Mr. Eugène Bellemare (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for International Cooperation, Lib.)

Mr. Speaker, Question No. 110 will be answered today. .[Text]

Question No. 110—

Mr. Greg Thompson

With respect to employment insurance benefit applicants in the Restigouche—Charlotte, employment insurance region, for each of the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 fiscal years: ( a ) how many workers qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours; ( b ) how many of these workers were female; ( c ) how many were male; ( d ) how many were female and over 60 years of age; ( e ) how many were male and over 60 years of age; ( f ) how many employment insurance benefit applicants did not qualify for benefits; and ( g ) what was the average number of hours worked by those who qualified for employment insurance benefits?

Hon. Jane Stewart (Minister of Human Resources Development, Lib.)

With respect to employment insurance, EI benefit applicants in the Restigouche—Charlotte employment insurance region, for each of the 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 fiscal years:

(a) During the fiscal year 1998-1999, 124 claims were established with the minimum number of hours required to qualify for employment benefits in Restigouche—Charlotte. This represents 0.18% of the 70,666 claims established in that period.

During the first nine months of the fiscal year 1999-2000, the latest available data for that period, 93 claims were established with the minimum number of hours required to qualify for employment benefits in Restigouche—Charlotte. This represents 0.16% of the 56,766 claims established in that period.

(b) During the fiscal year 1998-1999, the number of claims from women, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 47 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

During the first nine months of the fiscal year 1999-2000, the number of claims from women, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 49 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

(c) During the fiscal year 1998-1999, the number of claims from men, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 77 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

During the first nine months of the fiscal year 1999-2000, the number of claims from men, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 44 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

(d) During the fiscal year 1998-1999, the number of claims from women over 60 years of age, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 2 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

During the first nine months of the fiscal year 1999-2000, the number of claims from women over 60 years of age, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 6 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

(e) During the fiscal year 1998-1999, the number of claims from men over 60 years of age, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 3 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

During the first nine months of the fiscal year 1999-2000, the number of claims from men over 60 years of age, among the total amount of claims that qualified for employment benefits with the minimum number of required hours, was 7 in Restigouche—Charlotte.

(f) Administrative data is primarily geared toward those who qualify as many claimants self access and do not apply for benefits. An alternative source is the employment insurance coverage survey, conducted by Statistics Canada on behalf of Human Resources Development Canada, HRDC. This survey provides information on the unemployed who do not qualify for benefits. However, these data are not available by local EI region.

(g) During the fiscal year 1998-1999, the average number of required hours worked, according to all the claims that qualified for employment insurance benefits in Restigouche—Charlotte, was 1,111.

During the first nine months of the fiscal year 1999-2000, the average number of required hours worked, according to all the claims that qualified for employement insurance benefits in Restigouche—Charlotte, was 1,106.

Mr. Eugène Bellemare (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for International Cooperation, Lib.)

Mr. Speaker, if Question No. 54 could be made an order for return, the return would be tabled immediately.

Is that agreed?

Agreed. .[Text]

Question No. 54—

Ms. Christiane Gagnon

With respect to each of the programs for children (from infants to youth) delivered by federal departments and agencies, can the government indicate: ( a ),the year the program was introduced; and ( b ) since 1989: (i) a complete breakdown of the funding allocated for each fiscal year; (ii) the mechanisms established to evaluate the program's effectiveness; (iii) the follow-up and changes made to the program as a result of these evaluations; (iv) the annual administrative costs for the program's management; and (v) the mechanism(s) that the federal government has established to ensure these different programs are coordinated?

Return tabled.

Mr. Eugène Bellemare (Parliamentary Secretary to Minister for International Cooperation, Lib.)

Mr. Speaker, would you be so kind as to call Starred Question No. 89. .[Text]

*Question No. 89—

Mr. Jim Pankiw

With respect to the Canada Foundation for Innovation, what has the government through Industry Canada determined to be the amount of additional funding attracted from: ( a ) provincial governments; ( b ) universities; ( c ) private sector; and ( d ) voluntary sector?

Mr. Eugène Bellemare

Mr. Speaker, I ask that it be printed in Hansard as if read.

Is that agreed?

Agreed. .[Text]

Mr. Eugène Bellemare

The following table lays out the sources of matching funds by category. These figures apply to projects where final agreements have been concluded. This represents 470 projects for a total CFI share of $164.5 million. Many larger projects are still being brought to the final agreement form. The total project dollars, CFI plus matching, amounts to $431.9 million so the CFI share is 38.1%. All cash values are in millions of dollars as of April 2000, the most recent figures available.

Mr. Eugène Bellemare

Mr. Speaker, I ask that all other questions be allowed to stand.

Is that agreed?

Agreed.

Mr. Ken Epp

Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent of the House to revert to motions for the purpose of moving concurrence in the 36th report of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. I believe that all parties are in agreement and that we can proceed.

Is there unanimous consent?

Agreed.

No.