Nunavut Mission Statement

After a unanimous vote of non-confidence, Jeannie Ugyuk, the Minister of Family Services, resigned from her position on November 9, 2015. She has since been replaced by the Honourable George Kuksuk, who had initially been given the portfolios of Culture and Heritage, Languages, Poverty Reduction, and Homelessness. This department is only two years old, formed in the last election taking many goals and responsibilities from the former Ministry of Health and Social Services. After the two years of inception, the Ministry of family Services still has no official mission statement, declaring that the ministry is “in the process of developing a new mission and vision statement that will define who we are and what we do in accordance with our core

Each of these four pillars have multiple programmes, services, and subsidies available for the people of Nunavut based off of different social needs. Some of the more rampant societal problems being addressed by the ministry surround homelessness, food insecurity, child welfare, and poverty. Within the context of the welfare state, the Department of Family Services manipulates the social welfare through the four aforementioned pillars by focusing on marginalized populations, specifically children and Inuit, and their access to basic rights and

Legislation for the administration of these programmes are varied in their source. For instance, the Collaboration for Poverty Reduction Act was formulated recently in 2013 through Nunavut’s Department of Justice and is formulated through the Legislative Assembly. However, most of the legislation is reminiscent of the Social Assistance Act, which was originally formulated while Nunavut was still a section of the Northwest Territories. These pieces of legislation contain amendments from Nunavut statues made to better suit the general population of Nunavut and its specific social problems. If individuals are denied access to certain programmes and services facilitated by the Ministry of Family Services, are able to appeal the decisions made to the Regional Director of Family Services within 30 days of the client’s