Industry committee  It's the bad debts related to the loans. With small business loans, the banks make them and we provide a guarantee for 15% of the amounts. When the loans do not perform well, we give a small amount to the banks. This is an estimate of the reduced amounts we have to give to the b

Industry committee  That's right. It is a good thing.

Industry committee  Actually, in the estimates document we talk about a little bit on each page. At Industry Canada, we have an increase of $90 million, and on page 203 we talk about which program those increases relate to. For example, although there are a number of ins and outs, on page 203 we se

Industry committee  Some of that information will be in the report on plans and priorities in May.

Government Operations committee  This particular item is royalties we receive from a system for name searches within Corporations Canada called NUANS. For those particular royalties, based on the repayments we had from the year before, we get to re-spend them in this year, but we actually have to draw them down

Government Operations committee  Yes.

Government Operations committee  There is not in these supplementary estimates. It is in our main estimates.

Government Operations committee  Approximately $4 million out of the $8.6 million will be spent on new spectrum management software. This is a very important software allowing us to manage our licenses. Another amount of approximately $3.5 million is allocated to the infrastructure and small projects of the Comm

Government Operations committee  We see a grant and a contribution because previously under the transfer payment policy issued by Treasury Board it was considered a grant. In 2008 they actually changed the policy; so going forward, next year will be the last year you'll see grants. It will be transitioned out to

Industry committee  We identified in the quarterly report the financial aspects of the reductions and explained the financial aspects of the reductions.

Industry committee  Both of the amounts you see on page 94 under vote 1 represent the operating component to support CAP. The $14.1 million is the total funding for this year to support CAP. It's an annual determination. The second figure that the deputy minister referred to underneath—the $520,00

Industry committee  Parliamentary Appearance on the 2011-12 Supplementary Estimates (B), Opening Remarks Thank you Chair, and thank you for the opportunity to be here with the members of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. I am Kelly Gillis, Industry Canada’s chief financia

Industry committee  The statutory vote of $0.2 billion would be for the employee benefits plan, equivalent to 18% of salaries, but it also includes a few other votes that are included in our main estimates. The small-business financing program the deputy mentioned previously is considered a statutor

Industry committee  Yes. There would be a portion for FedNor under grants and contributions, and also for the running of FedNor within the operating budget of the department.

Industry committee  You'll see it in supplementary estimates (A).