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In deciding to not promote a student, the School Team must give careful consideration to these principles:
Performance in Nunavut classrooms must be understood within the context of bilingualism.
Educators must continually ask if a child’s difficulty learning is the result of learning in a second language or other factors.
All practices and tools used to support student learning must take into consideration the first and second language context and abilities of students.
The language context influences both the content and the process of instruction; educators must use differentiated instruction to meet varied student learning styles and language abilities.
Asked by: Paul Okalik, MLA for Iqaluit-Sinaa
Asked of: Hon. Keith Peterson, Minister of Finance  Number: WQ 24-4(3) Date: March 14, 2017
Subject: Administration of Human Resources Manual (HRM) Directive
206: Preferential Treatment
Broken down by department, Territorial Corporation and Crown Agency, how many approvals were granted within the meaning of section #6 of HRM Directive 206: Preferential Treatment during the
2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 (to date) fiscal years?
Responsibility for implementing section #6 lies with the Deputy Head within each department or agency, in consultation with the Deputy Minister of Finance.
This information is not tracked at the GN-level.
At the departmental level, any documentation relating to HRM 206 becomes part of each individual employee’s personnel folder.
Departments do not compile this information centrally and cannot readily provide consolidated data.
Broken down by department, Territorial Corporation and Crown Agency, how many approvals were granted within the meaning of section #7 of the HRM Directive 206: Preferential Treatment during the 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 (to date) fiscal years?
Responsibility for implementing section #7 lies with the Deputy Head within each department or agency, in consultation with the Deputy Minister of Finance.
Departments do not compile this information and cannot readily provide consolidated data.
Broken down by department, Territorial Corporation and Crown Agency, how many approvals were granted within the meaning of section #8 of the Human Resources Manual Directive 206: Preferential Treatment during the 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017 (to date) fiscal years?
Responsibility for implementing section #8 lies with the Deputy Head within each department or agency.
Any documentation relating to HRM 206 becomes part of the individual employee’s personnel folder.
Please note that although the specific number of disclosures under HRM 206 is not centrally tracked, the Department of Finance employs a number of mechanisms to enforce the government’s rules and policies against preferential treatment.
Code of Values and Ethics
The responsibility for declaring a conflict of interest, including the potential for preferential treatment, lies with each public servant as outlined in the Nunavut Public Service Code of Values and Ethics.
Employees are required to review the Code upon being hired, and periodic information bulletins are sent to all employees reminding them of their obligations.
Employees found to be in contravention of any part of the Code are subject to progressive discipline, up to and including dismissal.
Internal Accommodations
Internal mechanisms exist within the GN to accommodate employees after a declaration of a conflict of interest is received.
These accommodations are established on a case by case basis dependant on the working relationship and closeness of said individuals.
This can include replacing the conflicted person on a hiring panel, reassigning an employee to a different supervisor, or making similar accommodations.
All hiring panels include an independent staffing consultant from the Department of Finance, in order to ensure fairness and consistency and to avoid the possibility of preferential treatment.
Reporting Mechanisms
When a GN employee has concerns of impropriety or wrongdoing within the GN, including violations of HRM 206, there are mechanisms for reporting these concerns.
Part 6 of the Public Service Act (PSA) creates a process for employees to disclose wrongdoing to their supervisors and an independent Ethics Officer without fear of reprisal.
An employee reports the suspected wrongdoing to their supervisor, and in the absence of action, escalates the report th rough to their deputy head.
If the deputy head fails to act, then the employee can report wrongdoing to any other deputy head, including the Deputy Minister responsible for the Public Service Act.
Deputy heads have a duty to act on these reports.
Employees can also consult with the Ethics Officer prior to making a disclosure under the Act.
If the employee is not satisfied that authorities within the public service have taken reasonable steps to investigate and correct the wrongdoing, they may disclose the wrongdoing to the independent Ethics Officer for his investigation.
Number: 25 - 4 (3)
Date: March 14, 2017
Subject: Strategic Investments Program
Expressing the information in a comparable format to that which was provided in Return to Written Question 13-4(3), what were the Department of Economic Development and Transportation’s activities and expenditures under its Strategic Investments Program during the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 (to date) fiscal years?
