Yes, it can in the sense that, if the Government of Canada, through the bank, made an investment in a project that had risk at the outset—meeting the test in the short run of having to absorb some risk—and that project performed and exceeded expectations, then the bank itself could get net proceeds like any other investor in that project. Its equity could be of a higher value over time, or it could get repaid a level of debt with interest that could be the equivalent of a profit in a project.
