Science and Research committee  I will respond only briefly, which reflects a bit of a lack of in-depth expertise on that on my part. Certainly the work to become an engineer or someone working in a nuclear facility requires extensive training—years and years, in many cases—on top of someone's undergraduate an

Science and Research committee  I don't have too much to add on that point. One of the main sensitivities when we get into reprocessing, especially if it involves the movement of nuclear waste across borders, is the risk of proliferation. We know that SMRs in general are using a different kind of fuel and produ

Science and Research committee  I apologize, but I am not as familiar with the U.S.'s use of that as an instrument. We could provide that in a follow-up.

Science and Research committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I will briefly mention that, as part of our work under the SMR action plan, we established an indigenous advisory council. In fact, next week, the SMR leadership table will be meeting—deputy ministers and utility heads. It will be co-chaired, fo

Science and Research committee  Madam Chair, I'm on screen, so perhaps I could kick us off. As part of the SMR action plan, Natural Resources Canada carried out fairly extensive engagement at the community level, though it was primarily targeted at communities that were either close to existing nuclear sites o

Science and Research committee  Perhaps we could follow up and provide a list, if that's acceptable.

Science and Research committee  I should acknowledge that the federal government's green bond program is led by the Department of Finance. Although they do draw on the expertise of other federal departments, such as Natural Resources Canada, I would be stepping outside my role to speak on that.

Science and Research committee  Yes, our input was sought as part of the Department of Finance's development of the green bond program.

Science and Research committee  What I can comment on is.... We understand that, as the Department of Finance developed their position on green bonds, they looked extensively at international practices, and nuclear was generally not included. That includes, for example, the United Kingdom's green bond program—t

Science and Research committee  When I think about the potential role that Canada could play as an SMR provider.... You will see as an example right now Ontario Power Generation's decision to select the GE Hitachi, BWRX-300 reactor, which is built off an existing reactor design involving two major industrial pa

Science and Research committee  Thank you very much for the question and thank you for making the link. Yes, the figure of 7% or 8% is accurate for the amount of the contribution of wind and variable renewables, but it's predominately wind. For the electricity generation in Canada today, the overwhelming major

Science and Research committee  In the Canadian context, the journey towards net zero breaks down very quickly into a province by province or regional story. The options available, for example, to the hydro-rich provinces are very different from those that are more reliant on fossil fuels. Certainly it's chal

Science and Research committee  Thank you for the question. Looking towards the growth that would come from, say, electric vehicles or industrial electrification heat pumps, for example, there's a wide range of projections for how much electricity use could increase in the coming years up to 2050, but certainl

Science and Research committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, for the opportunity to speak about small modular reactors in Canada. Like Caroline, I'd like to recognize that I am joining you today from my home in Ottawa, which is in the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinabe people. Protecting th

Environment committee  Thank you. That statistic is correct for the electricity that's generated in Prince Edward Island, but they import a fair bit of electricity from New Brunswick. You can imagine that as the wind goes up and down, their imports from New Brunswick vary as well.