Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It was in the McCrank report, absolutely, and the discussions are ongoing in all the land use plans.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd have to defer to my colleague on that. Stephen?

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can provide you more details. I'll have to follow up. It is being consulted.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We will follow up, yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, it coincides very much with that recommendation. The NWT cumulative impact monitoring program has been in place since 1999, and secured funding was found in 2010 to ensure that there was an ongoing program for—

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think everybody recognizes the importance of having those plans in place. They are driven by the various commissions across the north. It's complex and challenging work, so they often take more time than originally planned, but it's careful and important work. The planning comm

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There is a Yukon land-use planning commission. I'm not sure of the level of activity right now because it's something that we're a bit distanced from, given the devolution agreement. I know some regional plans are under way in Yukon. There's one approved and they are working on o

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I think each of the commissions tries to find the appropriate balance for its particular region, recognizing that there are unique ways, whether through special management zones or other kinds of zoning provisions, to balance the ecological and cultural values with a community de

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That's correct.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, it's now fully developed and is being implemented. Proposals are being funded. I think this year there are about 40 being looked at. So it's significant.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  That is a foundational pillar to ensure that all the activities do respect land claim agreements and that aboriginal groups are involved. It's a foundational piece that underpins all of the activities, whether legislative or monitoring, so they have been actively involved.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I will ask Mr. Gagnon to respond.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are some key distinctions. I know you've heard from my colleagues in Lands and Economic Development about some of the issues in the south. Probably the key distinctions have to do with the fact that there are few reserves in the north and a significant number of land claim

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Land and resource management was devolved to the Yukon government in 2003, which means the Yukon government plays a provincial-type role. They are the land and resource manager. The federal government has small pieces of land left in Yukon. In addition, there are 11 land claim ag

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can provide you with more detail about those two pieces of legislation. NUPPAA is an act, a final legislative piece for the implementation of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, which sets out the land-use planning and environmental impact review process for Nunavut. The proce