EdinburghNLP/nunavut-hansard-plusplus huggingface dataset:
Once determination has been made as to which projects will be approved and the amount of the approval, each community is sent a Contribution Agreement which must be approved by an authorized representative of the Municipality and returned to the Department of Economic Development and Transportation.
Upon EDT approval of the Contribution Agreement, the Municipality is provided with an initial payment of 80% of the requested amount of the Contribution Agreement.
The remaining 20% is provided upon submission of the Municipality’s financial statements which shows how the funding was used for the fiscal year.
Return to Written Question 10 – 4(2): Annual Fuel Purchases by the Government of Nunavut
Asked of: Hon. Tom Sammurtok, Minister of Community and Government Services
2014/15  COMMUNITY
2,075,624
422,472
872,355
4,666,843
516,087
306,656
485,358
3,026,097
580,507
1,057,978
131,642
129,219
1,290,611
296,973
592,014
5,311,879
393,886
758,288
25,085,637
5,989,889
30,549,767
7,426,425
1,731,818
220,555
1,698,399
532,995
1,157,904
4,064,629
1,113,368
614,067
3,980,486
548,117
1,216,078
1.995,689
391,997
204,434
5,624,528
226,258
530,478
66,591,053
11,269,597
39,957,357
3,838,303
1,087,512
2,226,153
6,476,415
1,563,939
1,067,082
476,576
92,300
2,503,589
579,534
721,068
11,943,321
2,163,161
5,097,918
4,874,796
2,584,756
761,779
140,197
307,494
4,036,512
1,326,248
259,209
37,073,160
7,199,204
9,855,498
6,560
4,451,065
796,867
2,645,860
2,629,325
3,914,190
643,401
1,120,656
2,804,020
421,690
599,699
Kugluktuk - NPC
1,430,030
2,817,567
416,172
656,097
18,046,197
2,291,250
5,022,312
121,710,410
20,760,051
54,835,167
177,615
4,422,220
2,038,258
1,899,723
70,188,076
38,934,027
4,513,284
199,563
1,862,122
7,630,156
254064
38,703,531
6610079
14,880,337
2,633,426
4,316,754
Kugluktuk-NPC
1,636,847
2,953,456
20,132,232
129,023,839
58,832,297
8,143,030.0
Emergency Total
275,708.0
1,911,481.0
1,346,370.0
44,929,190
Av Gas
2,967,808.0
Emergency Tank Volume
91,170.0
478,795.0
3,311,910
582,000
6,879,467
2,562,896
4,086,830
Kugluktuk  Total Diesel
Total Volume
There has been no fuel airlifts.
Naphtha is supplied in cans via dry cargo marine carrier.
Like all products, PPD utilizes 10 years of historical sales data to project future Naphtha consumption on a community level.
Due to sales volatility and fluctuations in resupply dates, PPD orders 25% more Naphtha than annual sales forecasts as a buffer to prevent run-outs.
All inventories, including Naphtha, are monitored on a monthly basis; if a shortage is expected, PPD will airlift fuel from another community in close proximity.
If this option is unavailable, PPD will airlift Naphtha from the closest regional hub (Cambridge Bay, Rankin Inlet or Iqaluit) where additional inventories are stockpiled.
Return to Written Question 11 – 4(2): Government of Nunavut Responses to Resolutions of the Nunavut Association of Municipalities
Date: November 6, 2015
Seven (7) Resolutions adopted at 2013 AGM.
Copies attached.
Cadet Program Growth Initiative Support.
NAM endorsement of program no GN response required.
Municipal Training.
NAM endorsement encouraging GN departments to work with MTO.
Ongoing no GN response required.
Arctic Fiber Optics.
NAM endorsement.
No GN response required
GN Buildings for Recreational Activities.
Gymnasiums in Nunavut have joint use agreements between municipalities and DEA’s for after hour recreational use by municipalities.
No GN response required.
Mental Health Facilities: Department of Family Services.
CGS forwarded the resolution but isn’t aware of the response.
Limited Number of Nurses.
Department of Health.
CGS not aware of response.
Small Craft Harbours.
ED&T.
