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Q-1431
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the government's Black Entrepreneurship Program announced in 2020: (a) what were the original performance targets, expected outcomes, and key performance indicators approved by the department or the Treasury Board for the (i) Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund, (ii) Ecosystem Fund, (iii) Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub, components; (b) for each component in (a), broken down by fiscal year since 2020-21, (i) how many entrepreneurs, businesses, or organizations were served, (ii) how much funding was disbursed, (iii) how much funding remains unallocated or unspent, (iv) what actual results were achieved relative to the original targets; (c) for the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund, broken down by fiscal year since 2020-21, (i) how many loans were approved, (ii) what was the total value of loans approved, (iii) what was the total value of loans disbursed, (iv) what is the total value of loans currently outstanding, (v) what percentage of borrowers are in good standing, (vi) what value of loans is in arrears, (vii) what value of loans has defaulted, (viii) what value of loans has been written off, (ix) what value of loans has been recovered following default; (d) what measurable economic outcomes have been attributed to the Black Entrepreneurship Program since its launch, including (i) the number of businesses created, (ii) the number of businesses still operating, (iii) the number of jobs created or maintained, (iv) the amount of private-sector capital leveraged, (v) the amount of revenue growth reported by participating businesses, (vi) the number of businesses that expanded into new markets, (vii) the number of businesses that exported goods or services; (e) what evidence does the government have that the Black Entrepreneurship Program improved access to (i) financing, (ii) business networks, (iii) mentorship and advisory services, (iv) entrepreneurship training, (v) growth opportunities for Black entrepreneurs; (f) what evaluations, audits, reviews, performance assessments, or value-for-money analyses of the Black Entrepreneurship Program have been completed since 2020, and, for each, (i) what were the findings, (ii) what recommendations were made, (iii) which recommendations have been implemented, (iv) which recommendations remain outstanding; and (g) what are the total administrative, operational, and overhead costs associated with the Black Entrepreneurship Program, broken down by component and fiscal year since 2020-21? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1430
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the Regional Tariff Response Initiative: (a) for each regional development agency delivering the program, (i) what percentage of Regional Tariff Response Initiative applications have received a funding decision within the applicable service standard, (ii) what is the current average processing time between receipt of a complete application and a funding decision; (b) how many applications have exceeded the applicable service standard, broken down by (i) regional development agency, (ii) province or territory, (iii) month; (c) what is the longest processing time recorded to date; (d) what factors have contributed to delays in processing Regional Tariff Response Initiative applications; (e) what specific measures are being taken to reduce application processing times and eliminate backlogs; and (f) what is the government's expected timeline for returning processing times to within established service standards? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1429
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the economic entity audits conducted by the Canada Revenue Agency [GD1.1], broken down by each of the last five fiscal years: (a) how many audits have been initiated; (b) how many audits have been completed; (c) how many audits have resulted in reassessments; (d) how many audits have resulted in no reassessments; (e) what is the average audit duration; and (f) what is the number of entities reviewed per audit? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1428
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Monday, September 21, 2026 |
With regard to the government's Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, launched in 2018: (a) what were the original funding allocations, performance targets, expected outcomes, and key performance indicators approved by the department or by the Treasury Board, broken down by the (i) Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund, (ii) Women Entrepreneurship Loan Fund, (iii) Inclusive Women Venture Capital Initiative, (iv) Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub; (b) for each initiative in (a), and broken down by fiscal year since 2018, (i) what amount of funding was approved, (ii) what funding amount was disbursed, (iii) how many recipients received funding, (iv) how many entrepreneurs or businesses were served, (v) what amount, if any, remains unallocated or unspent; (c) for each recipient of funding under the initiatives in (a), what was the (i) recipient's name, (ii) province or territory, (iii) amount approved, (iv) amount disbursed, (v) project title or description, (vi) project start and completion dates, (vii) expected and actual outcomes; (d) for each initiative in (a), what were the actual results achieved since 2018, including the (i) number of businesses created, (ii) the number of businesses still operating, (iii) number of jobs created or maintained, (iv) amount of private capital leveraged, (v) value of loans issued, (vi) value of venture capital investments facilitated, (vii) number of mentorship, networking, training, or advisory activities delivered, (viii) number of participants in such activities; (e) for the government's stated objective of doubling the number of women-owned businesses in Canada by 2025 through the Strategy, (i) what baseline number of women-owned businesses was used to establish the target, (ii) what target number was established, (iii) what methodology was used to measure progress, (iv) what was the number of women-owned businesses in Canada in each year from 2018 to 2025, (v) was the target achieved, (vi) if the target was achieved, by what amount was it exceeded, (vii) if the target was not achieved, by what amount was it missed; (f) what evidence does the government have that Women Entrepreneurship Strategy improved access to (i) capital, (ii) business networks, (iii) expertise and mentorship, (iv) federal innovation and business support programs; (g) what evaluations, audits, reviews, or performance assessments of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy have been completed since 2018, and, for each, (i) what were the findings, (ii) what recommendations were made, (iii) which recommendations have been implemented, (iv) which recommendations remain outstanding; and (h) what is the total administrative and operating cost of the Women Entrepreneurship Strategy, broken down by initiative and fiscal year since 2018? |
Awaiting response |
Friday, November 6, 2026 |
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Q-1140
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Monday, April 27, 2026 |
With regard to employment in the federal public service: (a) how many individuals have had their employment terminated for failing to meet the requirements of their position, broken down by fiscal year since 2020-21; and (b) of these terminations, how many were related to (i) performance issues, (ii) a non-performance-related reason, broken down by reason? |
Answered |
Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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Q-1139
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Monday, April 27, 2026 |
With regard to the Government of Canada's announcement of March 13, 2026, concerning additional support for rural employers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program: (a) how does the government define "rural"; (b) what (i) criteria, (ii) metrics, (iii) data sources, will be used to determine whether a location qualifies as "rural" for the purposes of determining eligibility for these enhanced measures; (c) will the definition of "rural" be applied uniformly across provinces and territories, or will it vary by region; and (d) will the government publish a comprehensive list of all eligible regions? |
Answered |
Friday, June 12, 2026 |
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Q-1061
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
With regard to the administration and operation of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, broken down by each of the past five years: (a) what has been the total annual cost to the federal government to administer and enforce the program; (b) what were the annual costs associated with the program, in total and broken down by type (administrative, enforcement, processing, etc.); and (c) how much revenue has been collected from employer application fees and other program-related fees associated with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, in total and broken down by each fee? |
Answered |
Monday, June 1, 2026 |
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Q-1060
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Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
With regard to the Regional Tariff Response Initiative: (a) how many applications were (i) received, (ii) awarded costs, (iii) denied, (iv) received but are still awaiting a decision; (b) for successful applications, what is the average wait time between when an application is received and when the costs are awarded; (c) what are the service standards related to the processing and reviewing times of applications and what percentage of the time is each service standard met; and (d) how much funding has been paid out to date through the program, in total and broken down by industry, and by province or territory? |
Answered |
Monday, June 1, 2026 |
