Thank you, Madam Chair. So the mentor apprentice program is in its second year of operation, which is still considered a pilot. So after one year, it was expanded based on feedback and a program evaluation that was conducted. So as I mentioned earlier, there are now six Indigenous governments and six languages being supported through that program. So there is an annual allocation right now of $300,000 for that program, and that program is an annual intake where ECE provides support for mentors and apprentices to come together. So those funding provides for training supports and information for those pairs, funding for them to participate and to work together, to have that time with the mentor language speaker. It provides funding for individuals to support those pairs and to provide language expertise and instructional expertise and so on and so forth. So it's essentially a program that runs over the course of a year.
So, for example, for the upcoming year, there will be a call for individuals to apply, and they'll be able to apply in the spring. They'll be on-boarded through training, and then they'll have course work and opportunities to work together in pairs over the course of the year and speak the language and develop language proficiency. Thank you, Madam Chair.