Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Lee is correct in that we should be working closely with the major employers and others that may become employers out there. It will be part of our success down the road if we do that. The corporations and those who are employers are the ones who know what the requirements are for people in the jobs. They will also have a direct interest in ensuring their employees have the qualifications to do the jobs that are needed. I will give you an example. I do not mean to concentrate on the diamond area, but the example is one that will be and can be applied in any kind of area of major development, such as oil and gas.
Diavik is a company that is looking at developing a training module program of 16 modules. They are working with the Dogrib people to hire a certain number of people and put them through these training modules. They are looking for partners in this and want partnerships. We are discussing things with them, and that is the kind of thing that Ms. Lee is speaking about, to ensure that we follow up with.
We have to do that, because with this kind of potential major development that is on our doorstep, it will hopefully carry through, and we have to do those types of things. We cannot do this alone. We cannot develop this fast enough to meet the requirements out there. The companies themselves are looking at our population as being a potential resource. They are interested. It is a matter now of can we also provide the resources to be able to do that, as there are financial restrictions for us at this particular time.
That is where the Non-Renewable Resource Strategy comes in very importantly in our whole thinking and thrust. We have to continue to concentrate on that. We cannot, and I must emphasize this, only do major industry. There is also a need to do it for those who wish to work outside of the industry, people in the communities. We need to ensure we do not concentrate solely on one aspect, because there are potential opportunities in the communities for people to gain employment.
If people do become employed with the major industries, chances are that these are people who are already there with some expertise. They will leave positions in the communities, the small businesses in the communities, the community corporations will require replacements. I am not saying that is going to happen. I am saying that is a possibility that could be there. We need to work on that whole human resource area. Thank you.