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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