Human Resources minister reports more Inuit getting staff housing

Over 50 units allocated to Inuit GN employees between Oct. 2022 to Jan. 2023

By Trevor Wright Northern News Services Nunavut

Nunavut’s Minister of Human Resources Margaret Nakashuk reported on Feb. 27 more government staff housing was successfully allocated to its Inuit employees. The Staff Housing Allocation Committee, consisting of representatives of assistant deputy ministers from the departments, Nunavut Arctic College, Legislative Assembly and Nunavut Housing Corporation, implemented various changes to improve efficiency of allocation.

This includes removing duplicate positions from the housing wait list, removing previously allocated units vacant for more than six months and increasing the percentage of units available at lower job levels.

“The committee also developed new criteria for the staff housing wait list, which led to allocating over 50 units to Inuit employees between October 2022 and January 2023,” stated Nakashuk at the Nunavut Legislative Assembly.