Ms. Isabelle Blain at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On March 28th, 2012. See this statement in context.

March 28th, 2012 / 3:50 p.m.

Vice-President, Research Grants and Scholarships Directorate, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Isabelle Blain

We do that through organizations we provide grants to. Our program called PromoScience supports a number of organizations across the country that reach out to 10- or 12-year-old boys and girls. The program seeks to inspire and maintain their interest.

I know that Bonnie Schmidt was here. She is the president and founder of one of those organizations. She is probably a lot more qualified than I am to speak to that issue. Yes, we have a program that aims to support those who reach out to kids, whether it's NSERC itself or other organizations that are expert in reaching out to K-12 students.

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