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| July 21, 2025
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No Immediate risk of reduced funding
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Sender: CFS+ Program Staff, Connected Canada, ISED
Receiver: CFS+ affiliate organizations
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| Oct 27, 2025
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Call for proposal launching week of Nov 10th and closing
week of Dec 8th.
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Sender: CFS+ Program Staff, Connected Canada, ISED
Receiver:CFS+ affiliate organizations
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| Nov 07, 2025
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Launch date has note been confirmed
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Sender: CFS+ Program Staff, Connected Canada, ISED
Receiver:CFS+ affiliate organizations
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| Nov 25, 2025
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Past budget blackout period, seeking DM, SADM & Minister
approval
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Sender: CFS+ Program Staff, Connected Canada, ISED
Receiver:CFS+ affiliate organizations
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| Jan 29, 2025
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Program closure notice:
As a result of CER, ISED will be discontinuing the CFS+
program March 31, 2026
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Sender: Zachary Alaoui, Acting Director General, Connected Canada, ISED
Receiver: CFS+ affiliate, Board of Directors
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| Mar 26, 2026
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C4SMB meets with senior program staff:
Rational behind program closure not provided to ISED staff,
no insight to share.
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Attendance:
Justin Menard, Executive Director, C4SMB
Catherine Bertrand, Program Officer - CFS+, Connected Canada, ISED
Janique Brosseau, Program Officer - CFS+, Connected Canada, ISED
Kristina Dixie - CFS+, Connected Canada, ISED
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| Mar 31, 2026
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Writes to Minister Joly, ISED to outlining immediate impact,
unintended consequences and the economic case to restore
the program
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Sender: Justin Menard, Executive Director, C4SMB
Receiver: Minister Melanie Joly
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| Mar 15, 2026
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Response to letter from March 31, 2026:
Mischaracterizing letter as appreciation and citing rational
as refocusing programming to align with core mandate and
reduce overlap with other federal, provincial or municipal
initiatives.
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Sender: Jane Rooney, Director, Connected Canada, ISED
Receiver: Justin Menard, Executive Director, C4SMB
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| Mar 15, 2026
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Response to March 15th communication:
Advising the March 31st letter to Minister Joly maps ISED
mandate to CFS+ program deliverables and no comparable
programs exist.
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Sender: Justin Menard, Executive Director, C4SMB
Receiver: Jane Rooney, Director, Connected Canada, ISED
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