Industry committee  As I mentioned earlier, this was begun under budget 2015 and additional funding was provided in budget 2016, so there hasn't really been a ramp-up period required, because this program was already under way. To date, Western Economic Diversification Canada will be receiving $46.

Industry committee  Maybe I'll start, and perhaps my colleague will want to chime in on that. This is part of a bucket of funding that was provided under budget 2016 for social infrastructure. The component that has been provided to the regional development agencies, all of them, is for community a

Industry committee  FedDev is one of the RDAs, but the regional development organization for northern Ontario actually is housed within the department. It's like the other regional development agencies, but its status is a bit different. It actually is part of the department. That's why the money co

Industry committee  Well, the component that is housed in the department is for FedNor, so that's northern Ontario. The other regional development agencies—FedDev, CanNor in the north, ACOA in the east, Quebec, and WD—all have portions of this cultural and recreational infrastructure money that they

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  Yes.

Industry committee  They will have a process for the selection of projects. The criteria are published. They will follow the eligibility criteria.

Industry committee  That would be fine. Thank you. Bonjour, Mr. Chair and committee members. As you mentioned, Mr. Chair, I'm David Enns. I'm the chief financial officer and the assistant deputy minister of the corporate management sector at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada.

Industry committee  The total lapse that we're expecting to see in the public accounts later in the year will be approximately $8 million, I believe.

Industry committee  I said $8 million.

Industry committee  The main reason for the declining payments has to do with the aging product lines that are associated with those legacy programs. Some of those programs date back 50 years. There are royalty repayments on the products that are sold and with time, those revenues have decreased. O

Industry committee  Yes. The $33 million is both a floor and a ceiling. If the repayments exceed $33 million, they are returned to the fisc; if they are under $33 million, then we are compensated from the fiscal framework.

Industry committee  Yes. They come from federal government departments. They come from the provinces and other non-private sector sources.

Industry committee  Exactly.

Industry committee  Yes, and it's a fundamental part of the program, this work experience that these people get in doing this.