Natural Resources committee  I'll do my best. We do have a complementary road network. However, there are access points that need to be built in order to be able to get into the most strategic areas of Yukon. We are strategically located close to an open-water port. Skagway is only a couple of hours away fr

Natural Resources committee  Mr. Chair, this is not a direct answer, but a quick answer to put things into perspective. We have an abundance of materials, as noted earlier, but if you were to go through the environmental assessment process to permit one of these mines to meet those demands, you're looking at

Natural Resources committee  In fact, I would put money on it and guarantee that it will go beyond that three-year window, here.

Natural Resources committee  That's a very good question. We're not familiar so much with the Impact Assessment Act here in Yukon because we have a made-in-Yukon solution, known as the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board. It's a tri-party agreement between first nations, Yukon and the fe

Natural Resources committee  Good morning, everybody. Thank you for the opportunity to be able to present this morning, and thank you, members, for making the time for such an important topic. Here in the Yukon I represent the Yukon Chamber of Mines. We represent a membership of over 700 members, representi

Natural Resources committee  Good morning, everybody. I am Samson Hartland, the executive director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines. Apologies for the late appearance.

Finance committee  You know, I've been around long enough just to be dangerous. I feel like it was about a couple of years ago, if I remember correctly. I couldn't say anything definitively. I just know that it was there, and now it is not being asked for anymore.

Finance committee  Absolutely. I can follow up.

Finance committee  I may not be able to speak directly to the two initiatives you just put forward, except for the.... Did you ask about the mineral exploration tax credit? Is that what I heard you say?

Finance committee  Now with regard to the CCA I'm not as familiar with that. What I can say is that when it comes to the mineral exploration tax credit, it incentivizes institutional investors to invest in the industry. There's an opportunity to see some of that credit back through a tax credit. In

Finance committee  Thank you for the opportunity. In fact, we had written a letter to Minister McKenna on this topic and had provided a number of recommendations for consideration. We have said that, if exemption is not on the table, then consider what the Mining Association in Canada presented to

Finance committee  We have not received a response, although we have received indication from our local MP, Larry Bagnall, that the ultimate decision will lay with the Premier of Yukon. Our intent is to relay the same recommendations to the Premier of Yukon.

Finance committee  Back here at home we also coordinate with other stakeholders as well, so we work closely with the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce, the Yukon Chamber of Commerce and the Yukon First Nations Chamber of Commerce, which represents all the first nations development corporations here in

Finance committee  Thank you for that opportunity. I will just preface my comments. It probably would be important to know that Yukon's mineral exploration industry has been a primary driver of Yukon's private sector GDP growth over the course of a century—ever since the Klondike gold rush—and con

Finance committee  We actually work very closely with our colleagues across the north. We haven't worked with these proponents specifically, but we work with the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines. Tom Hoefer there has been a long-standing leader of that organization. We coordinate it through the C