Official Languages committee  The idea of increasing private sector participation and drawing more resources from the private sector was announced in the roadmap. That idea has in fact been around for a long time. The support fund was established 15 years ago, in 1999. The aim was to create capacity and to ev

Official Languages committee  The enabling fund pays operating costs and funds special initiatives. We want to cut operating costs and proportionately increase project funding. Overall amounts have remained the same, but we want to allocate more money to projects in order to achieve specific results rather th

Official Languages committee  Sure. Let me start perhaps by clarifying the discrepancy. There is not a discrepancy. The enabling fund is an amount of approximately $13.8 million per year, of which $12 million goes to the 14 organizations. That is what I focused on in my conversation, because I thought it woul

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much. This committee has previously discussed a number of changes to the enabling fund. I think it is important to clarify how that all works and what has changed. First, the budget has not been cut. The overall budget, which is roughly $12 million a year and is

Official Languages committee  Social innovation comes in several forms. It is quite new, not only in Canada, but around the world as well. Our department is moving forward quite slowly in this field. For example, we are conducting pilot projects in an attempt to do a better job of solving the problems. In ma

Official Languages committee  I am going to give you a general answer. My colleague Ms. Gareau may perhaps add some details. In fact, it varies from one community to the next. In the context of the enabling fund and of the support fund that preceded it, we have observed for at least the past 10 years that al

Official Languages committee  Representatives from RDÉE Canada and CEDEC previously mentioned that they were working together to develop a plan. They discussed how the plan might harmonize with the other strategy. As far as I know, it is very consistent, particularly in the entrepreneurship and employability

Official Languages committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and committee members. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to present to you Employment and Social Development Canada's contribution to the economic situation of official language minority communities. ESDC's mission is to build a stronger and more c