Question Period Note: Refocusing Government Spending

Refocusing Government Spending

• CanNor will implement efficiencies totaling over $1.5 million through 2027:
o 2024-25: $308,480
o 2025-26: $480,000
o 2026-27 and after: $714,560

• CanNor identified efficiencies within operational expenses and internal services that would result in minimal impact to the Agency’s objectives and commitments moving forward.

• CanNor continues to work with its partners to ensure the Agency delivers its programs and expertise in the most efficient way possible.

How CanNor has conducted its spending review:
• As a micro-Agency supporting northern economic development, CanNor prioritized its core mandate focusing on the economic diversification of the North, and the Agency’s role as a convener of parties through the Northern Projects Management Board, preserving Indigenous programming, and ensuring alignment with whole-of-government priorities.

• CanNor will implement the following measures starting fiscal year 2024-25:
o Reducing in-person travel for CanNor staff in favour of virtual attendance when possible, but recognizing that the Agency may not be able to maintain the same level of monitoring of funding recipients in remote communities where virtual attendance is limited or not available.
o Minimizing the budget for procuring outside professional services, and prioritizing the expertise of staff internal to the organization.
o Optimizing CanNor’s funding envelope to ensure maximum flexibility while meeting Northern and Indigenous commitments.

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