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Name of Recipient: Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko

Start Date: 2008–09—One-time Conditional Grant

End Date: Funding agreement governing endowment ends in May 2023.

Total Funding: $10 million*

* Funding was provided on a one-time basis when the Multiculturalism Program was part of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Description: In appreciation of the historical significance of the First World War internment, the Government of Canada provided a conditional grant of $10 million to the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko (the Foundation) for the establishment and management of an endowment fund, known as the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund (the Fund) for all affected communities. Through calls for proposals managed by the Foundation, applicants are invited to apply to the Fund for financial support for activities that commemorate, acknowledge and educate Canadians about the experiences of communities affected by the First World War internment in Canada, and the contributions of these communities to the shaping of this nation. The Fund was established under the Community Historical Recognition Program. A funding agreement to establish this endowment was signed in Toronto on May 9, 2008. The funding agreement will remain in effect for 15 years.

Summary of annual plans of recipient:

Recipient’s objectives:

The Fund is designated for the support of projects to commemorate and recognize the experiences of ethnocultural communities affected by the First World War internment. The Fund will help to bring closure to these communities and satisfy their long-standing requests for appropriate measures of recognition for their experiences.

Recipient’s performance expectations:

Due to the global economic situation, the value of the principal of the Fund decreased from its original level of $10 million.

Strategic Outcome(s): Successful integration of newcomers into society and promotion of Canadian citizenship

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: In calendar year 2010, the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund Endowment Council reported spending $95,537 in grants, for a total of $210,737 in the two years since it was launched in 2008. The call for proposals closed on April 1, 2010, and the Endowment Council reviewed 15 grant applications, deferring seven pending further information. Funding was approved for the other eight applications, which included research on the Ottoman Turkish community in Brantford, Ontario, and a book on the experiences of the internees. One of the largest projects the Council has undertaken since its inception is a pledge of $400,000 toward the $1.2-million construction of the Spirit Lake Quebec Interpretive Centre in La Ferme, near Amos, Quebec.

Program Activity: Citizenship Program
($ millions)

2008-09 Actual Spending	2009-10 Actual Spending	2010-11 Planned Spending	2010-11 Total Authorities	2010-11 Actual Spending	Variance(s)
Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Not applicable (N/A)

Comments on Variance(s): Not applicable.

Significant Evaluation Findings by the Recipient during the Reporting Year and Future Plan: No Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) evaluation was planned for this investment.

The Foundation agrees to carry out, at least every five years, an evaluation of the activities and projects related to the Fund by an independent third party using recognized evaluation standards.

Significant Audit Findings by the Recipient during the Reporting Year and Future Plan: No internal audit was completed or planned. As per the funding agreement, “the Foundation agrees to have carried out, no less frequently than every five years, an independent performance (value-for-money) audit of the Fund to ensure the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which funds from the Fund have been used.” The organization will therefore be conducting an audit by 2013.

Name of Recipient: Global Centre for Pluralism (GCP)

Start Date: 2006–07—One-time Conditional Grant (Endowment)

End Date: Perpetual

Total Funding: $30 million*

* Funding was provided on a one-time basis when the Multiculturalism Program was part of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

Description: The GCP is a not-for-profit organization, co-founded by the Aga Khan Development Network and the Government of Canada, which addresses a global gap in institutions that advocate pluralism as a foundation for new governance, peace and human development at the international level. The mission of the GCP is to promote pluralism as a fundamental human value and cornerstone of peace, stability and development. The Centre will pursue its mandate through four core functions: (1) sustaining an international policy dialogue on pluralism in governance, elections, judicial systems, media and education to help factions integrate in states at risk; (2) providing programs for academic and professional development; (3) fostering research and learning on pluralism; and (4) fostering and sharing the results of research and learning on pluralism. These activities will target primarily the developing world, offering a platform from which existing organizations and experts on pluralism in Canada can reach an international audience.

Strategic Outcome(s): Successful integration of newcomers into society and promotion of Canadian citizenship

Summary of Results Achieved by the Recipient: The GCP reported on deliverables outlined in its funding agreement with the Government of Canada, through its 2009 annual report and its 2010 and 2011 corporate plans. The Board of Directors was appointed in October 2010, and with the support of GCP Members, is responsible for establishing an institutional framework to support and implement the founding vision for the GCP. The fact that both of the GCP’s governing bodies (Board of Directors and Members) are now in place completes a critical stage in the GCP’s formative development, establishing the governance structure needed to move forward with substantive operational initiatives. In this regard, an architectural firm has been engaged to begin the process of redeveloping the GCP’s future international headquarters at 330 Sussex Drive in Ottawa, an executive search was undertaken to fill the executive position of Secretary General, and the GCP website was revitalized to provide increased public access to the GCP’s organization and activities.

Program Activity: Citizenship Program
($ millions)

2008-09 Actual Spending	2009-10 Actual Spending	2010-11 Planned Spending	2010-11 Total Authorities	2010-11 Actual Spending	Variance(s)
Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	Nil	N/A

Comments on Variance(s): Not applicable

Significant Evaluation Findings by the Recipient during the Reporting Year and Future Plan: No CIC evaluation was planned for this investment.

The funding agreement between the Government of Canada and the GCP requires that the GCP carry out, at least every five years, “an evaluation of its activities and projects according to a framework and time to be approved by the Board” by an independent third party. The first evaluation will be undertaken in 2012–13.

Significant Audit Findings by the Recipient during the Reporting Year and Future Plan: No internal audit was completed or planned. The GCP agreement requires that the GCP carry out, at least every five years, “an independent performance (value for money) audit to ensure the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which funds have been used.” The first audit will be undertaken in 2012–13.