Industry committee  That's correct.

Industry committee  When we announced the new southern Ontario advantage initiatives, there were seven new initiatives. We needed to revisit our program activity architecture to make sure that they actually align with it. You'll notice in the main estimates that there is some realignment of the doll

Industry committee  Thank you, minister. In terms of reporting on the main estimates, when the agency was first created, it was the southern Ontario development program, which the minister had spoken about. Into our second year of operation, the minister announced a series of new initiatives, the s

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, that money is for operating costs to administer the added funds that we provide to IRAP.

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, that $60,000 is for operating costs incurred by NRC for administration of the IRAP program, for which we had given added grants and contributions dollars.

Industry committee  FedDev has 232 employees, and that includes indeterminates, casuals, students, and secondments. The original Treasury Board submission gave authorities for up to 250 employees, so we've moved pretty much to our staffing requirements and are fully operational now.