Note: Dedicated funding is being provided by the Department of National Defence and is based on a recommendation from the National Apology Advisory Committee.

Community Engagement Funding:

Supports remembrance initiatives, including commemorative activities (events, ceremonies) and development of commemorative materials (learning resources, educational programs). Projects must engage youth, Veterans, Canadian Armed Forces members, and/or the general public to recognize service and sacrifice.

Community War Memorial Funding:

Supports the construction, restoration or expansion of community war memorials. Priority is given to expenditures related to the structure, accessibility and safety of memorial sites. War memorial projects require bilingual inscriptions for new construction and must demonstrate ownership and arrangements for ongoing maintenance.

Project Requirements:

• Must commemorate the achievements and sacrifices of those who served Canada post-Confederation (1867)
• Finite duration with clear start and end dates
• Cannot duplicate VAC commemorative initiatives
• Cannot be dedicated solely to an individual
• Cannot be completed before application submission
• Must demonstrate organizational capacity to deliver the project

Eligible Expenditures:

Professional fees, administrative costs, equipment and facility rental, reasonable hospitality, travel costs, material development and distribution, salaries/wages, and construction costs for permanent exhibits.

War Memorial projects may include: professional fees, administrative costs, equipment and machinery rental, travel costs, salaries/wages, design or assessment fees, monument relocation costs when warranted, and construction expenditures.

Ineligible Expenditures:

International air travel, land or building purchases, operational/fundraising costs, book publishing, documentary production, insurance, landscaping for enhancement purposes (war memorials), and projects on federal land (except Reserves).