Canadian Heritage committee  That's a good question. In fact, from the funding that we received in budget 2021, a number of our programs provided some funding for the digital element. You made reference, for example, to the art gallery. I made reference to the museum fund. I know that some of the museums th

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course, we're very concerned about the state of the industry. We always want to hear the views of stakeholders. As the minister said, he plans to hold a national summit on arts, culture and heritage. This will give us the chance to hear from stakeholders who work in the arts,

Canadian Heritage committee  Of course, we looked at the testimony of the stakeholders who appeared before your committee. We'll also be looking at your report when it comes to the future of the industry in particular.

Canadian Heritage committee  I can answer your question. When the pandemic was declared, we put emergency funds in place. We had done a survey and we received this type of feedback from our conversations with stakeholders about needs. When the 2020‑21 estimates were announced, we established two funds, the

Canadian Heritage committee  Right now, Madam Chair, we are near the end of the fiscal year, so there are files that are still going through and being evaluated. In terms of the money that has been allocated for this fiscal year, we're fairly confident that we're going to be spending the money that was allo

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll give you the example of the emergency support fund, and I'm sure my colleagues can attest to this as well. As the Department of Canadian Heritage, we support organizations. In some sectors, the organizations tend to be in certain provinces more than others. That is somethi

Canadian Heritage committee  That's something we can provide for the emergency support fund. We're not at the end of the fiscal year at the present time, but we can provide that for the emergency support fund.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't have the figures in front of me for the national museums. What I could do, however, is point you to the emergency support fund, because there was some money that was provided to museums across the country, to small regional museums, museums that normally we don't fund.

Canadian Heritage committee  I don't have the information on that particular museum, but that's something we could provide you.

Canadian Heritage committee  No. We obviously have our process in the sense that we provided top-ups to organizations that we fund already. We asked stakeholders to submit applications. For example, I'm thinking about the museums. We had an online portal, and we encouraged organizations and museums from acro

Canadian Heritage committee  One thing we certainly did when the pandemic struck was to speak with our stakeholders, as well as with our provincial and territorial counterparts, to get a sense of what they were doing in their jurisdictions. The minister referred to the emergency support fund, which was the

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, because of course we had additional money that allowed us to create those new relationships, and so yes, we are. We had a survey as well that was undertaken after the emergency support fund. We plan do the same thing again with the new funding that was received. That gives u

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll start first in terms of going back. Yes, there was the $500 million that was provided in the emergency support fund. There was also the fall economic statement, and that provided $181 million. The minister also made reference to the insurance backstop that was provided. In

Canadian Heritage committee  We are working very hard to ensure that the money is out the door to support the sectors. As for the money that I referred to in budget 2021, some of that money, of course, was over a number of years. We are obviously working to ensure that this money is provided to stakeholders

Canadian Heritage committee  Mr. Chair, I can report that we allocated $72 million to sports. As the deputy minister noted, the purpose of this funding is to help athletes and also sports organizations across the country, including the Canadian Olympic Committee, cover the costs associated with the postpone