Much work has been done on the oil and gas strategy in the latter stage of the 17thLegislative Assembly, including the release of the public engagement report "Pathways to Petroleum Development." The strategy was recently identified as a mandate priority for the 18thLegislative Assembly. The resource sector is the single-largest contributor to the Northwest Territories' economy. Our territory has world-class oil and natural gas reserves and has had an active petroleum industry for a century. The draft strategy is being reviewed and edited by a Government of Northwest Territories interdepartmental working group. Following this, the draft strategy will be released for input from Aboriginal governments, regulators, industry, and online for public comment. Changes will be made based on comments received to finalize the strategy which is planned to be publicly released in 2017.