Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, we have two. I will be doing one first. Keith will talk more about the loss of use regarding forestry. That's more his forte.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you for having us here. My name is James Cada and I'm the director of operations for Mississauga. I've been there for, I'd say, 20 out of the last 25 years. I've been involved in lands since 1992. For the Mississauga First Nation, our biggest challenge has been, and still

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, the amendment to the land code was done in 2009.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The ATR happened on March 25.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  No, they happened in 2010.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  For the 40,000 acres of reserve lands. The Little Chiblow lands still haven't even been processed or accepted by Canada.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The only process now that is outstanding is the Little Chiblow lands being added to reserve status, which requires the government to finalize the offer of purchase. The lands then are transferred. Ontario is simply waiting to get rid of their crown interests, so it's basically wa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  It's roughly, I would say, over 40%. That was just a rough figure that somebody threw together.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The majority, probably about 700, live off reserve.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Yes.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Just based on Keith's number, we're probably looking at anywhere from $10 million to $12 million.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Keith talked about some of the other opportunities that went amiss. We did a couple of small sawmill studies about how we'd utilize the hardwoods. We haven't even taken it to the extreme of looking at the loss of jobs and so on. But the biggest problem, and why people are leaving

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Right now, I do believe we're up to five buildings that have to be demolished, torn down, due to the inability to provide a long-term lease or rental agreement to individuals, not only first nations members but to the mainstream. We've always complied with the request of the depa

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  For me, it's the management or implementation of the ATR. Here in Ontario, I know for a fact that the lands unit is not fully staffed. I'm also aware of personal issues with management. There's a structure in place there that basically says, here's a work plan, or here's our busi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Under the ATR, no. I think the only dispute resolution—because we signed a settlement agreement—is to take it to court. The court's bottom line is going to be, “Here, you've got to go and do this under your ATR policy.” So you're back in the same boat.