Thank you, honourable member, for the question.
Certainly there are processes arising, both from the motion of this committee and in advance of that the directions received from the federal, provincial, and territorial ministers to address this issue in concert with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. In fact we are looking at the mechanisms that could try to minimize costs associated with our current activities at the same time as CFIA continues to provide sustainable services.
Again, currently the revenue generation component constitutes about 10% of our operating budget. I've tried to describe the evolution to try and adapt our inspection systems as we continue to provide the support to our industry that will allow them to succeed internationally, whether it's the investments in surveillance, in disease control programs, or the investments in the registering and approval of slaughter houses and the effects there.
We are looking as earnestly as we can at opportunities with the department to try to figure out programming that would offset those direct costs to the producer and industry sectors in this country. We hope to be able to elucidate recommendations in that regard in the shortest time possible for consideration of this committee and at the same time ensure that we can continue to deliver the full range of services necessary to sustain public confidence in the inspection systems we are delivering.