Natural Resources committee  Thank you. Given that the bulk of that industry is in Newfoundland, I'm going to ask my colleague, David Boland, to maybe jump in on critical minerals in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Natural Resources committee  At the ACOA, we work very closely with ecosystem partners, ecosystem players, in terms of helping to lay the groundwork, helping start-up companies and helping build innovation. That's where we use our non-profit or our non-repayable tools. Then, when the company gets to the poin

Natural Resources committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and committee members. Thank you for the invitation to appear today. My name is Chuck Maillet. I am the vice-president for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, or ACOA, for Nova Scotia's operations. I'm joined by my colleague David Boland, director g

Natural Resources committee  In regard to partnering with some of the national envelopes, whether it's SLAP, the softwood lumber action plan, or more particularly, the one you referenced, the new program with NRCan, IFIT, we are working with NRCan and sharing information. We will not be delivering any of tha

Natural Resources committee  We allocate our full budget every year, and that's in a combination of commercial and non-commercial projects. We currently work with the forestry industry. We're working with a number of stakeholders, supply chain companies, etc., which are looking at a variety of projects. If a

Natural Resources committee  Yes, we do see that as part of our role and part of our mandate with the closure of Northern Pulp having a significant impact both on the province of Nova Scotia and other parts of Atlantic Canada. We are fully engaged with our key partners at the Province of Nova Scotia and with

Natural Resources committee  Yes. We do a little bit of both. At the Community Futures network, they do support forestry companies as well, but from ACOA's point of view, we will look at supply chain opportunities, supply chain companies, so we will use our tools as well if that fits within the program param

Natural Resources committee  Thank you. Mr. Chairman, committee members, good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation to appear today. The forestry sector is an important employer and contributor to Atlantic Canada's economy. In 2019, the sector employed approximately 19,200 people. Exports from the region