My role in the transition is very much to help support the work we need to do to prepare the organization to have a seamless transition into the National Research Council. I'm here to essentially provide guidance to staff to help them through the process, ensure that we're following an appropriate transition budget and make the move as smooth as possible. More important during this time is to try to get our disbursements to our active portfolio of companies back up and running. That includes the work on assessing the eligibility of projects and ensuring that we're still supporting companies within the portfolio.
On June 20th, 2024. See this statement in context.