Natural Resources committee  That's in the clean technology sector; I can't say for all other IT sectors.

Natural Resources committee  I think there is an opportunity in Canada for us to develop greater ties between our innovation-based industries and our established traditional industries. Obviously, as Monsieur Lavoie and Monsieur Morin spoke about earlier today, there are investments being made. I will say that most innovation-based industries in Canada find it harder to sell at home than they do to sell abroad.

Natural Resources committee  Not enough.

Natural Resources committee  Well, with a greater familiarity between our innovation-based smaller companies and our large established companies, I think together we could put together what you might call a power play. These markets are still emerging, which means that you'll go to a market and work that market for three years, and then perhaps leave the export market for a period of time.

Natural Resources committee  Industry policies are still being developed when it comes to international financial institutions and our policies on developing markets. Currently, about a quarter of our sector's exports end up in developing markets. Obviously, if we were to develop those markets—be it in Latin America or Asia—job potential would increase considerably.

Natural Resources committee  The current U.S. versus non-U.S. export split for clean technology is 56% to the U.S. and 44% to the non-U.S. The forecast by the companies for that moving forward is for it to actually become half and half non-U.S. and U.S., and for the share of emerging markets to grow significantly.

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chair, Mr. Vice-Chair, members of the committee, thank you very much for this invitation to appear today. I am very pleased to represent the Canadian Clean Technology Coalition, whose mandate is to promote information and facts about the clean technology industry. It gives me great pleasure to follow the presentations of Monsieur Morin and Monsieur Lavoie, because the companies of this industry are providing the technologies that were just referred to in the two previous discussions.