Caitlin Cleveland

Member Kam Lake

Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment

The Honourable Caitlin Cleveland was first elected in the 19th Assembly as the MLA for Kam Lake in 2019, and has served as the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment, and Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment since 2023 after being acclaimed to the 20th Assembly. 

In addition to owning and operating a northern business for over 20 years, Minister Cleveland worked in a variety of communications and policy roles in both the public and private sectors before entering politics. 

Between 2019 to 2023, she chaired the Standing Committee on Social Development, fulfilling a goal to be a part of the discussions and decisions affecting social programs in the Northwest Territories. Her noteworthy work on the Committee included guiding the considerable review and input into recommendations on housing in the NWT, suicide prevention, and improvements to caring for children in care and building supported families. 

Within the scope of her portfolios, Minister Cleveland is focused on helping children grow into successful NWT residents that recognize opportunities and develop successful careers that contribute to a growing economy. She advocates for new approaches to sector diversification and innovation, and ensures the North is welcoming both skilled foreign workers and investment in the critical mineral resources across the territory. She persistently explores solutions for efficient and equitable access to programs and services, upholding a shared vision of an NWT where people are supported in the ways they wish to live, work, and grow. 

Minister Cleveland is a lifelong resident of Yellowknife where she lives with her husband and their three children.

Kam Lake Electoral District

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Kam Lake
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Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
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Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment

Statements in Debates

Debates of , (day 13)

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Following the implementation of PeopleSoft in the late 1990s, FMBS contracted with an external contractor to review the implementation and examine the strengths and weaknesses of the implementation. That report was completed in I believe the year 2000 and was circulated fairly broadly at that point in time. The suggestion, I believe earlier, was that there would possibly be a further post-implementation examination. I have actually talked to Human Resources about that. We are looking at how we would develop a terms of reference for that. That probably wouldn’t...

Debates of , (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just briefly, it's clear that environment cleanup, environmental liability has been growing understanding on the part of governments and other organizations. So I would say that over the last few years it's been an item of considerable attention when any transfers occur, and certainly at the present time, when such transfers occur, potential environmental liability is monitored very carefully and discussed with the person we're getting the property from. I would say was a little less attention in the past and as a result, we do have some elements on our books that...

Debates of , (day 12)

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The Member's quite correct; that for the vast majority of individuals accessing funding, debt collection isn't a problem. Most people do pay on time.

When the individual departments do counsel individuals who have debts, they tend to work out something that will work for the individual. We do the same thing once it comes to government accounting. All of the debts from across the government get consolidated there, except for those that are with boards and agencies. So all of the government's debts are with the government accounting, and the staff in government...