Industry committee  No, I don't have it, but I will provide this information to the committee.

Industry committee  That's for the last 10 years?

Industry committee  The CAIP program is a $100-million program over five years. This is the third year of the program. There are 16 successful recipients all over the country, and I will provide you with a list. Every contribution agreement has clear and specific objectives and targets, which are mo

Industry committee  IRAP was not the decision-maker in this process. IRAP manages the program for Finance Canada, and the Minister of Finance selected a committee of business people—people independent of the government—who made the selection. IRAP provided a pre-screening and the longer list of pre-

Industry committee  It must be public, yes.

Industry committee  I'll try to find this list, yes.

Industry committee  There are two things: more of the same, or new initiatives. Every contribution agreement is different. There are no two alike, because every incubator and accelerator is different from the others. They have different clientele and they operate in different environments. So their

Industry committee  Not to my knowledge; I don't know of any—

Industry committee  —sector-specific.... There was no indication—

Industry committee  The idea was, let's find the best incubators and accelerators out there—“best” meaning they have achieved better growth for their clients and increased investment in those clients—and try to help them do more.

Industry committee  Thank you. It's a good question. IRAP is aware that time for entrepreneurs is often more important than money. That's why we've been continuously trying to simplify the processes, to make their lives easier, and to simplify the paperwork as much as possible. The applications can

Industry committee  Of course, ITAs are not legal experts, but a lot of them had previous IP experience while working as senior executives and entrepreneurs themselves. What they are doing is to refer their clients to lawyers in the community who specialize in their particular areas. They are workin

Industry committee  This is the third year.

Industry committee  First, all of our clients have been disclosed proactively on the website, but we have a manufacturing sector team. We have ITAs from different regions—who are active, and understand the sector, and are interested in it, and can bring something to the sector—joining forces and pro

Industry committee  Let me help you better understand it. It was about $200 million over two years that was allocated to IRAP in 2009-10. It was a two-year allocation. That $100 million per year was a long time ago. I've been here for less time than that, you understand.