Thank you, Madam Chair.
Minister Ng recently announced a $12-million investment in the Canada United Small Business Relief Fund. Can we have the details regarding the amounts already allocated? How many businesses per province have already received funding? Are there a limited number of applications per province?
The Canada United Small Business Relief Fund is managed by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the national network of chambers of commerce. The goal of the fund is to help small Canadian businesses with their recovery efforts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why was the Ontario Chamber of Commerce assigned to manage the $12 million? Why wasn't the management of all of this money divided up across the country?