Small Business  Madam Speaker, helping Paul's business and the many businesses like his is exactly what we want to do and what we are doing to help them. The regional relief and recovery fund is invested with $1.6 billion across the country through the regional development agencies to help businesses like Paul's and many others.

Small Business  Madam Speaker, right from day one, we know how important it is to support businesses and the workers they employ, particularly those small businesses all across the country. They are littered in all of our main streets and our vibrant communities, so we are supporting them to help pay for payroll, supporting them with small business loans and supporting them with important fixed-cost support like rent.

International Trade  Mr. Speaker, I absolutely agree that the wine industry in Canada is vibrant. It is full of incredible entrepreneurs and producers. We are really pleased that we came to an arrangement with Australia on this very matter. We look forward to continuing to support Canadian wineries and producers in our country.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, that urgency is what we have been dealing with right from day one. We are making sure we have supports to help pay for staff, pay for fixed costs and get that liquidity support in the small business loans. We have treated this with absolute urgency from day one. We will continue to do that every single day so we can bridge them to beyond this crisis.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, the programs that we have put forward are the lifeline to our small businesses, whether it is the fixed cost support for rent or making sure they have support today and going forward. Over 780,000 businesses have taken advantage of the small business loan, with more to come as we increased it by another $20,000.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for Alfred-Pellan for his question, which is important for Laval business owners. I am pleased to announce that the program is now open to businesses that operate with a personal bank account. This will help more businesses in Laval and across Canada with their fixed costs.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, of course, making sure that our small businesses are supported through this very difficult time is our top priority. I want to assure the hon. member that absolutely nothing is more important than for us to get the supports out to businesses, especially the important support like rent support and fixed costs during this very tough period.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member of Parliament for his advocacy for small businesses in Don Valley North. Since the very beginning of this pandemic, we have listened to small businesses. The member has been excellent at sharing feedback from those businesses in his riding so we can better serve them.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, nothing is more important to us than helping our small businesses get through this very difficult time. Whether it is the small business loan that has helped almost 800,000 small businesses, relief for fixed costs such as the rent subsidy or helping businesses with payroll, there are literally millions of Canadians who are benefiting from the support to our small businesses.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, Small Business Week is the perfect time to recognize the hard work of SMEs in Miramichi—Grand Lake and across New Brunswick during the pandemic. Nothing is off the table when it comes to helping our SMEs. Earlier this week, I announced $12 million to support the Canada united small business relief fund.

Small Business  Mr. Speaker, during Small Business Week, small businesses in Guelph and across the country have shown incredible resilience and are working hard in their communities. We are helping thousands of small businesses enhance their digital and e-commerce capabilities. Going digital will enable our small businesses to access global markets, to export, to find new customers and to take advantage of Canada's free trade agreements.

Agriculture and Agri-Food  Mr. Speaker, those businesses, farming businesses, are absolutely important to the economy of this country. We are working with over 200 financial institutions to make this loan available to these businesses as soon as possible, as quickly as possible. Very soon we will announce the process to enable those businesses to get access to this important liquidity support through the small business account so that they can get access to this support.

COVID-19 Emergency Response  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for that really important question. We want to assure all small businesses, particularly farming businesses, that, absolutely, we want them to get the important support of this loan. We will announce very shortly the process for them to get access to that loan.

Small Businesses  Mr. Speaker, this being Small Business Week, I want to acknowledge the resilience of the businesses in Châteauguay—Lacolle. Starting and managing a small business takes a lot of work during a pandemic. The second wave is forcing small businesses to roll up their sleeves once again.

Export Development Canada  Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 32(2), I have the pleasure to table, in both official languages, the annual report of the 2018-19 Canada account, as prepared by Export Development Canada.