Return to Written Question 12 – 4(2): Status of Decentralization
By 2004, the Government of Nunavut committed to decentralize certain functions or divisions for a combined total of 459 positions to the 10 designated communities.
As of December 2004, there were 1,024 other government positions in those 10 communities.
Total Positions in Decentralized Communities (includes 459 designated decentralized)
2,172
Total Positions in Iqaluit, Headquarters
1,226
1,771
Total Positions in Non-Decentralized Communities
Total Positions
3,198
4,513
As of September 2014, 1,771 positions (approximately 39%) were located in Iqaluit, while 2,842 positions (approximately 61%) were located outside of Iqaluit.
The 459 designated decentralized positions commitment constitute approximately 10% of the total GN positions.
There has been some reorganization of GN departments since the last Return to Written Question 10-2(4) in 2008.
The decentralization data is broken down by the current departmental structures.
The data includes the following GN departments, agencies and crown corporations:
Culture and Heritage (CH)
Education (EDU)
Finance (FIN)
Health (HEA)
Family Services (FS)
Justice (JUS)
Economic Development and Transportation (EDT)
Environment (ENV)
Nunavut Business Credit Corporation (NBCC)  Nunavut Development Corporation (NDC)
The non-financial data is from e-Personality as of 1 November 2014 and 1 May 2014.
Question 1(a):
From 01 April 1999 to 1 November 2014, how many Government of Nunavut departmental, board, agency and crown corporation positions (broken down by entity) were decentralized from Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet or Cambridge Bay to another community (broken down by community)?
The decentralized positions are summarized in the following table by employing entity and community as of 1 November 2014.
This table summarizes 461 positions because some departments have designated more positions than they originally committed to.
HEA
Cam Bay
Question 1(b):
As of 1 November 2014, how many of these positions were filled on an indeterminate or term basis with employees considered as members of the Public Service?
Below are the numbers of indeterminate versus term positions as of 1 November 2014.
Indeterminate 289
Term 16
Total 305
Vacant 157
(Note: There are 26 inactive.designated decentralized positions )
Question 1(c):
As of 1 November 2014, how many of these positions were filled with beneficiaries of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and how many were filled with non-beneficiaries?
The response considers how the position was filled on 1 November 2014 and not as of the date of decentralization.
Below are the numbers of NLCA Beneficiaries versus Non-Beneficiaries as of 1 November 2014.
Indeterminate 160 129 289
Term 5 11 16
Total 165 140 305
Question 1(d):
As of 1 November 2014, how many of these positions were filled with persons who were previously living in the decentralized community and how many were filled with persons relocating from: Iqaluit; Rankin Inlet; Cambridge Bay; and Southern Canada.
The Department of Finance cannot yet report, through E-Personality, how many of these positions were filled with persons who were previously living in a decentralized community and how many were filled with persons from Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet, Cambridge Bay and Southern Canada.
However, E-Personality captures local hires for indeterminate and casual positions.
Of those positions filled, 177 were hired locally.
Question 1(e):
As of 1 November 2014, how many of these positions were having their functions performed by persons engaged on a casual, contractual or consultancy basis?
How many of those persons were deemed to be residents of Nunavut for federal income tax purposes and how many were non-residents?
Casual employee’s, contractual or consultancy basis do not get assigned to position number, there is no data to respond to this question.
Question 1(f):
As of 1 November 2014 how many decentralized positions were vacant (broken down by employing entity and community)?
Question 1(g):
As of 1 November 2014, how many positions had been vacant for more than six (6) months (broken down by employing entity and community)?
The response to Question 1(g) includes positions that were vacant as of 1 November 2014.
The vacancy by employing entity and by community as of 1 November 2014 (left hand column for each community) and 1 May 2014 (right hand column for each community) was:
EDT*
1-May-14
1-Nov -14
* Including NBCC.
Question 1(h):
As of 1 November 2014, 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?
Clarifications for Question 1(h):
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 1 November 2014.
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 1 November 2014.
The total amount spent by the GN on settlements for employees who declined to accept offers of employment for decentralized positions, and who departed the Public Service by 1 November 2014 was $612,201.
