Industry committee  I'll give a few examples by way of an answer. We partner regularly with Yukon College, which has the centre for cold climate technology. That's a natural fit. We help them invest in key projects, which often underpin northern needs rather than sort of independent products. We in

Industry committee  It's the northern projects management office.

Industry committee  If I may, Mr. Chairman, I'll start with my remarks. Thank you for this opportunity to appear before the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. As you noted, my name is Janet King and I am president of CanNor, which is the short term for our agency. Joining me i

Environment committee  Thank you, Minister. I have just a couple of comments on staffing in the Iqaluit office. As the minister mentioned, we've strengthened by nine. That includes staffing the director-general level from the north and having permanently in Iqaluit the director-level staff. We have th

Public Accounts committee  We are currently making the most use we can of the budget we have, and as Michael noted we are able to respond essentially to all the requests that come in.

Public Accounts committee  We haven't done anything like that. That being said, it's a bit of a trade-off. As more economic development proceeds and communities are more capable to build their economic development, yes, I would look forward to an increased demand and increased participation in building t

Public Accounts committee  I'm going to look it up because this is aligned with our RPP, and I just want to make sure I am very complete. Our theme going forward is building a strong north together. I'll speak to the building part but I will emphasize again the “together”. Almost everything we do is in pa

Public Accounts committee  Yes, certainly. With increased resources, we can carry out our mandate more easily. I have great confidence.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, certainly.

Public Accounts committee  No, we don't work directly with financial institutions to receive financial reports. We work with audited financial statements from the proponents themselves. These statements have been thoroughly audited by certified accountants.

Public Accounts committee  I will look to my colleagues who have been deeply involved over the last number of years. As for major accomplishments, I think as we have heard here today, I've a strong track record of working with partners and communities: partner governments, partner communities, partner indi

Public Accounts committee  As we noted earlier, we now have tools. We have noted here that a lot of the issues identified were administrative in nature, so the effort made to date has been to ensure that the files are complete and accurate, that the officers know what an appropriate file is that completely

Public Accounts committee  Again, I can't speak to the individual contracts you're speaking of. Contracting would be done on the basis of need by the organization using standing offers and the procedures endorsed by the Government of Canada, so done according to all the rules.

Public Accounts committee  Again, it is my view that, as long as government procedures and rules are followed, it would fall within our values and ethics.

Public Accounts committee  Yes, I was.