Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemorate Canada

• Completed and signed application form
• Project budget for each fiscal year
• Signed previous-year financial statements
• Direct deposit registration form with a void cheque
• Supporting documents and letters of support, if applicable

Who is eligible?

• Canadian not-for-profit organizations
• Canadian for-profit organizations with non-commercial projects
• Canadian public education establishments
• Canadian provincial, territorial, and municipal governments and their institutions

Who is not eligible

• Private individuals
• Political parties
• Federal departments, their institutions, and portfolio agencies

Eligible expenses

• Educational and outreach materials, research, documentation, websites, exhibitions, forums, conferences, plaques and monuments
• Promotion, marketing, communications, and translation
• Professional fees for project management, coordination, and execution
• Event and venue costs, including equipment and site rental and artist or performer fees
• Project administration and travel in Canada

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Projects that are local in scope or take place outside Canada
• Commemorations of living individuals
• Fairs, festivals, and fundraising activities
• Lobbying or advocacy activities
• Major infrastructure projects and ongoing operating costs

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Completeness of the application
• Alignment with program objectives and impact
• Relevance of the anniversary and related activities
• Realistic and reasonable budget and detailed expenses
• Diverse funding sources, confirmed partnerships, capacity, public reach, and applicant history

• Step 1: Request application package
  • Contact the program to obtain the application package.
  • Read the application guidelines before starting.
• Step 2: Complete application
  • Fill in, sign, and date the application form.
  • Prepare all required supporting documents.
• Step 3: Submit application
  • Send the complete package by email.
  • You may also mail, courier, or hand-deliver the package to the nearest Department of Canadian Heritage office.
  • Fax submission is possible only after contacting the program.

• Applications are reviewed by a committee and compared with other requests based on available funding.
• Past non-compliance on funded projects may affect the decision.
• Applicants are notified in writing of the funding decision.
• If approved as a contribution, a funding agreement is signed before payments are made.
• Progress reports, a final report, and possibly a financial report may be required.

• The program is part of the Celebration and Commemoration Program.
• Applications can be submitted by email, mail, courier, or in person.
• The program intake is currently closed.
• Applicants should contact the program to request an application package.