I am not an expert in that area, but various studies have shown that the rate of implementing and using ICTs by Canadian businesses is lower than that of American companies, which has an impact on their competitiveness and productivity.
That’s a fact and that is why, as I said earlier, the government has invested in the programs I mentioned. Actually, the objective is to ensure that small and medium-size enterprises have access to consulting services that allow them to find solutions to increase their ICT use.
That is also why the BDC has set aside $200 million. Their goal is to support the efforts of those small and medium-size enterprises in implementing more information technologies to increase their productivity and competitiveness.