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At the Federal Level

The Canada-Community Agreement

Overview of milestones related to management of the 2003-2004 Agreement

APRIL 2003

e Election results are announced
for positions on the province's
Consultative Committee.

© Community consultation on
outcomes of the 1999-2004
Canada-Community Agreement
and on the Global Development
Plan (GDP) for 2004-2009.

e Results compiled from
community consultation
conducted on the mechanics of
the Agreement; questionnaire
sent out in March 2003.

MAY 2003

e Francophone community
forum to examine the mechanics
of the Agreement. Discussion of
all elements included on the
March questionnaire.

JUNE 2003

¢ The community ratifies

the Provincial Consultative
Committee election results
at the FFCB Annual General
Meeting (AGM).

e Day of consultation on the
Global Development Plan for
2005-2009: the community
is asked to agree on sectors,
objectives and expected
outcomes.

e The report outlining the
results of the 1999-2004
Canada-Community Agreement

is submitted and there is agree-
ment on the elements required
to negotiate the next agreement.
The 2005-2009 GDP is adopted
at the AGM.

OCTOBER 2003

¢ Meeting of the Provincial
Consultative Committee;
orientation for new members
and discussion regarding
negotiation of the next
agreement.

¢ Meeting of community
members on the Management
Committee to discuss the
impact of new departmental
requirements regarding the
evaluation of funding requests.
e Provincial Consultative
Committee members elect their
Chairperson and Management
Committee.

NOVEMBER 2003

e A Heritage Canada
representative presents the
interim process for 2004-2005
funding.

DECEMBER 2003

Groups are asked to make
their requests for core and
project funding for 2004-2005.
January 23 is the deadline for
submitting 2004-2005 funding
requests.

JANUARY 2004

e Funding reminder letter,
receipt of requests and variety
of support to applicants.

FEBRUARY 2004

e Nominations opened for
eight positions on the Provincial
Consultative Committee for
2004-2005.

¢ Meeting of the Provincial
Consultative Committee to
organize the Forum.

e Forum takes place on
February 21. The community
identifies guiding principles
for funding organizations;
funds come from the Canada-
Community Agreement.

MARCH 2004

e Both parts of the Management
Committee meet to assess
requests.

Members of the
Provincial Consultative
Committee for
2003-2004

Pierre Senay,

Chair, and representing
the economic
development sector

Claude Provencher,
President of the FFCB

Vacant, Member at large

Louis Gagné,
representing Northern
British Columbia

Suzanne Moreau,
representing Southern
British Columbia

Edith Guilbeault,
representing
Vancouver Island

Anne-Marie Guminski,
representing Greater
Vancouver

Karine Murray,
representing youth

Louis-Philippe Fortier,
representing seniors

Chantal Lefevbre,
representing
women’s interests

Chantal Vadnais,
representing the
educational sector

Denise Gagnon-Branter,
representing the
cultural sector

Yseult Friolet,
Secretary

Distribution of program and project funding through the 2003-2004 Canada-Community Agreement

Funds granted

Number of organizations that

received project funding

Amount requested by the community

$ 1,955,913
$ 1,676,641
20

Amount requested by the community $ 1,085,622
Funds granted $ 536,237
Number of projects that received funding 34