Mr. Chair, I want to acknowledge the question from the member.
We recognize there are some indigenous businesses that are looking to be included in the wage subsidy and that their structure has prevented them from being included thus far. I'd like to confirm that we are looking at this.
The goal around this wage subsidy is to make sure that as many businesses as possible that meet the criteria are included. We recognize there are some legitimate businesses that have experienced the decline in revenue that are not included, so that's continuing work.
The good news is that we've now seen applications for the Canada emergency wage subsidy in the 40,000 range. It's a very significant take-up. As we expected, it is going to be an important program for businesses to help them get through this time.
I will definitely be following up on that question to make sure the appropriate applicability is there for indigenous-owned businesses.