Chairperson
Fred Pedersen
Co-Chairperson
Edward Attagutaluk
Members
Hannah Angootealuk
Jamie Kablutsiak
Gordon Kautuk
Simon Kuliktana
Johnny Mike
David Porter
Abraham Qammaniq
Daniel Qavvik
Alexander Sammurtok
Steven Taqtu
Staff
Committee Clerks: Stephen Innuksuk, Wendy Bens and Kooyoo Nooshoota
Research and Policy Analysts: Alex Baldwin and Nathalia Okalik
The mandate of the Standing Committee on Oversight of Government Operations and Public Accounts is to:
- Consider main estimates, capital estimates, departmental business plans and corporate business plans; and
- Consider any other matter referred by the House.
The Standing Committee has oversight responsibility for the following Government of Nunavut departments, public agencies, territorial corporations and other entities:
• Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs;
• Department of Finance;
• Department of Human Resources;
• Nunavut Business Credit Corporation;
• Nunavut Development Corporation;
• Qulliq Energy Corporation;
• Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission;
• Human Rights Tribunal;
• Inuit Uqausinginnik Taiguusiliuqtiit;
• Legal Services Board;
• Nunavut Liquor and Cannabis Board;
• Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women Council;
• Utility Rates Review Council;
• Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Katimajiit; and
• Unless otherwise specified in the terms of reference for any other Standing Committee, all other boards and agencies of the Government of Nunavut.
The Standing Committee has additional responsibility for:
• Considering the Public Accounts of Nunavut and the reports of the Auditor General of Canada;
• Considering the reports of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Nunavut;
• Considering the reports of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut;
• Considering the reports of the Representative for Children and Youth; and
• Considering matters related to the Government of Nunavut's obligations under the Nunavut Agreement.