing work?
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Lucy Kuptana Nunakput
Thank you, Mr. Chair. President Kelly will provide an update on the community housing plans.
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Dr. Erin Kelly
Thank you, Mr. Chair. So the community housing planning initiative predated some of the funding that was provided to Indigenous governments, and so -- for housing. And in some cases our focus with Indigenous governments and communities has shifted. So what we've done is those that want to continue to work on those community housing plans, we're working -- working with them, and if they want to work on different -- and focus on different options, we're focusing on those. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
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