GNWT says framework coming to boost Indigenous staff levels
In the past year, the GNWT workforce has grown by 500 people. Only 156 of those are Indigenous Aboriginal hires.
The territorial government is working on an Indigenous recruitment and retention framework to try and address an ongoing lack of representation within its workforce. Indigenous staff levels have been around 30 per cent for years. Caroline Wawzonek, minister of Finance, is in charge of human resources. She announced the framework…