Thank you, Madam Chair. Broadly speaking, there is sort of an internal review of SEED taking place, where we will look at the question of market disruption, which again seems to have higher and lower popularity depending on the size of one community, but I do not have my SEED materials or this sort of material in front of me on the mains review. Let me send this over to Deputy Minister Strand to see if she is in a position to respond to that here. Thank you.

Thank you. Deputy Minister Strand.

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Can I get an update on whether there are any plans to extend BDIC loan deferrals? I understand that that will end this fiscal. I know that there have been requests to continue that program of deferring loan payments until after the pandemic. Can I have an update whether the Minister is doing that or willing to? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. That is a BDIC-specific item, and I know that that was one of the questions they looked at when they gathered together in January. I had emphasized to them the fact that people will need the answer to that in advance of the fiscal year. I would like to just confirm where they landed on that, and I will commit to getting back to the Member. I think I will have that answer by our next sitting dates. Thank you.

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Madam Chair. One of my concerns is that I know BDIC has some legislative, kind of, parameters that they have to operate in, and they have a certain fund to make sure that all of their loans are intact. I believe, if they get too much into deferrals or grants, they run up against those. Does the Minister have any figures of what it costs to defer loans or if, actually, they run into the parameters we're willing to fund them? I think this is probably pretty cheap money to defer payments, and it's a good return on investment. Is there a cost to those loan deferrals? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Minister.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Yes, I do have all those numbers. I have reviewed them. I just don't necessarily have them in the mains document. Again, we have had some conversations. There are challenges with ongoing loan deferrals, certainly with loan forgiveness. I know there is going to be some effort to find ways to support businesses, perhaps on a one-by-one basis, depending. Again, let me commit to getting back to the Member, and again, I am conscious that we are coming up at the end of the fiscal year. I will commit to getting back to the Member fairly quickly so that we are in a position to advise all BDIC clients as to where we're at well in advance of the end of the fiscal. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you. Member for Yellowknife North.

Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a comment that I would be supportive. The BDIC can't necessarily take on that money, but the GNWT can. If there is some way to make sure those loan deferrals happen, it has to happen through the GNWT, and I am happy to see that. I am very eagerly awaiting the film policy, and I have spoken previously about some sort of film producers' incentive policy. My concerns right now with the film industry rebate program is that I'm not sure it's necessarily convincing anyone to come here. It's a good program, and it does encourage a little bit of northern labour. The fact that it's kind of after-the-fact makes it a little cheaper to make a film in the NWT. With $100,000, it's not all that much cheaper. We kind of got an answer to this before, but are there any plans to have a film producers' incentive program or to rework this program? If so, how much money could we expect to see? Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Madam Chair. There is obviously not money in the mains right now for the idea that the Member is suggesting. The film strategy, if it hasn't reached committee, is on its way across the hall. Once it has gone through that process, looking forward to an opportunity to receive feedback on it and to get it out to the public and to stakeholders. The subsidy program is one part of a program for supporting film producers. ECE has funding for arts. We have other funding for small- and medium-sized businesses. This isn't a one-stop shop for film. They have other ways to access our supports. There are also staff within ITI dedicated to supporting potential producers or others who want to come north and do work here in the North supported by some of the quite fantastic film sector workers that we have in the North. It's more than just one thing, and it's more than just one funding. We have had some great success here before COVID, and I am sure we will get back to it. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Seeing that there are no further questions, please turn to page 210. Industry, Tourism and Investment, economic diversification business support, operations expenditure summary, 2021-2022 Main Estimates, $18,195,000. Does committee agree?

Thank you. Committee, we will take a five-minute break.

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Committee, we are going to continue on with minerals and petroleum resources, beginning on page 214, with information items up to 217. Questions? Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I notice that, under contributions, the Indigenous mineral development support program looks like it has a sunset of funding, and so I am just wondering if the Minister can tell us if that is found in another section or what has gone on there.

Thank you. Minister of ITI.

Yes. Thank you, Madam Chair. There has been a sunset of funding there, which certainly doesn't suggest that there is not going to be an opportunity to renew that funding. That is right now under a program review, so it's our hope that we will be in a position to come back and request the renewal of the funding once that program review is done. In the meantime, Madam Chair, there is certainly an intention to continue to work towards mineral regional development strategies wherever possible. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Thank you, Minister. Member for Kam Lake.

Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I am seeing that this was contributions in support of Indigenous organizations to prepare and participate in mineral development in their area. I know that the Minister said that this is under program review, but was there no other way that this contribution could have continued in this year in another format while the program was being reviewed, to continue to invest in mineral development? Thank you.