Grant funding will be awarded through a competitive, application-based selection process. In all cases, proposals will be assessed against the eligibility criteria.
We will review all project applications to decide if they meet the eligibility requirements of the Commemoration Fund. The assessments will be based on the overall assessment criteria listed in Tables 1 and 2.
Table 1: Overall proposal assessment criteria
| Selection criteria |
Assessment and evaluation |
| Relevant experience and capacity to complete the project and/or carry out the activities explained in the proposal. |
- Assessment of your relevant experience and capacity in terms of resources, personnel, and expertise to complete the project. We will consider your:
- experience and expertise
- demonstrated commitment based on former projects and
- capacity of the institutional, management/organizational structure, financial, and other support to successfully deliver the project
- Strong proposals will show:
- a track record of successful project delivery
- experience of past similar projects and
- that your resource planning is consistent with past projects of similar scope and cost
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| The quality and completeness of the proposal. |
- Assessment based on your:
- planned activities
- budget
- schedule/timelines
- financial stability
- risk management plan and
- targeted results and project monitoring strategies
- The assessment will also consider whether the roles and responsibilities are clearly defined and realistic. We will assess the proposed projects for:
- clearly stated goals, objectives, and outcomes
- a realizable project plan, concrete deliverables, budget and timelines
- a detailed risk analysis and mitigation strategy and
- an experienced and qualified project delivery team with roles and responsibilities that are clearly established
- Strong proposals will show sufficient forethought and planning to deliver on-time and on-budget
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| The performance measurement strategy. |
- Assessment of the proposal's demonstration of how the project will generate results that can be reported to families and Canadians
- For Projects:
- the commemorative results the project would achieve and
- how they would align with the objectives
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| The value for money. |
- Strong proposals will demonstrate how funds are used efficiently and effectively to achieve the objectives
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Table 2: Commemoration Fund objectives assessment criteria
| Selection criteria |
Assessment and evaluation |
| The relevance of the anticipated project outcome(s) to the objectives of the Commemorative Projects |
We will assess each proposal against the desired objectives listed below:
- Commemoration: Demonstrate how victims will be commemorated
- Alignments to victim’s interests: Demonstrate how projects contributing to environmental and/or humanitarian causes will be targeted
- Engagement of Families: Demonstrate ability to provide Transport Canada with updates at predetermined intervals to brief families of project progress
*Commemorative projects with common interest of the victims will be prioritized.
Projects led by, or benefiting, underrepresented youth groups (e.g., Indigenous, Black, 2SLGBTQI+), may be prioritized as applicable.
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Assessment results
After the evaluation process, the review committee will make formal recommendations to the Minister of Transport for further approvals and final funding decisions. We will notify both successful and unsuccessful applicants of the outcome once a decision has been made. We reserve the right to accept or reject any project proposal.