Contribution Agreements (Expenditures)
Strategic Investment Program
Pan-Nunavut
Winnipeg Art Gallery partnership.
NWT And Nunavut Chamber of Mines
Nunavut office operations.
Nunavut Economic Developers Association
Economic developer certification curriculum.
Nunavut Economic Forum
Renewal of Nunavut Economic Development Strategy 2024.
$44,796
Pan-Kivalliq
Arctic Haven Wilderness Lodge
Expansion of lodge site.
Develop and implement mine training projects for all Kivalliq communities.
Pan-Qikiqtaaluk
Arctic Fishery Alliance
Fisheries research project.
$117,000
Pan- Qikiqtaaluk
Baffin Business Development Corporation  Travel for community readiness project.
Baffin Regional Chamber of Commerce
Northern Lights tradeshow.
$84,750
Arctic UAV Inc.
Purchase and deployment of commercial drones.
Inuit Broadcasting Corporation
Production fixtures for new media center.
Nunavut Community Futures
Three members to attend 2015 National Community Futures event.
Arqvartuuq Services Ltd.
Purchase of gravel hauler.
$54,000
Hamlet of Arctic Bay
Arctic Bay Adventures supplies.
Nunavut Arts and Crafts Association
Rankin Inlet Arts Festival.
$70,900
Kitikmeot Inuit Association
Grays Bay Road and Port Project.
Mentorship Project in Cambridge Bay.
$19,454
Contribution Agreements (Commitments)Strategic Investment Program
Fiscal Year 2016-17
*Actual expenditures will vary
Pan--Nunavut
Nunavut Economic Development Association
Entrepreneur mentorship program.
$50,473
Nunavut delegation to the 2017 Northern Perspectives event in Winnipeg 2017.
$153,349
Sponsorship of Northern Perspectives event in Winnipeg, February 1-4 2017.
NWT and Nunavut Chamber of Mines
Nunavut Office Strategic Plan 2014–2018.
Nunavut Trade Show and Conference.
Community visits and trade Shows.
TV Nunavut
Towards establishing a primarily lnuktut language, educational broadcast service.
$53,500
Support for Cambridge Bay Arts Festival Participation.
Pan- Kitikmeot
Pan-- Kivalliq
Plan, coordinate and deliver mine training programs in Kivalliq communities.
Kivalliq Trade Show Society
Support Nunavut business delegation to the 2016 Centrallia International Business Development Conference in Winnipeg.
$65,473
Halifax Trade Mission.
$78,400
Uvagut Inc.
Café business start-up.
CHOU Consulting & Development Inc.
Infrastructure - Commercial Building construction with office space and commercial kitchen for rent, café and boutique hotel.
Welded art training for development of a heritage park.
Contribution to six bay garage project.
$63,759
Carrefour Nunavut
Training to members to build capacity in HR, marketing, finance and accounting.
$81,035
Royal Canadian Legion
Air Cadet Squadron #795 purchase of three flight simulators.
Nunavut Research Institute
Collaborate with Newfoundland to co-host Ocean Innovation 2016: Sustainable Oceans in Iqaluit October 4-5, 2016.
Staff technical skill development.
$69,024
Arctic UAV Inc
Purchase of UAVs, for sea Ice monitoring, search & rescue, wildlife surveys and habitat assessments.
Northern Frontier Services
Business valuation.
$10,996
Nunavut Brewing Company Limited
Infrastructure and business start-up.
The Jerry Cans Incorporated
Marketing tour in support of The Jerry Cans Australian release of their new album Inuusiq.
Municipality of Cape Dorset
Construction of a combined Cultural Centre and Print Shop.
Municipality of Sanikiluaq
Address lack of Heavy Equipment Operators and Class 3 drivers.
$88,129
Municipality of Clyde River
Develop and implement a 2017-2021 Community Economic Development Plan.
Siku Services Inc
Support business expansion.
For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, 17 applications were approved and went on to receive funding under the Strategic Investments Program.
For the 2016-2017 fiscal year 28 applications were approved and funded.
The exact number of applications that were received and rejected was not consistently tracked.
This is because each of the four offices involved in administration of the program has historically recorded such applications differently and has not consistently differentiated between applications that are rejected based on ineligibility, withdrawn, denied based on lack of merit or incomplete applications.
