Thank you, Mr. Chair. This shouldn't be new. We have zones currently in the Northwest Territories, and they are referred to under the sections in the mining regulations, called prospecting permits. We are simply building on that tool.

Right now, under our mining regulations, we have two zones: one north of the 68^th parallel and one south of the 68^th parallel. That means that the entire Northwest Territories is divided into two zones. Somebody can apply for the instrument of a prospecting permit, or somebody can apply for a mineral claim, go out, and stake one. That would be two sets of rules that we currently have where people can apply for two different sets of instruments. Thank you, Mr. Chair.