Industry committee  First of all, as regards the temporary initiatives, as the minister mentioned and as the name suggests, those initiatives have a beginning and an end, with specific targets. Examples he cited were the international cruise initiative and the temporary support for communities strug

Industry committee  The only point I would like to make—and you can see, if not appreciate this—is that the information regarding all of our clients is confidential. We cannot discuss specific files with third parties. We always encourage them to contact us. We are always willing to serve them and

Industry committee  As my colleague mentioned earlier, information already appears on our Web site. In addition, we will have to reconnect with the committee to ascertain what additional information it needs.

Industry committee  Thank you.

Industry committee  I will check that and get back to you with an answer later. To my knowledge, we did not spend anything on advertising.

Industry committee  Not this year, either.

Industry committee  We will double-check, but I'm fairly certain we don't have any spending with respect to advertising.

Industry committee  To answer your question, I would say that cooperatives are eligible for CED programs. In fact, we have a number of projects that target cooperatives, such as projects aimed specifically at supporting a community or businesses. There are a number of examples. I think cooperatives

Industry committee  Yes, that information is very clear on the Web site. I encourage you to have a look at it and to tell cooperatives to do so as well.

Industry committee  That is a very hard question to answer. As you know, we do receive more requests every year for all of our programs, more than what we're able to support, and then we have to make choices based on priorities and the expected outcomes. I'm not in a position to project, for example

Industry committee  Every department has annual financial planning. We start the year with an envelope, and then, depending on the project that comes in.... We do have benchmarks, for example, with respect to what should be engaged or committed in terms of funds, so that we can choose the best proje

Industry committee  This year, I think.... I will ask my colleague. I think it's 352.

Industry committee  Absolutely. We assess each of the projects submitted to our agency in a very rigorous way and use the same set of criteria for businesses or for non-profit organizations, for example, in support to businesses. We would look at the expected outcomes and results of a project, both

Industry committee  Of course, you can't compare those two situations, but the way we do it is to use the same principles. Is there a good business plan? Who are the proponents? We look at who the other financial partners are, for example, in terms of the financial ask. Those are the elements we l

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, I can answer Mr. Blanchette's question. As the minister mentioned, last year, we renewed the Quebec Economic Development Program on April 1, 2012. So we really refocussed our efforts on the priorities of the government and the agency, jobs and the economy. Every year