Human Resources committee  Yes, I'd be happy to. In discussions with Black communities, they sent a clear message that they still have enormous needs, not only in terms of funding, but also all the work that needs to be done in the area of social inclusion, as we mentioned, and to tackle racism. What we're hearing from the communities is consistent with what you heard from the witnesses who appeared.

Human Resources committee  I'm not in a position to properly answer that, but I'd be happy to provide you with a written answer.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. I will not attempt to answer on behalf of businesses, since the program is aimed primarily at non-profit organizations. We don't consider an organization's application from a risk assessment perspective. Rather, we look at the organization's potential and whether it meets the needs of the community it serves, among other things.

Human Resources committee  I'll start by saying that when we look at the "Unfunded" report, we can see the need is huge. With that initiative, we have definitely laid a good foundation. With the collaboration of the intermediaries, we really wanted to create a foundation to build the ecosystem so that indeed, moving forward, as I heard other witnesses mention, the government can continue to work with the community, listen to the community and, with it, determine how we can build on the very important momentum the initiative has created.

Human Resources committee  I would add that the mandate of our intermediary to the west is really to cover the region, so it's about collaboration, paying attention to where our fund is distributed and identifying other regions that need attention. It's definitely an opportunity that we can explore with our intermediaries.

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the question. Let me start by saying that we have developed tools with the intermediaries, tools that include evaluation plans and strategies. At the same time, we are working collaboratively on capacity building, specifically on data collection and evaluation. Clearly, collecting data is very important.

Human Resources committee  Yes, pardon me.

Human Resources committee  As Karen mentioned, one of the tools we use to measure effectiveness is, indeed, the performance results framework. For example, what we're seeking to achieve through the SBCCI is really the social inclusion of Black communities, and in particular the most vulnerable. In order to measure that, we have identified immediate and intermediate outcomes along the theory of change, making sure that we are achieving the result we are seeking, which will help us identify the efficiency of our initiative.

Human Resources committee  I wouldn't say it's meeting all objectives, but it's definitely on track. SBCCI has been in operation for three years, so we're currently collecting results and learning more, so yes, we are on track to meeting our objective, but certainly there is still work to do.