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- In a written statement, the department said the updates would be a more equitable distribution of MACA's budget. It said the change will have the biggest impact on communities with fewer than 500 people.
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- What We Will Do
- How We Will Do It
- How We Will Demonstrate Progress
1. Reduce the funding gap by $5 million 2. Refine funding model to ensure continued fairness and transparency 3. Provide communities new opportunities to raise additional revenue and reduce or stablize the cost of delivering core programs and services
1.a. Increase GNWT funding to municipal governments 2.a. Engage with the Northwest Territories Association of Communities (NWTAC) to update funding policies and options for allocating any new investment by the GNWT 3.a. Develop a process guide for the transfer of lands within municipal boundaries 3.b. Work with communities to identify options to en...
1.a. Fiscal capacity for communities improved each year (Budget 2021, Budget 2022, Budget 2023) 2.a. New funding allocated in consultation with NWTAC (Spring 2020 - Winter 2023) 3.a. Process guide for the transfer of lands within municipal boundaries completed (Winter 2021) 3.b. Fiscal capacity for communities improved through own source funding (b...
Mar 1, 2022 · A 2019 MACA report determined that the municipal funding gap — the amount communities need to pay for operations, infrastructure, and water and sewer costs, but don't have — was about $40...
Oct 21, 2020 · In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, Paulie Chinna, minister of municipal and community affairs, said her department paid out $2.6 million more in community funding this financial year. The territory has promised to reduce the funding gap by $5 million before the current government ends in 2023.
Sep 17, 2022 · Part of the funding announced today will allow the Northwest Territories Association of Communities, in collaboration with the Government of the Northwest Territories, to work with small and remote communities to create fire breaks and implement fire fuel reduction strategies for over 1,200 hectares of land.
community government funding, which has achieved the Mandate Priority to reduce the municipal funding gap by $5 million by the end of the 19 th Legislative Assembly. This brings the total amount of community government funding for operations and maintenance to almost $55 million annually.
Jun 10, 2024 · Regular MLAs are united in wanting to increase funding to Northwest Territories communities. For years, the territorial government has acknowledged there is a gap between the funding it provides to municipalities and the money communities say they need to cover costs for things such as infrastructure.
