Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at the end of the day here, we're talking about people, and this is a very, very emotional subject for people who live in the territory. 99 percent of the people who are part of our nominee program are people who are already living in the Northwest Territories, and people who do apply to the nominee program as -- for those potential spots have to have worked in the territory with an employer already. So those are people that are already living in the NWT, they're contributing to our communities, they are friends, they are neighbours, they are Northerners. And so this is a very, very difficult, difficult time. So I absolutely expect that most of us will be getting outreach from people who are worried about getting a spot and maintaining the North as home. And so I wanted to start off by saying that because I think it's really important to acknowledge the emotion and the heart that's involved in this. And I appreciate the Member, and multiple Members from the other side of the House, for taking these phone calls. People can certainly always call our immigration office. They can speak as well to Minister McLeod -- sorry, our MP, our Member of Parliament. And I know that our Member of Parliament, immigration is 80 percent of what he fields in his office here in the Northwest Territories. So this conversation's very important. But I also want to be cautious in that we're not giving people false hope given how important this is to people of the Northwest Territories. But I can assure the Member that I will continue to advocate. Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Question 648-20(1): Northwest Territories Nominee Program
In the Legislative Assembly on March 12th, 2025. See this statement in context.
Question 648-20(1): Northwest Territories Nominee Program
Oral Questions
March 12th, 2025
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