As it happens, there has been structural inequity since the technology access centres program was instituted in 2012. The annual amount granted to technology access centres in the Canadian provinces is $350,000, compared to $100,000 for those in the province of Quebec.
There are currently 68 technology access centres in Canada, and 29 of them are supported by CCTTs, or college centres for the transfer of technologies. Quebec has almost half of Canada's technology access centres. With 29 centres and a discrepancy of $250,000 per centre, the funding gap is $7 million per year.
I'll let you add up the total amount since the program's inception in 2012. A quick calculation leads to a $90-million difference.