The department is developing clear internal procedures to allow this information to be tracked consistently in the future.
The application requirements for the Strategic Investment Program are outlined in the Policy:
For Schedule A: Nunavut Business Investment, applicants must submit a completed and signed application form.
That includes the following:
Financing package that includes:
Arms-length Debt Financing or Equity Investment in the required proportions; and
A client contribution, which can take the form of cash, sweat equity or existing assets.
Business plan demonstrating potential for viability, sustainability and growth;
Three-year historical financial statements (if available);
Evidence that the initiative will provide net economic benefit beyond the financial return to the applicants;
Evidence that the initiative will create new jobs for Nunavummiut;
Evidence of a capable and experienced management team; Evidence that the requested NBIF contribution will complete the required funding package and result in the project being fully funded; and
Evidence that costs associated with the initiative are reasonable and that a sound procurement process will be followed for major project components.
For Schedule B: Nunavut Economic Foundations, applicants must submit a completed and signed application form that includes the following:
The project’s potential for viability, sustainability and growth;
How the project supports the Department’s strategic priorities or the economic development priorities of the community in which the project will take place;
Demonstration that the project will provide net economic benefit;
Demonstration of a capable and experienced management team;
Evidence that the project’s costs are reasonable and that the project will use sound, competitive procurement methods for the purchase of all goods and services which make up a significant portion of project costs; and
For the purchase of existing operations or assets, an independent professional valuation appropriate to the operation or asset being purchased and any other information requested by the department to assess possible conflicts of interest.
The reporting requirements for the Strategic Investment Program are outlined in the contribution agreements and contain requirements specific to each project.
The policy requires that the reporting requirements include certain basic elements:
Recipients are required to submit a report on the activities carried out, and the outcomes and benefits achieved by the supported project; the report must address how these compare to the expected outcomes and benefits of the initiative.
Recipients of contributions exceeding $100,000 are required to submit audited financial statements, at the discretion of the Department, along with an audited Schedule of Revenue and Expenses pertaining to the Conditional Contribution Agreement.
In addition, interim financial information must be submitted to the Department within 60 days of the end of the Government of Nunavut fiscal year in which the contribution was made.
As of March 31, 2017, how much has the Government spent on settlements for employees who declined to accept offers of employment for decentralized positions, and who subsequently departed the Public Service?
This includes all individuals who selected option (c) within 90 days of receipt of their letter on the decentralization initiative and who had departed the public service as of March 31, 2017.
It would not include individuals who formally declined to accept offers of employment but
deferred their actual departure dates and had not departed the public service as of March 31,  2017.
AND  Question 1(i):
As of March 31, 2017, what has been the total cost to the Government of Nunavut for the decentralization initiative, including, but not limited to, the following areas of expenditure:
ii. Settlements and other compensation for employees declining offers of employment for decentralized positions;
iv. Infrastructure, office renovations and other capital expenditures, including all costs associated with the construction, provision and furnishing of staff housing in decentralized communities; and
v. Administrative and miscellaneous costs, including expenditures incurred by the  Decentralization Secretariat of the EIA?
Response to Questions 1(h) and 1(i):
The Decentralization Secretariat was dissolved and removed from EIA’s organizational structure per Cabinet approval at the end of the First Legislative Assembly.
Therefore, the costs presented in the response to the Return to Written Question No. 10-2(4) in 2008 were the final values.
