​     Act Revamp

• Lack of qualified teachers and support staff (recruitment & retention)

• Consider requirements for Social Service workers, as guardians, to be responsible for ensuring children & youth in care are receiving an education - whatever way that happens to look
  How To Make Education Work For Students
  Model program: year round school 

• Shorter summer holiday w/ July off, fall term break, Christmas break, Spring term break.

• Funding can be made available to IGOs, and sport/art councils to create camp opportunities, teachers can be given the option to ‘work’ in a non-teaching role during breaks to participate and facilitate in alternative programs, on-the-land experiences etc. 

• Potential to create flex schedules (job shares) for teachers

• Allows student opportunities for SNAP involvement during breaks

• End of year program evaluations that goes beyond learning goals and is extended to teachers, staff, students, and the community 

• Taking into consideration the cultural practices of so many students of the territories, and adjusting a school calendar to reflect those times of on-the-land participation without having to miss school to do so, would reflect the GNWT's commitment to UNDRIP

      Expanding Alternative schooling programs

• ie. Northern Distance Learning, homeschool, SNAP all acceptable forms of education

• SNAP needs more funding; greater incentives/bigger wage subsidies for businesses

• Northern Distance Learning needs to be expanded to all regions and school boards, including Yellowknife

• Lessons need to be recorded and made available to students to access on own time, as well as lesson notes & presentations
  Inclusive Learning

• Triage for Ed Psychs-- these tests are several thousand dollars, are more than most private insurance plans pay, and not enough are being covered by the school system.

• Tweaking the relationship between schools and support staff like Speech Language Pathologists and Occupational Therapists

• Removing barriers to access (disability transportation, accessible halls, doors, washrooms)

     How To Future-proof Employment

• Incentives through SFA for grade 12 students and mature students to take in-demand Education and Inclusive learning programs and courses

• Greater incentives for returning graduates to take positions in small communities

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Creating Affordable & Transitional Housing Models

• Introduce a GNWT interim mortgage program for NGOs and IGOs to expedite the construction process.

• NGOs under this program will automatically meet CMHC compliance, which requires government support for the project as a condition of funding.

• In the case of default, GNWT assumes ownership of the property, similar to a bank, and can transfer it to the housing portfolio or another NGO.

• Advocate for credit reporting of payment histories for non-profit organizations, IGOs, and public housing tenants to improve their access to financing options.

Accessible Public Housing Units

• Promote the creation of retrofits in each community to meet CMHC's accessibility rules (at least 20% of units).

• Ensure that accessible housing is a priority in community development.

How To Take Those To The Communities

• Develop a step-by-step process for Income Assistance and Public Housing Tenants to facilitate a smooth transition off programs.

• Identify and address barriers to housing development in communities.

• Example: Whati's plans to build a subdivision in the "coming years" despite a housing waitlist of over 100 individuals. Explore solutions to expedite such projects.

Insurance

• Address issues related to house insurance, particularly for residents relying on alternative heat sources as their primary heating method or who don't have fire services. 

• Improve communication about disaster relief fund coverage, and explore solutions such as the creation of a territorial insurance corporation.

Mining

• Cut duplicity in policy and regulations between levels of governance.

  • Consider easing environmental restrictions and duplication of procedures if other regions like Yukon and Nunavut are experiencing increased exploration activity.

• Streamline board responsibilities with clear lines of accountability.

Infrastructure Investment

• Explore new and creative opportunities for affordable energy and economic development in the Northwest Territories.

• Create new job opportunities for in-demand skilled labour.

• Refer to the 2019 Socio-economic agreement reports for mines in the NWT and the 2020 NWT Mining survey of employees for insights.

Marketing the Territory

• Promote the Northwest Territories as an attractive destination for critical mineral investments.

• Reference the article on Canada's reservoir of critical minerals in the Northwest Territories.

Diversification of Industry

• Address roadblocks in the NT fisheries industry, noting that food safety is federally regulated.

• Explore cold-weather testing opportunities.

• Foster partnerships between the Territorial AgriFood Association and universities to advance the agri-food industry and food security.

• Consider initiatives such as small-scale container farms, fruit tree greenhouses, and family/small operation farms, including livestock.

GNWT Size Reduction

• Implement zero-based budgeting to build budgets based on actual needs rather than using the previous year's operational budget plus 10% inflation and capital project funding.

• Introduce a grandfather clause for contracts and create new contracts for all new employees at the management level (e.g., 2 years severance).

• Separate BDIC and ITI functions, with BDIC focusing on small and medium-sized business-related programs and communities shifting to BDIC.

• Position ITI to concentrate on large-scale industry investments that are beyond BDIC's scope (e.g., mines, factories, businesses with >100 employees).

• Ensure clear definitions of responsibilities and eliminate duplication within the two organizations while maintaining BDIC's reporting to the Minister of ITI.