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.
Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Investment
Statements in Debates
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So resubstantiated as needed for legal fees. I know that one of the things that social development had asked for was kind of an automatic avenue for people who are involved with child and family services to have access to a lawyer without having to kind of go the route of waiting in line from legal aid. And so would that kind of cover this or is it can the Minister speak a little bit more towards what specific legal fees would be covered under this line item. Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I'm looking for the cost per bed to run a bed for a person who is in so not the capital cost but the O and M costs for a person who is in longterm care versus a person who is in extended care. I'm wondering what the number is that health uses in order to budget based on the number of rooms or number of clients they expect to have. Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)
I'll wait then. Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I just wasn't sure if it was transferred other there or not. Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. So, Madam Chair, going forward, because it will no longer be a capital budget expenditure, it will be O and M, so in this kind of different scenario, we now lease this facility Stanton Legacy from a third party. And so any of deficiencies that are found within Stanton Legacy once it comes on board, are those going to be the responsibility of the third party, or how is that going to work, or have you divided up so that, you know, there is a clear indication of what will be the GNWT's responsibility for funding and what will be the third party's responsibility...
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a written question here entitled "Use of Indigenous Languages on Official Documents."
The last update I received from the Minister of Health and Social Services in regard to the Indigenous Fonts Working Group indicated the group had not yet met. As such, I have the following questions:
Will the Minister table the Terms of Reference for the interdepartmental Indigenous Fonts Working Group;
Has the working group met and is their work moving forward;
Has the working group delivered on the task to "assess the upstream and downstream implications...
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Luckily it's a short season so it kind of gives me a good indication of when that might be.
Can the Minister also confirm that any cost associated with the move in will also be included in this $8.5 million? Thank you.
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have a question here entitled "Government of the Northwest Territories Sole Source Contracting under Procurement Criteria 1.8.2(a)."
Government contract regulations require all contracts be issued through a competitive process, unless they meet the regulatory requirements for sole source contracting. The Government of the Northwest Territories can enter into sole source contracts based on narrow criteria. One of these criteria states that performance of the contract is urgently required and delay would be injurious to the public interest. My...
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I'm also wondering, since we are on this part here oh actually, no, sorry, that's a capital cost question so I will skip over that. Can the Minister confirm if the total $8.5 million is for all of the costs that will be needed to operate Stanton Legacy in its first year in operation? Thank you.
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I'm wondering what kind of a timeline Health is working with so that we don't risk losing these LPNs to other jurisdictions who might be already waiting with a job offer somewhere? Thank you.
Debates of
, 19th Assembly, 2nd Session (day 146)
Thank you very much, Madam Chair. And I was hoping to get to three other things, but I might send some questions to colleagues if they're willing to sneak them in because I think that's going to take the rest of my time. But it's youth in care that have come to us and have said this. And sorry, youth who have also aged out of care who have come to us and have said this. And, you know, I was sent an email recently by a parent that was originated from a youth care counsellor because youth care counsellors are very much overtaxed in the territory right now, and so they don't always have the time...
