2017-18 Main Estimates

 

Reductions
Department Description Reductions
Legislative 1 Reduce funding (contract services) (44)
Assembly
Education, 1 Reduce budgeted amount for Student Financial Assistance (1,300)
Culture and 2 Reduce contribution to Aurora College, including for 3 positions (1,556)
Employment 3 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (2,111)
(4,967)
Environment and 1 Reduce 8 positions (339)
Natural Resources 2 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (1,319)
(1,658)
Executive and 1 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (117)
Indigenous Affairs
Finance 1 Reduce funding (travel, contracts, purchased services, etc.) (500)
2 Eliminate funding for Teacher Graduate Program (145)
3 Eliminate external funding for Communication of 20/20 Strategic Plan (40)
4 Reduce Inter-departmental Training and Development due to low uptake (210)
5 Reduce funding for 2 positions (309)
6 2017-18 impacts ofthe 2016-17 reductions (1,508)
(2,712)
Health and Social 1 Reduce funding (travel) (200)
Services 2 Negotiate GST zero-rated status for three Health Authorities (400)
3 Reducing funding for 1 position and 1 contract position (341)
4 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (653)
(1,594)
Industry, Tourism 1 Eliminate Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Office contribution funding (400)
and Investment 2 Reduce contribution to NWT Business Development and investment Corp. (500)
3 Reduce Diamond Secondary industry budget (120)
4 'Reduce funding for4 positions (413)
5 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (1,183)
(2,616)
Infrastructure 1 Reduce utilities budget to align with actual expenditures (1,560)
2 Reduce funding for Lease portfolio (500)
3 Reduce maintenance activity (746)
4 Discontinue winter ferry service on Peel River and Arctic Red River (1,800)
5 Reduce granular crushing and resurfacing program (270)
6 Reduce 34 positions (associated funding is removed from budget in 2018-19) 0
7 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (1,582)

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(6,458)

2017-18 Main Estimates

 

Reductions

Department Description Reductions
Justice 1 Reduce funding for 3 positions (73)
2 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (2,343)
(2,416)
Lands 1 Reduce funding for (425)
2 Reduce Land Use and Sustainability expenditures (300)
3 Reduce funding for travel for inspections (375)
4 Reduce funding for 6 positions (716)
5 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (213)
(2,029)
Municipal and 1 Transfer multi-sport games contribution funding to a new lottery revolving fund (150)
Community 2 Reduce Public Service Capacity initiative contribution (115)
3 Reduce funding for 4 positions (341)
(606)

NWT Housing 1 Offset GNWT contribution for increased investment income and miscellaneous

Corporation revenue (65)
2 Reduce funding to Local Housing Organizations (216)
3 Eliminate Transitional Rent Supplement Program 0 (300)
4 2017-18 impacts of the 2016-17 reductions (849)
(1,430)
(26,647)

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