
Core funding refers to the operational money the councils received to carry out their mandates. Project funding, for which council must apply on a project-by-project basis, has also been cut to $30 million per year from $70 million. The eligible bodies that can apply for project funding has been extended beyond sector councils.
Eveline said the federal government has undertaken a review of sector councils, but the decision to cut funding was a surprise.
Nevertheless Eveline also said CPISC is prepared to deal with the cuts, and has already begun transitioning from a research-based organization into one that offers products, services and resources to generate revenues so the council can become self-sustanining. Discussions have begun to explore possible partnerships with industry bodies, she said.
CPISC was established in 2005, with a mandate to study human resource issues and problems in the printing industry and make recommendations. It has released several skills-standards reports to standardize training in various areas of printing, for example.
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