Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses here today.
I'm referring to supplementary estimates (B), page 2-69. It outlines that we voted an additional $2.8 million in funding for the small business entrepreneurship development program. I think that takes the total a couple of pages down on page 2-72 to something around $28 million. What has been the impact of this program with respect to jobs created and loan access or capital funding access for new businesses?
Are many of the businesses that use this development fund still in existence three years after they initially receive support from this program or through one of their local banks funded by ISED?