GNWT - Business Continuity Plan (Pandemic):

FAQ: regarding the Business Continuity Plan

  • Developed in response to the H1N1 Pandemic (2009)
  • Mentions "Pandemic" 13 times
  • Supposed to be reviewed annually - it wasn't
  • Supposed to be on the DOJ website - not since 2015
  • The Business Continuity Plan is now 10 years out of date

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Timeline: Business Continuity Plan

  • June 11, 2009: WHO declares H1N1 Pandemic
  • April 27, 2010: Business Continuity Plan is published
  • and then . . . no further updates were ever made to the Business Continuity Plan

What should've happened: Business Continuity Plan (Pandemic)

It should have been reviewed yearly, at a minimum

  • Page 6 - Business Continuity Plan
  • The Business Continuity Plan has never been updated

Hard copies should have been kept in various locations easily accessible to staff

  • Page 6 - Business Continuity Plan
  • Few staff are aware that such a plan existed, much less that they should have had access to it

An up-to-date copy of the plan should have been available on the website

  • Page 6 - Business Continuity Plan 
  • This document last appeared on the website in 2015

The GNWT should've been far better prepared for Covid-19

The GNWT was better prepared for a Pandemic in 2010 than they were in 2020

How did this happen?

If a Business Continuity Plan isn't reviewed/updated regularly - it's just a waste of Taxpayer Money

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