Question Period Note: PrairiesCan Supplementary Estimates C

PrairiesCan Supplementary Estimates C

• Our government is committed to finishing the fight against COVID-19, making life more affordable for Canadians, and ensuring our economic recovery leaves no one behind.
• PrairiesCan received over $360 million in Budget 2021 for targeted pandemic recovery programs that support businesses and communities, generate economic growth, and create jobs people can count on.
• Through Supplementary Estimates C, PrairiesCan is receiving a net increase of $62 million in funding for this fiscal year with $51 million earmarked for pandemic recovery measures.
• PrairiesCan is well-positioned to meet the current needs of businesses and communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba for these programs.

Regarding grants and contributions funding for Budget 21 pandemic recovery programs, Supplemementary Estimates C will provide PrairiesCan with over $47 million ($47,083,232). By comparison, other regional development agencies will receive the following: ACOA - $24.3 mllion, CEDQ - $23 million, FedDev - $0, FedNor - $0, CanNor - $4.3 million, PacifiCan - $0.

If pressed on pandemic support for the Prairies * These programs include:
* the Tourism Relief Fund;
* the Jobs and Growth Fund;
* the Canada Community Revitalization Fund;
* Major Festivals and Events Support Initiative; and
* the Aerospace Regional Recovery Initiative.
* Since the start of the pandemic, PrairiesCan was there, delivering $450 million in relief funding to more than 6,800 businesses to maintain jobs through the worst of times.
* Together, these investments and other actions are providing certainty to thousands of businesses across the Prairies, and preserving the well-being of families and their communities.