Natural Resources committee  Thanks for the question. We wouldn't have been in this position or working on these types of issues 11 years ago, and I don't have on hand comparisons in terms of projections from a number of years ago versus what they might be now. However, it might be helpful for you to know t

Natural Resources committee  There is an amount of exchange that goes on between Canada and the U.S. in terms of inputs into biofuels, as there is with other countries as well. There is potential for that to shift as we're able to increase our capacity in Canada.

Natural Resources committee  You're right that there are a number of other sources that are being grown and used. To go back to a little bit of the answer that I was providing before, I don't think what we're seeing is much of an issue of trading one for the other in terms of food security or food availabili

Natural Resources committee  What I would say is that there could be opportunities there, and ultimately I think some of those are going to be decisions that will be made by producers in terms of what they see as opportunities to sell their crops. In terms of what we're seeing, we're not anticipating necessa

Natural Resources committee  As I mentioned earlier in my comments, a number of opportunities and facilities for certain things already exist in the country. I think part of the funding and programs that are in place now are also to help facilitate that as well, to create greater opportunity within Canada to

Natural Resources committee  I might turn to one of my colleagues on this as well. I think, in principle, it's not looking at specific inputs or crops in order to reach targets. There's an opportunity for it to be done partly through canola. However, in terms of looking at it from the lens of the inputs, I

Natural Resources committee  I would say that certainly the big ones are canola and corn, as you've pointed out, and corn in particular on the ethanol side, but increasingly, as I was talking about as well, it's moving into increasing the amount of input that comes from what we've traditionally been seeing a

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for the question. Ensuring safe, quality food remains a priority for agricultural production in Canada. Canadian farmers have long grown food and raised commodities for a range of different end uses, including energy use, without compromising food security for Canadian

Natural Resources committee  As part of the opening comments I had, Canada's exports of canola seeds to the EU were at about $1.3 billion in 2020. A large portion of that was used in biodiesel production, primarily in France, Germany, Belgium and Portugal.

Natural Resources committee  I might have mentioned as well in terms of....When I was talking about 60, I was referring to the number of anaerobic digestion facilities in operation in Canada. That's more of the secondary transformation of manure and food processing waste and that kind of thing into biogas an

Natural Resources committee  There's a combination of the two. I'll have to get back to you specifically on the breakdown in terms of what goes for fuel versus what goes into the production of canola oil.

Natural Resources committee  Sure. I would say a few things. For a number of years there has been ongoing research as well as collaboration with industry to be able to advance the markets. I think that we've started to see an increase in the capacity to do this within Canada. I think as well, as was menti

Natural Resources committee  I don't have specifically the data in terms of how much we're currently importing. I can see if I can quickly find it.

Natural Resources committee  Again, I think I would have to look at it specifically. I wouldn't want to misspeak before the committee in terms of the numbers. I don't know if other colleagues might have the answers for that. I can certainly endeavour to find out specifically.

Natural Resources committee  Thank you for inviting me here. My name is Steve Jurgutis. I'm the DG, the policy planning and integration director, at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. I'd like to talk to you a little bit about the critical role of the agriculture and agri-food sector in producing low-carbo