‘Extremely disappointing’: Minister slams Ottawa over funding cuts – Nunatsiaq News
May 27, 2024
Family Services Minister Margaret Nakashuk asks for restoration of $625M fund
Family Services Minister Margaret Nakashuk says federal funding cuts are impacting her department’s ability to expand job training programs in Nunavut.
Nakashuk criticized the federal government May 23, the opening day of legislative assembly’s spring sitting, for not including additional Targeted Labour Market Transfer Agreement funding in this year’s federal budget.
Last year’s federal budget allocated $625 million through the transfer agreement to support job training, on-site work experience, career counselling, and job search assistance in the provinces and territories.
“I planned to rise today to highlight the work Family Services is doing to train Nunavummiut for job readiness using federal government funds from the Targeted Labour Market Transfer Agreement, but I am unable to do that because the Government of Canada cut $625 million [from] the labour market transfers in budget 2024,” Nakashuk said.
