As of Sept. 5, 11 teaching positions were vacant in the NWT outside of Yellowknife. Dehcho Divisional Education Council superintendent Philippe Brulot says a surplus of jobs in British Columbia may be partly to blame.

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Brulot says Fort Providence is currently short two teachers, but heSA国际影视传媒檚 hopeful the positions will be filled soon.

A British Columbia supreme court ruling in 2016 set a new standard for class size and composition in the province that has necessitated the hiring of more than 1,000 new teachers.

While Brulot says it can be hard to draw teachers from the south up to remote Northern communities in quantity, the type of work available up here draws up higher quality educators.

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He says the people who come up are attracted by the collegial, progressive and passionate working environments.

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That said, according to the GNWT, the NWTSA国际影视传媒檚 salaries and benefits are among the highest in the country.

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She says the department tries to focus on the cultural experiences and potential for personal growth to be had for staff, especially from the south, who come up to our remote communities.

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She also cited the Bring It North program, in which GNWT employees can have up to $2,000 of their student loans knocked off after each 12 consecutive months lived in the NWT, up to $10,000 total.

Giesbrecht says the regional education councils, which do their own hiring, have been able to cover empty positions in a variety of ways when staffing is low.

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Giesbrecht says the department plans to start advertising jobs at universities with teaching programs.

Brulot says the Dehcho council is planning to send representatives to jobs fairs to drum up interest and begin building a pool of candidates for when jobs open up in the future.