I can confirm that since the onset of the pandemic, in terms of the emergency funding that we've been talking about, we've been working with three key partners to roll out the funding at record speeds. They are the Canadian Women's Foundation, Women's Shelters Canada and the Government of Quebec.
I can confirm that a portion of funding from the original $100 million went directly to the Government of Quebec to roll out to shelters, sexual assault centres and organizations supporting women experiencing violence in Quebec. An additional $44.4 million out of the new money, the $200 million coming out of budget 2021, went directly to the Government of Quebec to roll out and to continue to provide emergency funding and support. The original money, the $100 million, was for those organizations to simply be able to keep their doors open, to buy hand sanitizer and personal protective equipment, to be able to distance, and for hotels for women who needed to isolate.
Things are evolving. We're working very closely with our partners. The new money is flexible. It's being used for evolving needs. We had originally thought that we'd be moving to a postpandemic environment before we all heard about omicron. Unfortunately, the funding is still being used for some very, very basic needs. We're trying to be as flexible as possible to meet those needs.
But yes, I can confirm that the money is with the Government of Quebec.