About MACA
Strategic Plan
The Department of Municipal and Community Affairs’ (MACA) Strategic Plan provides the framework for our actions as we plan for tomorrow. This is the product of fruitful discussions, thinking and careful review by a broad spectrum of people, both within MACA and beyond. MACA has a broad mandate involving a variety of stakeholders. As we strive to provide relevant, effective programs and services that add value to our stakeholders, we also want to ensure that innovation, learning and excellence are reflected in the way we do business. Over the past several years, MACA and its partners reached the following milestones:
- Completion of policy and legislative amendments to implement the “New Deal for NWT Community Governments;”
- Developing a made-in-the-NWT approach to the allocation of federal infrastructure funding to community governments
- Facilitating completion of “Integrated Community Sustainability Plans” for all 33 community governments;
- Development of a “Public Service Capacity” initiative for community governments; and
- Development of the “Healthy Choices Framework.”
MACA now needs to gauge the environment and context that we operate within, take stock of where we are at, and reflect on lessons learned. Doing so will help position the Department to move forward proactively into the future so that, together with our partners, we can build upon our successes in an integrated way. Ultimately, this will allow us to support community governments to achieve their vision, goals and objectives. It will also allow us to provide opportunities and support for our youth to embrace healthy living as a stepping stone to becoming successful adults.
It is important at this time to embrace a plan of action that will achieve our goals well into the future, and this Strategic Plan is intended to do just that. It is a plan that will guide MACA’s actions over the next five years in a cohesive and transparent manner. Our stakeholders clearly know what it is we are committed to achieving, and all MACA staff clearly know the importance of their work in supporting these strategic directions. We will complement and support the Strategic Plan through the development of our annual Business Plans to provide detail on what our annual targets and actions are. Annual updates of the Business Plan will provide our stakeholders an important accountability tool to mark progress and note important milestones.