Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In return to an oral question asked by Mr. Picco on January 29th with respect to employment generated through the Aurora Fund.
In making lending decisions, the Aurora Fund board of directors considers applicants whose projects will, one, create and/or maintain jobs; two, provide for economic diversification and/or three, attract new capital
To date, there have been 44 full and part-time jobs created or maintained as a result of loans made by the Aurora Fund. In addition, some temporary jobs were created during the installations or construction of certain projects. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.