Fisheries committee  I could answer on behalf of the hydro-power industry. I'll probably hearken back to what I was saying in the opening comments. The government's mid-century review of its climate strategy did a survey of seven prominent external studies talking about what needs to be done in orde

Fisheries committee  I would say that we were consulted. There were a number of formal processes—parliamentary processes, as well—where we were able to work through on this.

Fisheries committee  I'm not familiar with this particular one, but if you like, we could look into that a bit more for you and maybe talk to the member about the project in particular.

Fisheries committee  Thank you for the question. I can answer that. Not every facility would have fish passage included within it, but when we're looking at the question of fish passage in the hydro power facilities, whether it's a storage reservoir or a run-of-river operation, it really has to be l

Fisheries committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, and members of the committee. I'm Jacob Irving and I'm the the president of the Canadian Hydropower Association. Our membership comprises the major hydro power generators in Canada and the industries that support them. I would like to th

Subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Finance on Bill C-38 committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Jacob Irving, and I am the President of the Canadian Hydropower Association. Joining me is Ed Wojczynski of Manitoba Hydro, the chair of our association's board of directors. The CHA is the national voice for hydro power in Canada. We represent

Environment committee  The average is 90% or higher.

Environment committee  We generate roughly a little over 360 terawatt hours a year from hydro power. That's what puts us in the second-place position in the world.

Environment committee  We have a current installed capacity of about 74,000 megawatts in Canada. We could more than double that potential. Studies that we've conducted and that are well known, have been broadcast, and have been in existence since 2006, indicate we could develop roughly another 163,000

Environment committee  Yes. In terms of efficiency, our history in Canada is a storied one in hydro power. We operate at over 90% efficiency, meaning that when turning the water power into electricity, when it goes through the turbine, that conversion happens at an over-90% rate in general throughout o

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I just wanted to say that we can take questions in French and answer them in French.

Environment committee  I can give you a projection going forward. Our members have indicated that about 25,000 megawatts of projects across the country are currently being seriously looked at. That represents a direct investment of roughly $50 billion, and that in turn translates into about 150,000 job

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Jacob Irving, and I am the president of the Canadian Hydropower Association. With me today is Ed Wojczynski of Manitoba Hydro. He is the chair of our board of directors and also the chair of our regulatory processes working group. The Canadian

Environment committee  There is probably opportunity for amendment, but it depends. Ideally one would like to see amendments come through that deal with all of our issues, and then that's fine. But if those amendments don't come to the fore, setting the bill set aside would have to be the logical choic

Environment committee  We think that if the federal courts were to force the federal government to change our projects in the provinces more substantially, this might well cause some friction between the relevant province and the federal government. According to the Constitution, the management of natu