Deadline: 01-Oct-2024
The Commemorate Canada program provides funding to initiatives that commemorate historical figures, places, events and accomplishments of national significance.
Objectives
- Commemorate Canada objectives are to support activities that:
- enable Canadians to recognize events, people, places, symbols, anniversaries, and accomplishments that have played a key role in Canadian history;
- enhance knowledge and understanding of the shared history of Canada; and
- increase opportunities to participate in various commemorative activities of national significance.
Eligible Projects
- To be eligible for funding from Commemorate Canada, your project must meet all of the following criteria:
- be conceived and take place in Canada;
- relate to an anniversary of national significance;
- highlight a 25th, 50th, 75th, 100th or subsequent anniversary in 25-year increments;
- include an educational component;
- be national in scope; and
- be free and accessible to the public.
Eligible Expenses
- Only project-related expenses, which can be cash or in-kind, are eligible. These may include:
- expenses related to education and outreach: educational and learning materials, documentation and research, website development, travelling and on-line exhibits, forums and conferences, plaques and monuments (up to a maximum of $10,000), etc.;
- promotional, marketing and communications expenses (including translation);
- consultant-professional fees related to the project: management, project coordination and implementation, professional services, etc.;
- expenses related to events and venues: production costs, site and equipment rental, artists’ and performers’ fees, artisans and performers;
- ongoing administrative costs related to the project (not exceeding 15% of the total contribution): salaries and benefits, administrative fees, bank and utilities charges; and
- travel expenses inside Canada, which must not exceed the rates permitted for travel on government business.
Who can apply?
- Eligible funding recipients under Commemorate Canada include the following:
- Canadian not-for-profit organizations such as corporations, trusts, cooperatives or unincorporated associations
- Canadian for-profit organizations (partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, etc.) whose proposed projects are non-commercial in nature
- Canadian public education establishments
- Canadian provincial/territorial, municipal governments and their institutions
- Federal departments, their institutions and portfolio agencies as well as private individuals and political parties cannot apply for funding.
For more information, visit Government of Canada.