Question Period Note: $27 MILLION TO TELEFILM CANADA FROM COVID-19 EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNDS

The 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates (A) were tabled in Parliament on June 2, 2020.

• On May 8, 2020, the Government of Canada announced details of the $500 million COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for Cultural, Heritage and Sport Organizations.
• By way of the 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates (A), Telefilm Canada will receive $27 million from the COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund.
• This funding will allow Telefilm Canada to support their recipients facing significant losses due to COVID-19 and ensure a continuity of operations.

• The President of the Treasury Board tables the Supplementary Estimates in order to obtain Parliament’s authority to adjust the government's expenditure plan, as reflected in the Estimates for that fiscal year.
• The Supplementary Estimates seek authority to revise spending levels, which Parliament will be asked to approve in an Appropriation Act. They inform Parliament of changes to the estimated expenditures that will be made under the authority of statutes previously passed by Parliament.
• The 2020-21 Supplementary Estimates (A) were tabled in Parliament on June 2, 2020.

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