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SME Financing Data Initiative

Preliminary Implementation Plan

The partners have, as of yet, only established preliminary priorities for these specialized studies and surveys, and these are outlined below in year one. The intention is to allow for the greatest flexibility to respond to results of consultations, conclusions drawn from the initial baseline surveys, feedback from Members of the House Standing Committee on Industry, and evolving economic conditions.

The timing of the allocation of resources is a key consideration: the partners will make this allocation after the initial baseline surveys permit us to draw some conclusions which can guide the establishment of priorities. The tentative plans for studies and results are presented below. Shaded areas indicate the baseline surveys to be conducted by Statistics Canada. As previously mentioned, priorities have yet to be determined for specialized surveys and studies for the last four years of the plan, and are only tentatively scheduled for the first.

For the remaining four years of the plan, the partners propose that Statistics Canada conduct full supply-side surveys annually, and full demand-side surveys every three years. During the years when full demand-side surveys will not be conducted, the partners propose that Statistics Canada conduct follow-up demand-side surveys. These follow-up surveys will focus on specific issues that might be available only through such surveys. These might include, for example, the SME experience in obtaining financing within sectors of special interest, such as businesses owned by women or Aboriginal people.

The proposed time-line for baseline surveys for the last four years of the plan is as follows:

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