Our funding comes from the Opportunities Fund for Persons with Disabilities, a program of Human Resources and Social Development Canada.
On average, our annual budget is about $3.5 million or $4 million, for Quebec. We maximize that envelope in order to serve as many people as possible. In fact, some 600 individuals take advantage of it.
We do have to renegotiate our funding every year. Nothing is ever taken for granted. Every year, we have to file a new application with the department, and renegotiate conditions and targets. That's entirely normal in the case of our accountability. What is difficult, however, is that we are never assured in advance that we will have recurring funding. It's extremely disturbing for our clientele and the partners who work very hard to set up projects that work well. There is always a certain moment in the year when we have to give them a reality check, which means that it is possible that we won't be able to guarantee them our support, since we aren't sure of getting funding.