Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chair, if I may, that's not what I said. We are allocating resources to this project, as to a range of other projects across the country, whether it's through the regulatory side as well through the major projects management office, through the mines and minerals sector of Natural Resources Canada.

Natural Resources committee  There are quite a number of resource areas in Canada. Our resources are applied across a range in the north, the west, Atlantic Canada, Ontario, and Quebec. I also don't have a number for the northern Quebec projects, which are also very important. We try to be responsive to the needs through the regulatory system and others.

Natural Resources committee  We collaborate with other agencies but it's important to bear in mind that what those projects require in terms of government support, be it from the provincial governments or the federal government, isn't necessarily mining expertise in this particular case. They require infrastructure.

Natural Resources committee  The rules that have been clarified essentially, as you know, are the rules regarding environmental assessments at the federal level, and how various permitting processes would work with the projects as well. However, there is also again a very important responsibility for the Government of Ontario to determine how it will address and manage its environmental assessment requirements.

Natural Resources committee  It was well within the maximum carry forward, which is 5% of our operating budget.

Natural Resources committee  Our operating budget is in the range of $850 million. I think we would have been in the range of $18 million to $20 million all told in terms of our carry forward.

Natural Resources committee  Actually an amount that is within 5% of what you are allowed to spend in a year.... And as you know whether it's particular projects, particular contribution agreements we have with different parties, whether it is other kinds of contracts such as procurement and so forth, it is very difficult at midnight on March 31 to have come to spend 100% of your budget.

Natural Resources committee  There were two parts to the CNSC additional moneys. The $2.2 million really represented the carry forward of unspent revenue from the previous fiscal year, and it is a bit of a quirk in the way that the CNSC financing works. Departments typically can carry forward up to 5% of unspent operating money to the next year.

Natural Resources committee  The statutory appropriations...I'll go to the actual. I just want to be sure I'm talking about the right amount. Are you talking about the $1.3 billion, roughly?

Natural Resources committee  The statutory appropriations for Natural Resources Canada largely represent the in, in and out, and the out of the amount paid in respect of royalties for Atlantic Canada offshore oil and gas. The amounts are not paid directly to the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia; they are paid to the Government of Canada—to us.

Natural Resources committee  I would not be able to give you the amount of money we have spent specifically on the Ring of Fire; we have not had a specific allocation for that. We obviously have the mines and minerals service within Industry Canada, where we collaborate in various ventures related to arranging the mining projects in Canada.

Natural Resources committee  I think what I told you is that we have been working with other partners in the federal family and with the Government of Ontario through our officials and working in different fora and so forth. But there is not a specific allocation. There is not a specific envelope called Ring of Fire in the Department of Natural Resources Canada.

Natural Resources committee  Yes. The rest is largely the clean energy part.

Natural Resources committee  First, thank you for the question. There are some savings arising from, in particular, a reduction in travel expenditures that has been applied across the board by the government. That accounts for one portion of the savings. There are also moneys that had been previously allocated to the Clean Energy Fund.

Natural Resources committee  Exactly.