Finance committee  British Columbia happens to be one of the provinces that has contributed greatly to the genomics environment in Canada, in that they have given specific funding to Genome British Columbia. Not only is that used to co-fund Genome Canada projects, but it also has allowed Genome British Columbia to launch competitions regionally to build up capacity and expertise in areas of priority in British Columbia.

Finance committee  I have lots, actually.

Finance committee  There are great salmon projects that are going on in Vancouver. We have been able to contribute to the sequencing of the salmon genome, which is a key resource to allow us to create a healthier aquaculture industy and wild fisheries industry with all salmonids.

Finance committee  The majority of the funding that we're going to receive this year will go to human health. It's based on scientific excellence and other criteria that we assess. There aren't amounts allocated to any particular region.

Finance committee  Good morning. I'm Dr. Cindy Bell, and I'm the executive vice-president at Genome Canada. I'm here on behalf of our president, Dr. Pierre Meulien. I am pleased to appear in front of this committee today in reference to the $65 million provided in the budget to Genome Canada. As many of you may be aware, Genome Canada and the six regional Genome centres located across Canada are not-for-profit corporations that work together as the primary funding and information resource relating to genomics research in Canada.