Commemorative Partnership Program

Community Engagement funding supports organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives including commemorative activities or the development of commemorative materials.
  • Government of Canada
Overview of the Commemorative Partnership Program program:

Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) is committed to honouring those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peace, and to keeping the memory of their achievements and sacrifices alive for all Canadians. The objective of the Commemorative Partnership Program (CPP) is to provide funding to organizations undertaking remembrance initiatives. These program guidelines are to be used by organizations that wish to apply for funding related to community engagement projects such as commemorative activities (e.g. events) and commemorative resources (e.g. learning materials). Separate guidelines are available for community war memorial projects

Benefits of the Commemorative Partnership Program program:
  • Examples of eligible expenditures may include:
  • Professional fees;
  • Administrative expenditures (e.g. printing, photocopying, fax, mail);
  • Equipment and machinery rental expenditures;
  • Facility rental expenditures (e.g. meeting rooms);
  • Reasonable hospitality expenditures;
  • Travel expenditures inherent to the success of the project;
  • Material development and distribution expenditures (e.g. print, translation, mail);
  • Salaries or wages, consistent with activities undertaken;
  • Design or assessment fees related to permanent exhibits; and
  • Construction expenditures related to the development of permanent exhibits.
Eligibility criteria of the Commemorative Partnership Program program:
  • Eligible recipients are non-profit and for-profit organizations, in Canada or abroad, as well as Canadian provinces, territories and municipalities. Individuals and federal organizations are not eligible for funding.
  • To be eligible, the project must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada post-Confederation (1867). It must also be of a finite duration, with clear start and end dates.
  • Eligible projects may be assessed against the following criteria:
  • The applicant has the capacity to deliver the project.
  • The project objectives are specific and realistic and clearly support the objective of the CPP.
  • The project will engage youth, Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces members and/or the general public in recognizing all those who served in Canada's efforts during war, military conflict and peace.
  • The project will have noticeable impact and reach.
  • Where agreements for collaboration are required to ensure the successful delivery of the project, contributors have confirmed their participation.
  • The proposed budget is reasonable and sufficiently detailed.
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