Status of Women committee  That's an excellent question. All of the projects are looked at in terms of results and what we're actually achieving from the results. There has been an evaluation of the women's program generally in terms of how successful these programs are and in terms of creating systemic ch

Status of Women committee  No, that's not part of the longitudinal study for—

Status of Women committee  There isn't a reason we couldn't be doing that. It was not part of that particular project.

Status of Women committee  I was also going to mention, your work with Equal Voice, we have had some experience also working with them on projects that have brought young women to these spaces and to demonstrate what it is like to actually be positioned into work in this area. I think those projects and op

Status of Women committee  From some of the feedback that I did hear in terms of what young women experienced, there were lots of positive stories and lots of great opportunities for them going back in their communities. There were some interesting points some of these young women did raise. I think if we

Status of Women committee  Those are some of the best lessons learned, I think, out of that particular opportunity. It wasn't just a happy experience with some of the challenges hidden. It wasn't just the challenges of potentially what they may have seen, but things they raise, like child care. These are r

Status of Women committee  I think in terms of the results, basically the projects are looking at what initiatives we can put in place that would address systematic barriers, not a one-off project, but looking at what some of the opportunities are. As I said, the child care example is looking at some examp

Status of Women committee  I believe that's the fourth pillar of their strategy in terms of accessing best practices and data. They're in the process of developing that strategy at this point to see how that would work, but it is access to a boot camp. There are a lot of measures available, I think, across

Status of Women committee  I can't say for sure. I'm not in a position to say yes or no to that question. We'll be prepared as a department to implement the strategy to allow the money to go out the door as soon as possible.

Status of Women committee  What was in the budget is a statement in terms of $20 million a year for five years to allow us to support the sustainability of women's organizations. Those are very broad statements, so what cabinet will approve will be more details around how that would work.

Status of Women committee  It is an area that we hear a lot about, in terms of the challenges women face with regard to being entrepreneurs. We are working closely with our partners at ISED to focus on the women entrepreneurship initiative and strategy that was announced in budget 2018. Really, there ar

Status of Women committee  It has. It's definitely one of the pillars in terms of increasing access to capital, and BDC is providing $1.4 billion in financing, which is a first of its kind, and increasing the women in technology fund to $200 million, up from $70 million. Both those pieces and measures woul

Status of Women committee  I can add just a little bit. When organizations apply for funding, there is a requirement in terms of what results they will achieve, which are outlined in agreements that organizations sign. Once an organization receives an amount of money from government, there is a process whe

Status of Women committee  At this point, as I said earlier, we're in the process of figuring out what that actual project is going to look like and how it's actually going to be achieved. That money would be broken down specifically, as Anik said, to be used for that specific project. We're not able to us

Status of Women committee  It's a very exciting time for Status of Women Canada. I have not been with SWC very long but I would have to say that our ability to become a full department provides us with the stability and the support we need to operate as a full department. Having staff available to work wit