Governments of Canada and Northwest Territories expand partnership to enhance in-person services in the Northwest Territories

OTTAWA, July 9, 2018 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada and the Government of Northwest Territories (GNWT) have expanded their partnership to enhance access to Service Canada's services through GNWT's Single Window Service Centres in the communities of Délı̨nę, Fort Resolution, and Behchokǫ̀.

This followed the success of a 12-month service delivery pilot, implemented in January 2017, during which GNWT employees provided in-person services for Service Canada in the communities of Fort Providence, Fort Liard and Tuktoyaktuk. The expansion will bring enhanced services to a total of six communities.

Residents living in or near these communities will be able to obtain information about Government of Canada programs and services and receive assistance in applying for the following programs through this partnership: Apprenticeship Grants, Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance, Guaranteed Income Supplement, Old Age Security, the Social Insurance Number program, and the Wage Earner Protection Program.

Quotes 

"Through the collaboration with the Government of Northwest Territories, the Government of Canada is striving to better support remote communities and improve services for Canadians living in the North. This partnership provides individuals in Fort Providence, Fort Liard, Tuktoyaktuk, Délı̨nę, Fort Resolution and Behchokǫ̀ access to Service Canada programs and services through their local GNWT Single Window Service Centres."
– The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

"The Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to providing services to the people of the Northwest Territories. Through this partnership, GNWT Single Window Service Centres will provide residents in these six communities with increased access to Government of Canada programs and services. This is a great partnership, and one I am happy we have created."
–The Honourable Bob McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Minister of the Executive and Indigenous Affairs

"I am pleased to announce the expansion of in-person services to the communities of Délı̨nę, Fort Resolution, and Behchokǫ̀ through the Single Window Service Centres.  The Single Window Service Centres are an important way to make sure residents of the Northwest Territories' small communities have access to government programs and services in a way that works for them."
– Michael McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories

Quick Facts

• Through this partnership, individuals will be able to access both Government of Canada and GNWT programs and services through a single point of service.
• Canadians in the partnership communities will benefit from enhanced access to Government of Canada services provided by the GNWT, including elder home visits.
• Addresses of Single Window Service Centres offering Government of Canada services are:

Fort Liard: Single Window Service Centre Fort Liard Hamlet Office 174 Valley Main Street Fort Liard, Northwest Territories X0G 0A0	Behchokǫ̀: Single Window Service Centre Khon Go Cho Complex Behchokǫ̀, Northwest Territories X0E 0Y0
Fort Providence: Single Window Service Centre 1 Mackenzie Drive Fort Providence, Northwest Territories  X0E 0L0	Fort Resolution: Single Window Service Centre Deninu Ku'e Development - Corporation Office Complex Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories  X0E 0M0
Tuktoyaktuk: Single Window Service Centre Room 103 Tuktoyaktuk Government Building Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories X0E 1C0	Délı̨nę: Single Window Service Centre Victor Beyonnie Building, Suite 2003 Délı̨nę, Northwest Territories X0E 0G0

• The hours of service are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Elder home visits are Thursday afternoons

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SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada

For media enquiries: Michael Brewster, A/Press Secretary, Office of the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, P.C., M.P., Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, 819-654-5546; Media Relations Office, Employment and Social Development Canada, 819-994-5559, [email protected]; Andrew Livingstone, Senior Cabinet Communications Advisor, Government of the Northwest Territories, 867-767-9140, ext. 11091, [email protected]

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