Natural Resources committee  Our core operating budget on grants and contributions is $41 million. That hasn't changed, but we often deliver temporary national programs, so I would say that during the last year we delivered $140 million or $145 million, and the year before that, it was a little bit over that

Natural Resources committee  The northern Ontario pavilion—and thank you for those nice comments on that—is targeting more small and medium-sized businesses in order to help them be able to go to attend and to make partnerships. What we're seeing is that the bigger organizations are going on their own and ha

Natural Resources committee  We work closely with all our stakeholders, but, in particular, with first nation communities we have on-the-ground officers who work in each of the regions and take the time in order to be able to consult and work on different projects and support in that way. If we're talking m

Natural Resources committee  I can't particularly speak to Bill C-69. I'm sorry; it would be a different department.

Natural Resources committee  No, I don't know if it's hindered the process for mining approvals. I know there's been a lot of work and effort towards improving what we're doing around those, but I don't have the specific information to be able to respond to that question directly.

Natural Resources committee  FedNor has supported the development of regional innovation ecosystems for decades. In northern Ontario, sustainable mining activities are supported through strong supply and surfaces sectors that bring forward new and innovative products and technologies that will help mining or

Natural Resources committee  We support, as I mentioned, the ecosystem that surrounds that—not necessarily supporting the businesses in the development or the larger mining corporations. We don't do that, but we do support the ecosystem and the mining supply chain, in particular with post-secondary instituti

Natural Resources committee  Good morning. It is my privilege to appear before the committee today. I would start by acknowledging that I'm joining you from Sudbury, which is located on land within the Robinson Huron Treaty territory. I'm here in my capacity as executive director of program delivery for t