Question 1(i):
As of 1 November 2014, 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:
In the summer 2014, the Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs reviewed the Action Plan developed by the Department of Finance.
A revised draft is currently being developed.
It is nearing completion and will be ready by the end of the fiscal year as projected in the Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs Business Plan.
The updated Action Plan will be considered by Cabinet to:
confirm a GN position on decentralization policy
reflect progress and completion of actions
clarify lead department for actions
update timeframes for action items
ensure it reflects Sivumut Abluqta
ensure it complements the GN-wide HR Strategy
Minister of Culture and Heritage; Minister of Languages; Minister responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation
Minister of Health; Minister of Justice; Minister responsible for Labour; Minister responsible for Immigration
Minister of Finance, Chair of the Financial Management Board; Minister responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation; Minister responsible for the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission
Government House Leader; Minister of Education; Minister responsible for Nunavut Arctic College
Minister of Family Services; Minister responsible for Homelessness; Minister responsible for the Status of Women
Acting Chief Medical Officer of Health
Anesthetist
Family Physician
{§1} Manual referenced in the 2006 (current) Management Agreement is also known as the Local Housing Association/Authority Human Resource Guide.
{§2} Same as above.
{§3} Process referenced in the 2006 (current) Management Agreement is also known as the Point Rating System, and is outlined in the TOR manual.
{§4} Same as above.
{§5} Policy and guidelines referenced in the 2006 (current) Management Agreement have been updated, policy is currently known as the Collections Policy and Collections Procedures Manual.
{§6} Same as above.
{§7} Same as above.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Pages 1679 – 1740
Opening Prayer 1679
Budget Address 1679
Members’ Statements 1686
Recognition of Visitors in the Gallery 1689
Oral Questions 1689
Tabling of Documents 1706
Notices of Motions for First Reading of Bills 1707
First Reading of Bills 1707
Second Reading of Bills 1708
Report of the Committee of the Whole 1739
Orders of the Day 1740
Wednesday, February 25, 2015 1679
092 – 4(2): Budget Address (Peterson) 1679
202 – 4(2): Tribute to Louis Kamookak (Akoak) 1686
203 – 4(2): Tribute to Pond Inlet Residents (Enook) 1687
204 – 4(2): Kimmirut Radio Returns in Time for Christmas (Joanasie) 1688
205 – 4(2): Baffin Island Caribou Management (Shooyook) 1688
332 – 4(2): Food Insecurity in the North (Akoak) 1690
333 – 4(2): Boarding for Medical Clients in Rankin Inlet (Sammurtok) 1691
334 – 4(2): Services for Nunavummiut (Angnakak) 1692
335 – 4(2): Baffin Island Caribou Management (Shooyook) 1694
336 – 4(2): Dust Control in Nunavut Communities (Rumbolt) 1697
337 – 4(2): Medical Boarding Home Contracts (Joanasie) 1698
338 – 4(2): Status of Standing Offer Agreement for Government of Nunavut Medical and Duty Travel (Enook) 1700
339 – 4(2): Baffin Island Caribou Management (Keyootak) 1700
340 – 4(2): Local Volunteer Firefighters (Mapsalak) 1703
341 – 4(2): Compliance with Duty Travel Directive (Enook) 1704
342 – 4(2): Wellness Courts and Rehabilitation of Offenders (Angnakak) 1705
094 – 4(2): Resolutions Passed at the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the Kitikmeot Inuit Association (Akoak) 1707
095 – 4(2): 2015-2018 Business Plan of the Office of the Legislative Assembly (Speaker) 1707
Bill 16 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2015-2016 – Notice 1707
Bill 16 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2015-2016 – First Reading 1707
Bill 16 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2015-2016 – Second Reading 1708
Bill 16 – Appropriation (Operations & Maintenance) Act, 2015-2016 – Health – Consideration in Committee 1708
Speaker (Hon. George Qulaut): I ask that Mr. Taptuna lead us in prayer.
Speaker (interpretation): Good afternoon. Welcome to the House, members, ministers, Premier Taptuna, and all Nunavummiut. Additionally, I want to inform the members here today that the arrival of two Members of the Legislative Assembly, Simeon Mikkungwak, Member for Baker Lake, and Joe Savikataaq, Member for Arviat, has been delayed due to inclement weather.
