ILCEPP Funding Awarded for 21 Projects Across Canada

Water Canada
July 25, 2019

Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, announced $5.8 million in Indigenous and Local Communities Engagement and Partnership Program funding for 21 projects with Indigenous groups. This funding will allow for longer-term Indigenous participation in engagement activities linked to Oceans Protection Plan initiatives or Canada’s marine safety system.

This funding will support:

Building local capacity and expertise to help Indigenous communities take a greater role in the design and implementation of aspects of the transportation system and environmental protection measures.
Fostering federal-Indigenous and multilateral partnerships that will lead to greater participation in engagement of marine safety and environmental protection activities.

“The Oceans Protection Plan funding I’m announcing today fosters an ability for Indigenous communities to build capacity and more fully participate in the marine safety system and the marine sector,” said Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport.

The $1.5 billion Oceans Protection Plan is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts and waterways. This national plan is creating a world-leading marine safety system that provides economic opportunities for Canadians today, while protecting our coastlines and clean water for generations to come. This work is being done in close collaboration with Indigenous peoples, local stakeholders and coastal communities.

Since the Oceans Protection Plan started in November 2016, over 50 initiatives have been announced in the areas of marine safety, research and ecosystem protection that span coast-to-coast-to-coast.

The Indigenous and Local Communities Engagement and Partnership Program will be funding 21 Indigenous groups in the following provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador (1); Nova Scotia (2); Quebec (5); Ontario (1); British Columbia (7); Nunavut (2); Northwest Territories (2); and National (1). Click here to see the organizations that received funding, what the funding will go towards, and how much funding was received.

All applications for Indigenous Local Communities Engagement and Partnership Program funding were required to meet pre-determined eligibility assessment criteria. Once confirmed, each application was evaluated by a Selection Review Committee against merit criteria, which included project relevance, application quality, value for money and experience of the applicant.