As I mentioned, one thing the Canadian Armed Forces will need, if they're going to be persistently present, deployable, active and functional in the high north, is additional infrastructure. That includes such things as airport runways and facilities to store and maintain their aircraft. They'll also need accommodation and housing for the personnel deployed there, as well as medical services. We've also looked at power supply, water treatment and things like fibre optics communication, which is increasingly important. There are other very significant investments we're making in the High Arctic, such as the establishment of a new satellite station and the deployment of sensors in the north. All of that is going to require infrastructure.
Looking at what the Canadian Armed Forces need, we've also been in consultation with the northern premiers and with indigenous and Inuit communities. They're going to help us build that. They're also going to benefit from that, because it's multi-use. As I said, if we build a runway that we can land a transport plane or fighter jet on, we can also bring in medical evacuation planes. We can bring other transport planes into those northern communities. We'd have a better and stronger presence for search and rescue in those communities. There is, I think, great opportunity for mutual benefit in multi-use infrastructure in the high north.
One of the things we have also undertaken with our partners in the north is that we will work with them to make sure they have every opportunity to participate economically in that infrastructure build and that it is appropriate for their requirements as well.