Députée de Kam Lake

Ministre de l’Industrie, du Tourisme et de l’Investissement
Ministre de l’Éducation, de la Culture et de la Formation

L’honorable Caitlin Cleveland a été élue pour la première fois en 2019 en tant que députée de la 19e Assemblée dans la circonscription de Kam Lake; elle assume les fonctions de ministre de l’Éducation, de la Culture et de la Formation et de ministre de l’Industrie, du Tourisme et de l’Investissement depuis 2023, après avoir été élue par acclamation à la 20e Assemblée législative.

En plus d’avoir possédé et exploité une entreprise dans le Nord pendant plus de 20 ans, la ministre Cleveland a occupé divers rôles en communication et en politique dans les secteurs public et privé avant de se lancer en politique.

De 2019 à 2023, elle a présidé le Comité permanent des affaires sociales, réalisant ainsi son objectif de participer aux discussions et aux décisions concernant les programmes sociaux des Territoires du Nord-Ouest. Accomplissant un travail remarquable au sein du Comité, elle a notamment guidé le rigoureux examen des recommandations sur le logement aux TNO et des contributions qui y ont été apportées, et a participé aux efforts liés à la prévention du suicide, à l’amélioration de la prise en charge des enfants placés et au soutien des familles.

Dans le cadre de ses portefeuilles, la ministre Cleveland s’efforce d’aider les enfants à devenir des Ténois épanouis qui savent saisir les occasions qui s’offrent à eux et bâtissent des carrières fructueuses, contribuant à une économie en pleine croissance. Elle préconise la mise en place de nouvelles approches en matière de diversification sectorielle et d’innovation, et veille à ce que le Nord accueille à la fois des travailleurs étrangers qualifiés et attire des investissements dans les ressources en minéraux critiques du territoire. Elle est sans relâche en quête de solutions pour un accès efficace et équitable aux programmes et aux services, œuvrant pour une vision commune des TNO où l’on aide les résidents à vivre, travailler et s’épanouir à leur guise. 

La ministre Cleveland réside avec son mari et leurs trois enfants à Yellowknife, où elle vit depuis toujours.

Committees

Caitlin Cleveland
Kam Lake
Bureau de la ministre

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

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Ministre de l'Industrie, du Tourisme et de l'Investissement Ministre de l'Éducation, de la Culture et de l'Emploi

Déclarations dans les débats

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, as I said, appreciate the Member's comment. As far as staffing that's not something that we, as Ministers, you know, ask for that to be moved around, but certainly the deputy minister and the assistant deputy minister are here as well. The positions do work to serve multiple communities. There are three early childhood consultants in Yellowknife, and they are responsible for visiting Tlicho communities and my understanding is they do visit frequently. And these are staff who help set up daycares, help set up day homes, and I understand through...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much. Mr. Chair, I'm going to be very honest with you, I know the Member knows that, you know, there was asks today on the floor of the House for talks and conversations, and so without having committed to those conversations and without having had them to date, because I've been here in this House, you know, it's -- I don't think it's fair of me to fully answer that question. What I can say is that with the funding that we've been allocated by this House, and the funding that we've been allocated by the federal government and under the regulations of the agreement that we have...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So when I sit down with education bodies, we always talk about this program every time I'm in front of them. This program is incredibly important to me, and I also see this program as a living program because as we change and as our demographic changes and as our student body changes over the years, the needs are very clearly going to change as well. So I think it's important that we continue to talk about this program and that it continue to evolve.

And so this year, we're working with education bodies to collect more detailed data on specific types of programs...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've never used any of the words that the Member has just outlined, neither has the department, and I see day homes as a necessary and a very much well used aspect of our childcare sector in the Northwest Territories. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at this point there's no specific plan to move staff around to regions. Thank you.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So within the section the Member is speaking of, the only agreement with Canada is the one for the North Slave. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. So, Mr. Chair, every single school in the Northwest Territories participates in this program in one form or another. So if the Member wants further details, I'd be more than happy to share them.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. So, Mr. Speaker, the wage gap does not have a ceiling. So it sets the minimum hourly; it does not set the maximum. What it does do, however, or what the whole program does do, is it stipulates what parents can charge to families, and so that's where we're running into an issue here. It also stipulates, as we explored yesterday, that parents can't charge, you know, like, a membership fee, for example, because that fee would then have to be deducted from the fee that parents are charged. So what can we do?

There is, you know, always the nuclear option which is...

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the individual who would be my subject matter expert on that one is waiting in the dark little room to my right.

Debates of , 20th Assembly, 1st Session (day 44)

Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I'm just pulling this up here, so Mr. Chair, the actuals were higher because of the sunset of complementary funding from the Canada-NWT cooperation agreement on minority language education and second official language instruction. Thank you, Mr. Chair.