Minister’s Statement 092 – 4(2): Budget Address (Peterson)
Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present the government’s budget for the fiscal year 2015-16.
This is the seventh budget that I have presented in this legislature.
I thank all members for your continued support.
I look forward to working with you for real and visible progress in building the foundation for Nunavut’s successful, prosperous future.
Fiscal and Economic Overview
This is the second budget to be guided by Sivumut Abluqta.
It funds initiatives for each of the four priorities: a skilled workforce, strong communities, responsible development, and effective use of public resources. I will describe our investments in each priority, but first I will describe the government’s overall approach to developing this budget.
In the current fiscal year ending next month, we expect a surplus of $35.7 million.
Next fiscal year, we expect revenues of $1.72 billion, an increase of 5 percent from this year’s main estimates.
Our expenditures next year will rise more than 9 percent to $1.67 billion.
We plan to spend less than we bring in.
The net position next year will be a surplus of $22.8 million.
Looking at that expenditure of $1.67 billion, members will know that our capital plan foresees about $205 million of investments.
That’s about the same as last year.
This money pays for projects that shape the future of Nunavut like schools, community centres, and other public buildings and facilities.
Let me focus briefly on the revenues generated by our government.
In the coming year, our own-source revenues will reach nearly $187 million.
That’s nearly 11 percent of our total revenue.
We’re seeing good growth in corporate and payroll taxes and from personal income taxes, thanks mostly to growth in the mining industry.
In fact, the mining industry, the Iqaluit airport project, and the Canadian High Arctic Research Station represent three significant growth drivers.
They helped the Nunavut economy to grow 3.5 percent last year.
In short, there are reasons to be optimistic.
At the same time, though, the current global collapse in oil prices may affect investment in energy sectors like petroleum.
We saw how exploration retreated a few years ago when financial markets collapsed.
Accordingly, we must balance our optimism with a good measure of caution.
Sivumut Abluqta: Four Priorities
Having described our overall situation and our financial resources, let us turn to what we will accomplish through this budget.
When this government took office, we looked forward 20 years and described the Nunavut that we are all working together to build. We are driven by a vision.
We see a Nunavut whose people are happy and whose education, skills, and self-reliance give us an advantage in the global economy.
We see a successful blend of traditional culture with modern life, making us better off.
And Nunavut will be less troubled by addictions, suicides, and social assistance.
We see Nunavummiut prospering from our resources and our knowledge, and take pride that we have sustained our natural wealth to benefit future generations.
And we see our government working effectively and efficiently to deliver the services that our people need.
These are the four priorities of Sivumut Abluqta.
When we published this mandate, we said we wanted to make real progress on these priorities during this Fourth Legislative Assembly.
That goal drives the allocations made in this budget.
Education and Training
Looking forward, we see that our territory has an incredible potential for development.
Through responsible resource development aligned with Inuit societal values, we can build a better future for us all.
To meet this goal, we must help today’s workers to improve their job prospects and help our children to prepare for their future careers.
Today almost one-third of Nunavummiut are below the age of 15.
Now they are students, but tomorrow, they will enter the workforce as contributors to our shared future.
Their success depends critically on their skills, knowledge, and ability to learn throughout their career.
Over the years, our public school system has made some important gains.
In the first 14 years of Nunavut’s existence, the number of high school graduates almost doubled.
That is excellent progress…
…yet it is only the first step of many that we shall need to take together.
That’s why our government is providing the Department of Education with a significant 10 percent budget increase to nearly $203 million.
Also the budget for the Nunavut Arctic College rises 5 percent to $48 million.
Taken together, the two organizations represent an investment in our future worth a quarter-billion dollars.
We are increasing funding for instruction, regional school operations, and teacher professional development, an additional $15 million into these three areas.
We are also improving our focus on the subjects that our children learn and introducing new graduation requirements in English, math, and science.
We will be working more closely to engage families to promote school attendance and student success.
Early childhood education is essential to our success. It gives children a head start in preparing for modern life.
