Human Resources committee  There are a few sites here and there. UMWA, the United Mine Workers of America, are still around, but yes, it's the steelworkers, CAW, and CEP.

Human Resources committee  That level of sophistication of the industry is kind of a double-edged sword. Once people understand that we are quite sophisticated and technologically advanced, it adds a cool factor. There is a lot of very advanced technology. There are things like remote mining, in which you

Human Resources committee  Yes, you did hear me correctly. There are changes being proposed to the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, for example, that are quite welcome.

Human Resources committee  The mining industry is regulated quite heavily at both the federal and provincial levels. So in the realm of environmental assessments, for example, projects have traditionally been subject to two separate yet in most cases very similar environmental assessment processes, which d

Human Resources committee  Anecdotally, I would just add that what we hear from our members is industrial mechanics and millwrights are at the top of the list, and electricians. I'll leave it at those. Again, it's anecdotal. We don't have any empirical data, but that's what we're hearing.

Human Resources committee  Yes, there are a number of high performers in our sector. One that I would point to to begin with in terms of diversifying their workforce would be IOC, the Iron Ore Company of Canada--Rio Tinto. In the Labrador Trough they made it a strategic priority to diversify their workforc

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, and thank you for the invitation. I'm happy to be here today. My name is Paul Hébert. I'm vice-president, government relations, at the Mining Association of Canada, or MAC. MAC is the national voice of Canada's mining and mineral processing industry. Since 1935,

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The impact would be significant. As Ryan said, we're in the process of figuring out a way forward from here and what role industry can play in making sure it does continue in some way, shape, or form. We do need the labour market intelligence they provide, and we've come to rel

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  On the duty to consult, I'll let my colleagues at PDAC answer. As far as the ASEP program and what's going to replace it, I'm aware of two pots of money. One is a strategic partnership initiative, which spans a number of government departments, including Human Resources and Ski

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I don't have a list of projects with me, but I could definitely get back to you with projects that are in the EA process and what stage they're at. That is something we have.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  There are a few. Starting with Nunavut, there would be the completion of the Nunavut regulatory framework that's ongoing. That would provide some clarity. There is a double-bonding issue in the north that has recently come to light, where companies have to post reclamation bond

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes, absolutely. Clarity and certainty is the mantra of industry. They really need to know what they're getting into and to have some predictability concerning the process so that they can raise capital and provide a return on that investment.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I can speak to the Victor Mine situation at Attawapiskat. As I mentioned, since the start of construction roughly five years ago, over $325 million in contracts have been awarded to Attawapiskat First Nation businesses. That's a community of only 1,800 people on reserve. Of the 5

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, we have not.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, we don't at this time.