Natural Resources committee  I will just add that, to aggregate some of the data sources, there are a few tools that have emerged over the last few years that we are taking advantage of. We mentioned machine learning and artificial intelligence, which can do a lot of that crunching of the big data and process it, so humans can more easily access it.

Status of Women committee  As you know, any of the projects that go forward through approvals by Natural Resources or other departments are subject to that gender-based analysis plus. In the case of those specific projects, I don't know if I can speak to the details of that analysis specifically, just because I don't know them offhand, but I can certainly get back to you on the specifics of those projects.

Status of Women committee  No, I don't. I know that in cyclical industries like natural resources, which are affected by commodity prices, it tends to be the men, because of their overrepresentation in the workforce, who are affected. But there's nothing about selective benefits.

Status of Women committee  By that, you mean geographic clusters...? Yes, I would say that mining has been one of the areas where we've seen some of the most progress in terms of percentage improvements. We also recognize that industry has been making great efforts in this regard. I mentioned earlier that we were working with industry associations.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for the opportunity to participate in the development of this committee's important study. My focus today will be on providing concrete examples of the efforts being made by Natural Resources Canada, or NRCAN, industry, and other partners to understand and overcome the barriers to gender equity in the natural resources context.