Industry committee  Honestly, I don't know whether the ranking is 26.

Industry committee  I'm questioning whether this is the only source of data around jobs.

Industry committee  Sorry, did you say “private sector innovation”?

Industry committee  Sorry, what does that have to do with—

Industry committee  I think I stated the fact that since 2009—

Industry committee  We will provide that.

Industry committee  What I'd say is that I do know the Statistics Canada data shows that Canada is a leader in the creation of small firms. In fact, when you compare our record in the creation of small firms to that in the United States, we're actually better at creating small firms and we create mo

Industry committee  No, I don't think he actually is. I think what he was raising, if I understood your question, was the question of what we need to do in Canada to grow firms. I think, as I indicated earlier, the data actually shows, consistent with the minister's remarks, that we're very good at

Industry committee  Then on the side of growing firms, I think if you look at budgets 2015 and 2014 you will see that the Government of Canada has invested in what we call incubators and accelerators, which are specifically designed to help small firms grow and to participate in global markets and t

Industry committee  I think this is simply reflecting changes in terms of cash disbursements. CANARIE and Futurpreneur were renewed in budget 2015 and will get additional funding for that in supplementary estimates (A). The decline you're seeing is just reflecting the changes in grants and contribu

Industry committee  I'll let Lawrence Hanson, who knows these numbers upside down—

Industry committee  Again, in budget 2015, there is further commitment to CANARIE. Perhaps Lawrence can speak to that.

Industry committee  Yes. I'll let Philip Jennings elaborate, but I will just make a few basic points before I turn it over to him. I actually joined Industry Canada in September 2012, just eight months after the review was launched and just two months before Mr. Emerson tabled his report. I was qui

Industry committee  That's correct. Well, specifically—and I think I gave this answer yesterday—Genome is currently funded under three different mechanisms: a statutory grant, a statutory contribution, and a voted contribution. Total funding for Genome Canada in last year's main estimates was $86.2

Industry committee  Over the course of the last few budgets, a number of steps have been taken by the government to support manufacturing. Again I'll look to Phil to elaborate more, but they include the technology demonstration program for aerospace, the strategic aerospace and defence initiative—we