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

Committees

Board of Management
Caitlin Cleveland
Kam Lake
Constituency Office
Email
Caitlin_Cleveland@ntassembly.ca
Website
https://mla-kamlake.ca
Phone
867-446-1154(link is a phone number)
Minister's Office

Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Canada

P.O. Box
1320
Email
Caitlin_Cleveland@gov.nt.ca
Phone
867-767-9141(link is a phone number)
Extension
11124
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment

Statements in Debates

Question 54-19(2): Community Housing Plans
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 5)

I am always ready to have a conversation about housing, so I appreciate that. Is the Minister prepared to work with communities and Indigenous governments to re-examine the definition of core housing and develop metrics of success appropriate to the challenges that we face in the 21st century?

Question 54-19(2): Community Housing Plans
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 5)

I appreciate the Minister's commitment to have the discussion. My next question is: do the long-range housing plans currently done by the Housing Corporation account for the changing demographics of an aging population in each community in the NWT, especially as it relates to women, women with children, people with disabilities, and elders?

Member's Statement on Community Housing Plans
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 5)

This is a great beginning. We must work across all levels of government, all sectors and NGOs, to tell a new story of dwelling in this land. We need robust funded plans to achieve it, through integrated community land use stewardship, community renewable energy plans, housing and community wellness metrics, and reconciliation planning, with our whole social system engaged at the table, facing new issues in a new way. We need to start measuring what matters. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Question 43-19(2): Modernization of the Public Service Act
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 4)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During our December sitting, I was pleased when the Minister of Finance affirmed her commitment to the modernization of a Public Service Act. I am wondering if the Minister could please provide us with an update. Thank you.

Question 39-19(2): Change in Aurora College Leadership
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 4)

Can the Premier clarify if proper written notice has been provided to the former ADM under the Aurora College Act?

Member's Statement on Honouring Haylee Carlson
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 4)

Mr. Speaker, I was lucky to grow up in the North. The North has a way of wrapping itself around the people who call it home, embracing people, land, and culture. Regardless of whether people plant their feet for a year, ten, or a lifetime, their roots are bound to this place and, more importantly, its people. In the North, bonds extend beyond traditional friendships because, here, we don't make friends; we make family.

Yesterday, the North lost a member of its family, Haylee Carlson. As children, we shared dance classes. I was drawn to Haylee's enviable vibrant confidence; as a photographer, to...

Question 43-19(2): Modernization of the Public Service Act
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 4)

In appreciating the processes that have to happen, can the Minister provide us with an expected timeline of when we might see that?

Question 39-19(2): Change in Aurora College Leadership
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 4)

Sorry, can the Premier please repeat her question?

---Laughter

Question 39-19(2): Change in Aurora College Leadership
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 4)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There still seem to be many questions on the minds of Northerners, including my constituents and the students of Aurora College. Would the Premier please clarify how she was able to dismiss the president of Aurora College without having a statutory authority to do so laid out in the Aurora College Act? Thank you.

Question 28-19(2): Indigenous Government Partnerships for Housing
Debates of , 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 3)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The GNWT currently has 2,800 housing units. How does the territorial government plan to ensure that housing is available for every NWT resident as a human right? Thank you.