Absolutely.
It's interesting that you mention that, because Sean Boyd, president and CEO of one of our member companies, gave a lunch talk at the Northern Lights Conference today and announced an additional $5 million in training from his company, specifically targeted towards indigenous people in Nunavut.
The reality is that for many community representatives in remote northern regions, an opportunity for employment at a mine site will, in some cases, be the first type of professional employment they will have. Companies are trying to meet folks where they're at to provide these opportunities. In some cases we're opening bank accounts for individuals so that cheques can be deposited. It is difficult for us in a southern location to appreciate the gap of the many conveniences and quality of life that we take for granted. If that is the baseline you're looking at, there are often huge training requirements in order to get people job-ready and site-ready. Our industry is very committed to that. Our companies invest a significant amount of money to do that.
We would support expansion of existing programs at the federal level to match that funding. ISET would be one of those programs, and we participated in a review of that. At the end of the day, many of our members are committed to increasing employment levels from indigenous communities in their companies on site in all levels, whether it's an entry-level position, a managerial position or a C-suite position. That is the goal and the objective for the companies that are operating in proximate communities. We have programs in place, and amplifying those programs is very important to ensure that the benefit can be obtained by all parties involved.