Industry committee  Just as a precision, it's an advanced manufacturing initiative that FedDev was responsible for and it covered all of Ontario. It was set up that way to provide a kind of analytical support. They also worked with the department to analyze these investments. They're large-scale investments, as was the investment, of course, in Algoma.

Industry committee  It was essentially set up that way so we could deliver the kind of outcome we're trying to achieve with the kinds of companies and sophistication that they have, but obviously it made it available in all of Ontario. But that's a legacy initiative and a specific circumstance. In almost all our cases, projects in northern Ontario are funded by FedNor.

Industry committee  I would profile, in the last budget, the $700 million in new funding for IRAP. It is a singular investment in start-ups. Businesses that at some point we'll know the name of start somewhere and have that initial help. We're happy that we have this website platform to get people access to the programs that are there and get it to them in two minutes or less, because they don't have time.

Industry committee  Specifically on the question of supporting regional innovation ecosystems, non-profits, or intermediaries that are helping organize in the local economy, that job essentially is assigned to the regional development agencies. You're accurate. There was funding brought forward in the last budget for all of the RDAs, and essentially this is to deal with a program count of some 92 programs touching business innovation.