Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We have some forested area in the north, including the Yukon, but it's not exactly matching the Arctic circle. As for the definition of the north, there are some forested areas out there. We could produce a map that shows that distinction.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I'd have to ask my colleagues from the forestry sector about that. I cannot answer this.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  We have a map that shows how much has been developed in the south, relative to the north, and the value of the resource. There are hundreds of billions of dollars in the south, while in the north it's in the tens of billions. When you look at the geology of Canada, the potentia

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  I guess your question has two aspects to it: what's the ultimate resource that lies underground, and what's the potential of that resource overall. In the last decade, through the Geological Survey of Canada, we've been mapping the north to a level of knowledge where we can see t

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Madam Chair, if I may? For NRCan, we have another statement to continue.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I represent the lands and minerals sector of Natural Resources Canada. We play an important role in the development of natural resources in the North, in particular with regard to the policies related to the mining sector and the technical surveys associ