I believe federal and provincial authorities could help to ensure the survival, competitiveness, and future growth of many small Canadian aerospace firms by implementing actions such as the provision of loan guarantees for small aerospace firms—and in attachment B, you will see a small business act in the States that we're competing against, under which this has already been done in the U.S.; allowing employment insurance recipients to work for small aerospace companies while continuing to receive EI payments; increasing the sole-source limits for government contracts to $100,000 Canadian; shortening the government payment cycle to te ...[+++]n days net, with no early payment penalty; bringing forward the awarding of contracts the federal government had scheduled for release within the next two years, to within the next three to six months; and providing a six-month to one-year moratorium on source deduction GST and PST payments.

3. Where a project receives funding under an annual programme co-financed by the Fund, the final beneficiary shall ensure that those taking part in the project have been informed of that funding.

3. If appropriate, the final beneficiaries shall ensure that all partners in the project are subject to the same obligations as them.

3. Where a project receives funding under an annual programme co-financed by the Fund, the final beneficiary shall ensure that those taking part in the project have been informed of that funding.

3. If appropriate, the final beneficiaries shall ensure that all partners in the project are subject to the same obligations as them.

The federal government has found two ways of dealing with its budget responsibilities and very tight fiscal constraints. To reduce its UI costs, it increased the number of weeks required to qualify for UI benefits and reduced the number of weeks of benefits.