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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Government of Nunavut had 2,032 vacant positions as of June 30, and filling many of those roles with Inuit employees is part of the territorial government\u2019s responsibility, says Cambridge Bay MLA Fred Pedersen. Currently, the GN has a 52 per cent Inuit employment rate with a goal of reaching 85 per cent. Pedersen suggested reserving some jobs for Inuit, regional-based targets through relocation offers, recruiting urban Inuit back to Nunavut and hiring Inuit from outside of Nunavut as ways the GN could reach its target. \u201cHaving Inuit-only competitions to fill those vacancies, and this would include both Inuit who already live in Nunavut and also our urban Inuit that may want to move back to Nunavut to work for… <\/p>\n

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By William Koblensky Varela, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Nunavut News The Government of Nunavut had 2,032 vacant positions as of June 30, and filling many of those roles with Inuit employees is part of the territorial government\u2019s responsibility, says Cambridge Bay MLA Fred Pedersen. Currently, the GN has a 52 per cent Inuit employment rate with a goal of reaching 85 per cent. Pedersen suggested reserving some jobs for Inuit, regional-based targets through relocation offers, recruiting urban Inuit back to Nunavut and hiring Inuit from outside of Nunavut as ways the GN could reach its target. \u201cHaving Inuit-only competitions to fill those vacancies, and this would include both Inuit who already live in Nunavut and also our urban Inuit that may want to move back to Nunavut to work for... <\/p>\n

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