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

OTTAWA, Jan. 9, 2017 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) have partnered to provide more in-person services to individuals living in the Northwest Territories. Starting today, the governments have launched a 12-month service delivery pilot, in which GNWT employees at single points of service will provide in-person services for Service Canada in the communities of Fort Providence, Fort Liard and Tuktoyaktuk.

Programs and services that will be delivered as part of this pilot include: Apprenticeship Grants, the Canada Pension Plan, Employment Insurance, the Guaranteed Income Supplement, Old Age Security and the Wage Earner Protection Program.

Quotes

"The Government of Canada continuously strives to improve our services to Canadians. Through our collaboration with the Government of the Northwest Territories, we are enhancing federal services to people living in the North. We continually seek opportunities to support remote communities and improve services for Canadians living in our northern territories."
– Michael V. McLeod, Member of Parliament for Northwest Territories

"The Government of the Northwest Territories' Single Window Service Centres have been an important way to make sure the residents of the Northwest Territories' small communities are able to access government programs and services where and when it works for them. We are pleased to be partnering with the Government of Canada to formally extend access to government services to these three communities."
– The Honourable Bob McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories, Minister of the Executive and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations

Quick Facts

• Through this pilot, individuals will be able to access both Government of Canada and GNWT programs and services through a single point of service.
• Canadians in the pilot communities will benefit from increased accessibility to Government of Canada services through service provided by the GNWT, including elder home visits.
• This partnership supports the Government of Canada's pledge to work with Northerners to create a vibrant northern region with safe, healthy and prosperous communities.
• 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, NT  X0G 0A0
  
  Fort Providence Single Window Service Centre
  Snowshoe Center
  1 Mackenzie Drive
  Fort Providence, NT  X0E 0L0
  
  Tuktoyaktuk Single Window Service Centre
  Room 103, Tuktoyaktuk Government Building
  Tuktoyaktuk, NT  X0E 1C0
• The hours of service are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Associated Links

Single Window Service Centres
Service Canada
Government of the Northwest Territories
Find a Service Canada office in the Northwest Territories

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SOURCE Employment and Social Development Canada

For media enquiries, please contact: Mathieu Filion, Director of Communications, 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], www.gov.nt.ca