It gives parents opportunities to enter the workforce or take training.
In this budget, our government is increasing support for early childhood education by 14 percent to $7.4 million.
The education department is also thoroughly reviewing all early childhood education programs and services to improve their results.
In making these investments, we also recognize our responsibility to ensure that Nunavut’s child care centres and schools are safe and secure.
As this House knows, the Auditor General reported last year on a number of deficiencies.
The Department of Education and the Department of Community and Government Services are working to ensure proper inspections and safe working practices.
The Nunavut Teachers Association has joined us to implement proper methods for school safety and training for school staff.
These safety improvements and these investments in better educational services will help young Nunavummiut to succeed in an increasingly challenging world.
What about adult Nunavummiut?
How are we helping them to gain the job skills that bring better paycheques?
Moving from our traditional economy into today’s global business environment is difficult without proper education and training.
Recognizing that long ago, the government placed a strong focus on helping adults to train for jobs in mining and construction.
We succeeded, but now, we can see that we still have more to do.
As our economy grows and diversifies, we will need not only specific skills but also the ability to learn throughout our careers.
Getting a job or running a business is difficult without a High School Diploma.
Advancing into middle and senior management is difficult without college or university.
Our ability to control our future depends on our ability to equip people with the skills they need.
Today, one adult Inuk in 50 has a university degree.
Two in five Inuit have a High School Diploma.
If we are to take control of our future, these numbers will need to rise.
Not only that, but almost half of adult Inuit are not in the workforce.
Their participation would certainly benefit the territory.
That’s why the Department of Family Services is working to develop better information about Nunavut’s labour market, where the jobs are today and where they could be in future.
That knowledge should help Nunavummiut position themselves better for employment and take the training they may need.
The department expects to begin publishing labour market information this summer.
Putting more adults on track to a High School Diploma is what the PASS program is all about.
The Pathway to Adult Secondary School program is working well.
Nunavut Arctic College reports an increased demand for its services right across the territory.
Now some 74 students are taking courses online.
Looking forward, we need to help Nunavummiut succeed in college and university.
The trades training centre in Rankin Inlet has made good progress in developing accredited apprenticeship programs.
Now Nunavut Arctic College will set out a plan to become a university college.
It aims to become a degree-granting institution within three years.
Strong and Resilient Communities
Let me turn now to the second of our Sivumut Abluqta priorities, to strengthen our communities.
The main idea here is “resilience.”
The word describes how we bounce back and how we recover from difficulties.
Resilience means that we help and support each other as friends, as neighbours, and as family.
Our government is helping as well by improving health care, taking action on violence and crime, and easing our housing shortage.
Improving health care is key to our future given the wide gap between health indicators in Nunavut and the rest of Canada.
Our indicators fall significantly below the national average.
We can raise these indicators by investing in both prevention and treatment.
Investing in prevention will fight disease, save lives, and reduce future pressures on our health care system.
Everyone can participate, especially through physical exercise and stopping smoking.
This budget improves support for health care more than 6 percent to $317 million.
It gives better support to hospitals, physicians, and community health care.
It improves funding for mental health care and residential long-term care.
In the coming fiscal year, the government will introduce a new Public Health Act.
The current law has not changed in nearly 60 years.
It’s out of date.
New legislation would better protect patient rights and better support health promotion programs.
We also look forward to tabling the Mental Health and Addictions Framework this year.
We want to improve frontline service delivery across the territory.
We will also raise our support to mental health and addictions programming by 35 percent to $20 million.
>>Applause  All communities will benefit from improved psychiatric nursing services, counselling, and programming.
We are also investing nearly $4 million more in community health services and taking steps to define and provide residential care services to our seniors.
In addition to these direct investments in better health care, our government is also promoting better health by helping Nunavummiut to enjoy active lifestyles.
This budget provides the Department of Community and Government Services with a 39 percent funding increase for sport and recreation administration.
This investment will lead to better programs in sport, recreation, and physical activity.
We are also providing these programs with $4 million next year and we will review these grants to make service delivery more effective.
In building strong and resilient communities, we must also confront crime.
For Nunavummiut, this is a serious issue.