Yellowknife, NT (May 10, 2024) – A video by Baker Lake, Nunavut student Daniel Tapatai that highlights how to work safely in a power plant has won the 2024 Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission’s (WSCC) Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest.
Operating in both Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, the WSCC provides services in many different languages.
In Nunavut, Inuktut (Inuktitut or Inuinnaqtun, depending on the region), English, and French are all recognized as official languages, and have equal status.
In the NWT, English, French, Tłı̨chǫ̨, North Slavey, South Slavey, Chipewyan, Gwich’in, Cree, Inuvialuktun, Inuktitut, and Inuinnaqtun are the official languages. English and French have equal status.