Industry committee  This program is just getting launched. Fifteen incubator accelerators have been approved for funding. Not all have been announced yet. Ultimately, the funding will allow for these organizations to mentor and provide advice to these high-potential companies—in some cases they may

Industry committee  Generally, the federal government does not take ownership of intellectual property. It may differ from one program to the next. I'll give you an example under the strategic aerospace and defence initiative. We do not take ownership. We require that the company maintain the owners

Industry committee  I'd have to get back to you on the second question. We can certainly determine how much has been spent. How good are the responses? After every outreach that we undertake—some of them are more formal than others; some of them are actually attending trade shows and such, and othe

Industry committee  I fortunately manage that program so I can speak to it a little bit more closely. You are correct in what you are saying. There are certain things that have been done. You will recall the Emerson report on aerospace that was recently released. One of the recommendations was in f

Industry committee  I cannot comment on the other examples that you gave, but I can say that support for research and development in Canada is very important. We have recently announced a new investment in research to the tune of $1.5 billion. Compared to the other G7 countries, Canada is doing very

Industry committee  The OECD is the organization that provides standardized measurements. I made reference to the G-7, so we're compared against that grouping of countries. When we're adjusting for the size of our economy, Canada ranks first in the G-7 for its higher education expenditures. We also

Industry committee  Much of the federal research expenditures are through our granting councils. There's the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada as well as the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. To give you approximate figures, the NSERC budget is about $1 billi

Industry committee  The major resources support program will not be reactivated. The Canada Foundation for Innovation has set up a component, with other programs, to support smaller organizations. Approximately $25 million will go to that component, but the announcements have not been made yet.

Industry committee  I am not able to tell you right now what the decision about the funding will be. The National Research Council of Canada also supports the centre. My understanding is that the NRC has signed an agreement with the organization. It will support it for some time and make sure that t