Northwest Territories changes have job recruiters busy
N.W.T. getting control of land, resources on April 1 and needs more government workers
CBC News Posted: Feb 03, 2014 5:30 AM ET Last Updated: Feb 03, 2014 8:56 AM ET
A change in the way the Northwest Territories is governed has territorial job recruiters busy down south, amid a rare hiring spree during a time of bureaucratic downsizing.
The federal government is transferring control of Crown land, water and resources — including oil, gas and mining — to the territory on April 1.
Mark Warren will be deputy minister of the new "department of lands" when the switch is made.
"It's political evolution in the Northwest Territories," he said.
Nearly double previous amount of workers
Blair Chapman, who works in human resources for the territorial government, said they’re looking to fill 260 jobs.
He said there were 135 federal employees affected and 131 have taken jobs with the territory.
