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Published on: 4/13/2009
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The Government of Nunavut still uses a preferential hiring policy for Inuit beneficiaries of the Nunavut land claims agreement, which includes direct appointments where no job competitions are held, Daniel Shewchuk, the human resources minister, told the legislature March 17.
Shewchuk was responding to badgering from Paul Okalik, the MLA for Iqaluit West, about the direct appointment process.
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The Government of Nunavut can still make direct appointments to fill vacant jobs, Daniel Shewchuk, Nunavut's minister responsible for human resources told the legislature March 17.
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Shewchuk, Nunavut's human resources minister, said the GN did suspend direct appointments for a short period of time.
"But we have initiated that program again and we are doing direct appointments," he said.
"Where there are qualified people in positions to be directly appointed, under certain criteria they will continue to do so."
Shewchuk also faced questions about the GN's direct appointment of casual labour, with James Arvaluk, the MLA for Tununiq, saying some casual hires are hired in from outside Nuanvut.
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But I can tell you that casual people are usually hired in the local community for short-term help and then they are more qualified to apply for the position when a competition becomes open, and that's our standard process that we use," Shewchuk said.
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Iqaluit West MLA Paul Okalik was chastised by other MLAs on March 20 for his verbal assaults on Environment Minister Dan Shewchuk, Quttiktuq MLA Ron Elliot, Premier Eva Aariak.
But an unrepentant Okalik defended his comments March 23 in a follow-up member's statement.
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