Vic Toews, Member of Parliament for Provencher, reminded all organizations interested in applying for federal funding to plan Celebrate Canada 2012 activities, that application submission to the Department of Canadian Heritage began on December 2nd, 2011. The final deadline to submit an application is January 16, 2012.
The 2012 Celebrate Canada period is from June 21 to July 1 and includes events that celebrate National Aboriginal Day on June 21, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, and Canada Day on July 1. The Government of Canada provides financial assistance for eligible activities organized during this period.
“Each year it is important that we recognize what it means to be Canadian,” said MP Toews. “I encourage organizations throughout my riding of Provencher and across the province of Manitoba to organize events celebrating our Canadian heritage. I hope that every Manitoban will take the time to celebrate in their home communities.”
Those eligible for funding include Canadian not-for-profit organizations; unincorporated associations; Canadian businesses organizing projects of a non-commercial nature; Canadian educational institutions and municipal governments; and other municipal, provincial or territorial institutions.
For full details regarding eligibility, please go to the Celebrate Canada website and click on the How to obtain funding tab.
The Department will accept applications mailed or delivered to a Canadian Heritage regional office by Monday, January 16, 2012. Applications postmarked or delivered after this date will not be accepted.
For more information about Celebrate Canada and its four days of festivities, visit www.canadianheritage.gc.ca/canada.
