Mission Statement
Executive & Intergovernmental Affairs provides advice and administrative
support to Cabinet and the Government of Nunavut. We work to ensure
that the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement and Nunavut's relationships
with other governments in Canada and the circumpolar world are used
to support common goals. We compile and communicate information
for today and the future. We evaluate government programs and data.
Our Vision
For government to serve the citizens of Nunavut well, Executive
and Intergovernmental Affairs must be a source of solid advice,
reliable leadership, effective communication, dependable data, and
sound management support.
The Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs includes:
Directorate
The Department of Executive and Intergovernmental Affairs oversees
the overall coordination and management of the executive branch
of government, and development of the senior public service. We
also provide advice and administrative support to Cabinet and coordinate
direction for the Government of Nunavut.
Our department has the responsibility to coordinate, communicate,
and monitor the government priorities to ensure that they are managed,
understood and remain the focus of activity throughout government
and over time.
We work to ensure that the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement is honoured
and that Nunavut's relationships with other governments in Canada
and the circumpolar world advance Nunavut's goals.
We compile and communicate information and statistics; we evaluate
government activity; and we support individual and community access
to information and government institutions, ensuring that the public
are appropriately informed of government activity.
Communications
As a centralized function, the Communications Division provides
support to government departments in the development of communications
products and services.
By offering advice, direction, and assistance in planning and co-ordination,
the Communications Division aids the departments in developing strategies
for public relations, media relations, and internal communications.
The Communications Division is committed to supporting interaction
between the Government of Nunavut, organizations, and Nunavummuit
by establishing and maintaining active links that foster two-way
communication and easy access to programs and services.
The Communications Division is also responsible for promoting
the profile of the Government of Nunavut on a national and international
level.
Intergovernmental Affairs
Nunavut deals with all the other provinces and territories of
Canada, as well as the federal government, to access many national
programs. Intergovernmental Affairs co-ordinates the working relationship
with other levels of government in Canada. This includes preparations
for federal/provincial/territorial working groups, participation
in national and regional Premier's meetings and ensuring that Nunavut
is well represented and understood throughout the rest of Canada.
Other important areas of responsibility for Intergovernmental
Affairs are monitoring the implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims
Agreement by the Government of Nunavut, as well as our relations
with other circumpolar jurisdictions.
Evaluation and Statistics
The Audit, Evaluation and Statistics Division provides Nunavut
with specific data and analysis to support better government decision-making,
planning, and implementation. This means:
Evaluation:
- Providing training for departments to perform program evaluations
- Providing timely, relevant and evidence-based information on
the performance of government priority areas in policies, programs
and operations, including the results they achieve
Statistics:
- Providing reliable, accessible and meaningful statistics for
Nunavummiut
- Developing and providing accurate and independent data and analysis
to government and Nunavummiut
- Ensuring a coordinated effort is taken on Audit, Evaluation
and Statistics initiatives. Reporting on findings to Nunavummiut
in a transparent manner
