Finance committee  That's an excellent question. Last year the Quebec government set up a commission to study tax measures which apply to the regions and which is commonly known as the Gagné Commission. The commission found that in remote regions productivity rose far more slowly than in urban and

Finance committee  Six regions qualify, along with parts of other regions. Northern Outaouais is eligible as part of the Pontiac, the north part of Mauricie, an RCM in the northern Laurentians, and six regions.

Finance committee  Yes. Those are regions comprising some 900,000 people, out of a total population of 7.5 million.

Finance committee  The most remote regions are those losing the most people. Often, they are single-industry regions, and depend on one industry alone. Often, in the traditional economic base of those regions, there is little room for skilled jobs. We can see that with the forestry crisis; we see r

Finance committee  This tax credit will be made available to a young graduate who accepts a job in his area of study. Therefore, to be eligible, he or she must find employment related to his or her area of study, and settle in a specific region.

Finance committee  Therefore, it must be an area of study which is in demand in the region he lives in.

Finance committee  If a theatre troupe is looking for an employee, and is unable to find someone in the region and makes a job offer to somebody from outside the region, yes. Why not?

Finance committee  No, it's exactly the opposite. The job must be related to the student's field of study.

Finance committee  No.