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Pages 4235 – 4271
Opening Prayer 4235
Money Message 4235
Ministers’ Statements 4235
Members’ Statements 4239
Oral Questions 4242
Revert to Item 5: Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 4265
Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills 4266
First Reading of Bills 4266
Second Reading of Bills 4266
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters 4267
Report of the Committee of the Whole 4270
Orders of the Day 4270
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 4235
296 – 4(3): Canada Post Unveils Nunavut Stamp for Canada at 150 (Taptuna) 4235
297 – 4(3): Sound Fields in Education for Nunavut Youth (Quassa) 4236
298 – 4(3): Let’s Be Aware/Ujjiqsuqta Launched (Peterson) 4236
299 – 4(3): FANS Enhancements (Mike) 4237
300 – 4(3): Nunavut Community Cleanups (Savikataaq) 4238
301 – 4(3): Math and Science Award (Ell-Kanayuk) 4238
555 – 4(3): Recent Fishing Derby in Arctic Bay (Shooyook) 4239
556 – 4(3): Commissioner’s Awards Ceremony in Kimmirut (Joanasie) 4240
557 – 4(3): Recognizing the Needs of Smaller Communities (Sammurtok, T) 4240
558 – 4(3): High School Graduates from Qikiqtarjuaq (Keyootak) 4241
559 – 4(3): Fishing Derby Winners in Pangnirtung (Mike) 4242
722 – 4(3): Staff Housing (Angnakak) 4242
723 – 4(3): Kivalliq Regional Visitor Centre (Sammurtok, A) 4244
724 – 4(3): Rankin Inlet’s Freshwater Supply (Sammurtok, T) 4245
725 – 4(3): Grays Bay Port and Road Project (Akoak) 4246
726 – 4(3): Cannabis Legalization (Mikkungwak) 4248
727 – 4(3): Sewage Issues in Naujaat (Mapsalak) 4249
728 – 4(3): The Need for Improving Boarding Home Facilities (Shooyook) 4251
729 – 4(3): Federal Funding to Support Inuktitut and Inuinnaqtun (Joanasie) 4254
730 – 4(3): Baffin Island Caribou Management (Keyootak) 4255
731 – 4(3): Pond Inlet Marine Facility (Enook) 4257
732 – 4(3): Tourism (Angnakak) 4258
733 – 4(3): Options for Government of Nunavut Infrastructure (Enook) 4259
734 – 4(3): Rankin Inlet’s Hamlet Office (Sammurtok, A) 4260
735 – 4(3): Franklin Expedition (Akoak) 4262
736 – 4(3): Departmental Vacancies (Joanasie) 4263
049 – 4(3): Extension of Question Period (Enook) 4257
Bill 46 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2018-2019 – Notice 4266
Bill 46 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2018-2019 – First Reading 4266
Bill 46 – Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2018-2019 – Second Reading 4266
Bill 44 – Supplementary Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, No. 1, 2017-2018 –Consideration in Committee 4267
Before we proceed, I will read a letter that I have received from the Commissioner of Nunavut. It reads:
Bill 46, Appropriation (Capital) Act, No. 1, 2018-2019
Sincerely, Nellie T. Kusugak, Order of Nunavut, Commissioner of Nunavut
Minister’s Statement 296 – 4(3): Canada Post Unveils Nunavut Stamp for Canada at 150 (Taptuna)
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, yesterday Canada Post unveiled a stamp as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary and celebrations.
The stamp features Leah Ejangiaq Kines from Arctic Bay. It’s a photo of her taken by her husband, Clare Kines.
As part of a series, the Nunavut stamp honours 10 national moments in Canada’s history.
Mr. Speaker, the stamp celebrates a special moment in Canadian history: the creation of Nunavut.
For Inuit it was a life-changing moment and one that Inuit had championed for many years prior to signing the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement on April 1, 1999.
While Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, Nunavut only celebrates its 18th year as a territory, yet Inuit history in our land spans thousands of years.
Having the right to self-government is deeply important to Nunavummiut and I am proud that we have come this far together.
I would like to thank the Speaker, the Commissioner of Nunavut, Canada Post, guests, and Members of the Assembly for joining us yesterday for the special unveiling that celebrates Nunavut’s creation.
Minister’s Statement 297 – 4(3): Sound Fields in Education for Nunavut Youth (Quassa)
Inclusive education promotes a model of education where all students have access to the education program with their peers.
Mr. Speaker, many of our students suffer from hearing loss. This has an impact on their ability to learn. It also affects their social and emotional development.
The prevalence of hearing loss in Nunavut children is estimated to be up to 40 percent higher than in other parts of Canada.
There are limited opportunities for formal screening of preschool or school-aged children, so hearing loss can go undiagnosed until later in the child’s life.
My department is taking action to support students with both known and undiagnosed hearing loss through the sound fields for learning project.
Mr. Speaker, since 2015 ten schools have had sound field systems installed in learning spaces to amplify the teacher’s voice to ensure students hear clearly.
The installations were launched along with hands-on training for staff, students, and parents around hearing loss and its connection to learning.
This initial phase was accomplished through a partnership with Better Hearing in Education for Northern Youth and Qikiqtani School Operations.
