Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs

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Department of Labrador and
Aboriginal Affairs
Innovation and Collaboration Learning and
Changing Together October 27, 2009
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Departmental Overview

• Two Branches
• Honourable John Hickey, Minister for Labrador
  Affairs
• Honourable Patty Pottle, Minister for Aboriginal
  Affairs
• 30 staff total

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Departmental Overview

• Policy and Planning
• The development, implementation and
  administration of provincial policies and
  associated agreements respecting Labrador and
  Aboriginal issues.
• Land Claims, Self-Government and Other
  Agreements
• Tripartite negotiations among the Province,
  Canada and Aboriginal groups/governments towards
  land claims, self-government and implementation
  of agreements.

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Departmental Overview

• Program Administration and Coordination
• Air Foodlift Subsidy
• Labrador Grooming Subsidy
• Williams Harbour Residential Air Subsidy
• Combined Councils of Labrador Grant
• Suicide and Detrimental Lifestyle Grant

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Departmental Overview

• strong collaboration with other provincial public
  entities on issues related to Labrador /
  Aboriginal issues
• role more akin to a central agency, as a
  coordinating and advisory body
• Department serves on numerous interdepartmental
  committees
• All cabinet submissions have a Labrador and
  Aboriginal Affairs component and requires review
  and comment by our department. Signed off by the
  Minister.

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Northern Strategic Plan

• Northern Strategic Plan launched April 20, 2007

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Vision

• We envision Labrador where
• Government and people work together to
• advance social and economic
• development so that residents share in
• an improved quality of life.

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Background

• NSP released on April 20, 2007
• 145 commitments (covering 8 themes)
• Implementation and Monitoring
• Reporting Process
• Annual verbal update in the HOA
• Midterm public report
• Annual Report and Business Plan
• Final Report at the end of Year 5 2011/12

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Progress to Date

• Living Document evolves as progress is made
  on existing commitments and new initiatives are
  added
• Total of Commitments in the NSP to date is 188
• Total investment to date of over 430 million

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Mid Term Report

• Mid Term Report to be released late fall 2009
• Traveling throughout Labrador to report on
  progress of NSP

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Progress

• Transportation
• 92 commitments completed
• 8 not complete
• Natural Resources Environment
• 47 complete
• 24 continuous
• 14 not complete

• Education Employment
• 62 complete
• 24 continuous
• 14 not complete
• Health
• 67 commitments completed
• 25 continuous
• 8 not complete

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Progress

• Access to Programming and Services
• 87 complete
• 8 continuous
• 5 not complete
• Tourism and Culture
• 96 complete
• 4 continuous
• 0 not complete

• Aboriginal Partnerships
• 54 commitments completed
• 39 continuous
• 7 not complete
• Working Together
• 40 complete
• 60 continuous
• 0 not complete

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Governments Commitment to Labrador

• The existing administration has spent a total of
  1.9 Billion since March 2004

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Contact Information

• Department of Labrador and Aboriginal Affairs
• Labrador Affairs
• Happy Valley Goose Bay
• Phone [phone]
• Aboriginal Affairs
• St. Johns
• Phone [phone]
• Toll Free 1-877-788-8822
• Website http//www.laa.gov.nl.ca/laa/