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would also be pleased to work with Amazon to expedite any sub-division and re-zoning as well as building permits required to construct HQ2 in Winnipeg. Infrastructure The City of Winnipeg has partnered with private industry in the past to invest in public infrastructure required to support the establishment and expansion of industry. The City would be pleased to discuss potential infrastructure assistance with Amazon once your company has selected a suitable site in Winnipeg to establish its second North American Headquarters. OTHER GOVERNMENT OF CANADA SUPPORT Strategic Innovation Fund Amazon will be eligible for flexible funding options through this program that supports new high-quality business investments throughout Canada with repayable and non-repayable funding options. BDC Capital As a key player in Canada's venture capital market, BDC Capital invests directly into companies and indirectly to help commercialize new ideas in tech and other sectors. Canada Infrastructure Bank The Canada Infrastructure Bank can help attract private sector and institutional investment to new revenue-generating infrastructure projects. Export Development Canada Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada's export credit agency, tasked with supporting and developing Canada's export trade by helping Canadian companies respond to business opportunities. EDC provides financing support to both greenfield and brownfield investments. These include investments in new facilities like the Amazon project. Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentive Program (SR&ED) We expect Amazon will be particularly interested in Canada's Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) Tax Incentive program. The SR&ED program provides a tax deduction and an investment tax credit of 35 per cent of qualified expenditures. It is one of the best tax credits of its kind in the developed world. A M A Z O N P R O P O S A L 51