Industry committee  As you know really well, the community futures development corporations all have different strategic plans and different priorities. We're trying to work very closely with them, to enable and empower them through our annual funding, to support their undertakings and their efforts from that perspective.

Industry committee  To supplement what Aime was talking about in terms of financing on top of that provided by the CFDCs, access to capital is key for a firm's ability to grow and to scale up. We have a program within the agency that is called investing in business innovation. On one end, the program supports early stage companies and provides them with access to capital.

Industry committee  I don't have any information as to the particular case you're referring to, but one other thing we're trying to do is work very closely with the various partners, especially when they're all involved in a specific project. We will take good note of your feedback around this table.

Industry committee  We always try to make life easier for the various proponents in the projects coming forward. This is why we always encourage the various proponents to engage with the officers and the managers at the outset before submitting a proposal, to make sure they have a better understanding of the various eligibility criteria and information they need to put forward.

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. In our case, as Aime mentioned at the outset, we're trying to work with the stakeholders to make sure that we can demystify the process and, to start with, answer the basic questions. I referred to the eligibility criteria and the guidelines. In our case, all of these are made public.

Industry committee  You talked about challenges facing the businesses from that perspective, including competition from around the world—emerging markets as well—and opportunities for farms to build and become more competitive in leveraging their capacity. You talked about research. In Windsor we've worked with the local community and the key stakeholders to try to build and leverage their comparative advantages.

Industry committee  Some of my colleagues and I alluded earlier to the minister's mandate letter, which has been made public, and the critical role that the regional development agencies play—as the minister has mentioned as well—in supporting the agenda and portfolio of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

Industry committee  We have our mandate. We continue to assess the various projects and proposals, and we intend to continue supporting innovation and a firm's ability to scale up and to compete.

Industry committee  We can follow up and provide information. We can send it to the committee.

Industry committee  Obviously, a lot of companies.... A number of projects that we have funded support specific firms, and a number of them support consortia, partnerships, and collaborations, which may have a greater impact or greater spillover benefits than you might think, especially on the first degree.

Industry committee  How many...?

Industry committee  There was a first intake of the Canada 150 program last year. There was another announcement for Canada 150 in budget 2016. The first intake was last year, for $150 million. FedDev Ontario was allocated $44 million, starting April 1, 2016, to end March 31, 2018. Last year, we launched a call for proposals on the intake.

Industry committee  My apologies if I wasn't clear.

Industry committee  With regard to the advanced manufacturing fund, as I mentioned earlier, we have a total budget of $920 million. The advanced manufacturing fund is part of that. The fund has a dedicated amount of $200 million, which will be sunsetting at the same time as the...in March of 2019. We had two intakes, one that closed in October 2014 and a second one that closed in October 2015.

Industry committee  My apologies if I wasn't clear.