N.W.T. business leaders share hopes for territory's next MP
CBC
With the federal election only days away, candidates are busy working to address as many concerns of residents as they can.
With significantly less activity in mining and resource extraction, in addition to border closures, economic recovery is top of mind for business leaders in the Northwest Territories.
In 2019-2020, the tourism sector brought in approximately $205 million in visitor spending, according to NWT Tourism CEO Donna Lee Demarcke. And the industry was projecting further growth "by leaps and bounds."
Without that income, Demarcke said the tourism sector has relied on government support. She hopes the territory's next MP is someone who continues to collaborate with the industry and other businesses in the North.
"Our industry has been fortunate that we've received some funding from Canada, and we'd like an MP that would continue to facilitate that ongoing relationship," she said.
Demarcke noted labour shortages as a major issue across industries in the territory. She hopes the N.W.T.'s next representative will implement programs to support employers in recruiting and attracting workers to the North.
"People think that the economy will just kind of look after itself," she said, "but we're in a little bit of a different situation right now because we can't do business. A lot of our industry can't do business right now."
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