{"id":132985,"date":"2025-09-10T05:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132985\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T05:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:12:09","slug":"mla-questions-whether-immigrants-are-taking-over-inuit-jobs-in-nunavut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/132985\/","title":{"rendered":"MLA questions whether immigrants are \u2018taking over\u2019 Inuit jobs in Nunavut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Human Resources Minister David Akeeagok says the Government of Nunavut makes it a priority to hire Inuit.<\/p>\n<p>He was responding Tuesday to a question on immigrants in the workforce from Aivilik MLA Solomon Malliki. During question period, Malliki suggested people arriving from outside of Canada are being hired for jobs intended for Nunavut Inuit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are people coming [from] outside of our country that are taking over the Inuit positions,\u201d Malliki said in Inuktitut.<\/p>\n<p>Akeeagok responded, also in Inuktitut, saying private businesses may target the hiring of immigrants but the GN \u201cdoes not do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Inuit, he said, \u201care the priority\u201d when it comes to hiring by the government.<\/p>\n<p>Malliki doubled down in a followup question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[It] seems like they are taking over the positions that Inuit should be working in, and everywhere you go, no matter where you go, they are working in the positions where Inuit should be working,\u201d he said, asking how the government will \u201crectify\u201d this situation.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nunatsiaq.com\/ads\/250801-nirb\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250801.100.93.png\" class=\"no-lazy-load wp-post-image\" title=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Akeeagok responded by elaborating on the way the government conducts its hiring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe choose individuals according to their ability and their qualifications,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith that process, no matter where they come from \u2014 whether they come from overseas and they become Canadians \u2014 they do have the right to apply.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GN has a general Inuit-priority hiring policy which follows Article 23 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement. That article sets out how the federal and territorial governments must increase Inuit employment to a level that is \u201crepresentative\u201d of the territory\u2019s population.<\/p>\n<p>As for the current percentage of GN employees who are Inuit, Akeeagok said he needs to confirm that number.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Akeeagok tabled the Government of Nunavut Inuit Employment Plan 2024 to 2034 in the legislature. The 124-page document details ways the GN intends to fulfill its hiring obligations under Article 23.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nunatsiaq.com\/ads\/250822-jorgen-bolt\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/250822.100.91.png\" class=\"no-lazy-load wp-post-image\" title=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Malliki also questioned Akeeagok about language barriers between Nunavummiut and public servants, such as teachers and nurses, who come from out of territory.<\/p>\n<p>Akeegok said the GN is \u201calways looking\u201d for ways to improve those services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Human Resources Minister David Akeeagok says the Government of Nunavut makes it a priority to hire Inuit. 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