Finance committee  Thanks, Garima. These revenues are about $17 million of the available revenue that those first nations, if they choose to use it, can use to secure loans.

Finance committee  Sure. For this type of loan, there is no collateral. Instead, it is very much a cash-based loan. It's really used to pay the principal and interest on the loan. I hope that answers your question.

Finance committee  Thanks for that, Garima. There are first nations in NWT already participating in the act. Salt River First Nation, for instance, works quite well with the finance authority and has used those tools to help advance development in its community. Also, there are 15 self-governin