My department will continue with the project and has ordered 200 new systems to be installed in the remaining schools across the territory.
This project supports students by addressing hearing loss as a barrier to learning.
Minister’s Statement 298 – 4(3): Let’s Be Aware/Ujjiqsuqta Launched (Peterson)
Hon. Keith Peterson: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to talk about Let’s Be Aware/Ujjiqsuqta, a responsible use of alcohol campaign that I publicly launched in Cambridge Bay on March 22 and that is now being rolled out across Nunavut.
Let’s Be Aware/Ujjiqsuqta was developed to promote healthy and informed choices as a way to prevent alcohol-related harm throughout the territory.
The campaign will help Nunavut move toward the vision Nunavummiut have described: healthier and happier communities and safer communities where the negative effects of alcohol are significantly reduced.
The goal of the campaign is to empower local communities through education and awareness. Materials, resources, and activities in all languages are being created for the general public, alcohol education committees, individuals working in helping professions, as well as youth and young adults.
Mr. Speaker, Nunavummiut can also find useful information, facts, tips, and resources on the Let’s Be Aware/Ujjiqsuqta website at www.responsiblenunavut.ca or www.ujjiqsuqta.ca.
Minister’s Statement 299 – 4(3): FANS Enhancements (Mike)
Before I start, the residents of my community are in my thoughts as they will be attending a funeral this afternoon.
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to announce that effective April 1, 2017 changes have been made to the Financial Assistance for Nunavut Student (FANS) program to allow more individuals to access student financial assistance for post-secondary education and reduce the amount of personal financial burden that students incur.
(interpretation ends) Mr. Speaker, the Department of Family Services has increased the amount of reimbursement for adult learners in successfully completed distance education courses from $250 per course, plus $200 for books, plus fees and postage, to $1,000 per course, including books, fees, and software with a lifetime limit of $10,000 of reimbursed expenses.
Increasing support to distance education studies will allow more adults to access learning opportunities while also attending to their work and home commitments.
(interpretation) The second change is an increase to the number of cities eligible for travel benefits under the FANS basic grant. (interpretation ends) The department recognizes that a growing number of Nunavut post-secondary students are attending institutions outside of Ottawa, Montreal, Edmonton, and Winnipeg. (interpretation) The number of cities has now been expanded to 31 across Canada, which will reduce or eliminate the additional travel costs students previously needed to pay themselves.
Mr. Speaker, these enhancements are a direct result of our commitment and dedication to providing the best assistance for our students, and to ensure that a lack of finances does not pose a barrier to post-secondary education.
Minister’s Statement 300 – 4(3): Nunavut Community Cleanups (Savikataaq)
I am pleased to inform members that again this year the Department of Environment will be organizing community cleanups across the territory.
For over a decade now this annual event has become a key component of the department’s pollution prevention program.
In addition to cleaning up litter that accumulates over the winter, the cleanups have proven successful in fostering community pride.
All communities across Nunavut are participating this year and they will be holding community cleanups some time before the end of July.
Mr. Speaker, the Nunavut community cleanups are a joint effort between the Department of Environment and hamlets throughout the territory.
Nunavut Tourism and corporate sponsors also play an important role in these events.
Students in schools throughout Nunavut were invited to participate in a contest designing a t-shirt and a poster for the event.
I would like to congratulate all students who participated in the 2016-17 contest.
The winners are Jenova Aggark, a grade 6 student at Qitiqliq Middle School in Arviat designed the winning t-shirt, and Isabel Tugak, a grade 1 student at Rachel Arngnammaktiq Elementary School in Baker Lake designed the winning poster.
Congratulations to Jenova and Rachel!
Mr. Speaker, I encourage all Nunavummiut to get involved in this cleanup event and show our pride in this great land we call home.
Minister’s Statement 301 – 4(3): Math and Science Award (Ell-Kanayuk)
Math and science are important foundations for many great careers, including geologists to airline pilots.
The Department of Economic Development and Transportation recognizes students in grades 8, 10, and 12 with math and science awards for their skill, dedication, and effort in those subjects.
Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I regularly rise to highlight the success of our high school and college graduates.
Today I would like to shine the spotlight on some of the younger Nunavummiut, the grade 8 math and science awards recipients.