Call for Proposals Priorities for the Community Historical Recognition Program (CHRP)

The Advisory Committee appointed to review projects submitted to the (CHRP) have identified a number of priority areas to address through the present call for proposals. Eligible projects seeking to respond to these priorities will be given priority over other eligible projects.

Priorities identified by the Chinese-Canadian Advisory Committee

  • Projects that will address the history of the Chinese Head Tax and/or the Chinese Immigration Act from the perspective of the Chinese-Canadian community in regions which have been under-represented in projects funded to date (or in the process of being funded), namely Alberta, the Prairies and the Atlantic provinces.
  • Projects that will recognize the military contribution of Chinese-Canadians who were affected by the Chinese Head Tax and/or the Chinese Immigration Act.
  • Projects that will result in a sustainable museum exhibit on the Chinese Head Tax and/or the Chinese Immigration Act in an existing facility.
  • Projects that will engage established writers, composers or artists in applying a unique artistic focus to the history of the Chinese Head Tax and/or the Chinese Immigration Act.

Note: A large portion of the funding available under the Chinese-Canadian component of the Community Historical Recognition Program has been allocated as a result of previous calls for proposals. Therefore, it is recommended that funding applications related to the Chinese Head Tax and/or the Chinese Immigration Act under this call for proposals not exceed $75,000, as it may not be possible to fund larger projects.

Priorities identified by the Indo-Canadian Advisory Committee

  • Projects that will engage the appropriate stakeholders (e.g., provincial ministries, boards of education) to include the story of the Komagata Maru in school curriculum.
  • Projects to develop high quality audiovisual products based on oral history testimonies of people who were involved in the Komagata Maru events, or their descendants.
  • Projects involving creative writing or stage plays related to the Komagata Maru.
  • Projects that help to understand the Komagata Maru incident in the context of the trials and tribulations experienced by Indo-Canadian pioneers in the first half of the twentieth century, and that recognize the contributions of these pioneers.

Priorities identified by the Italian-Canadian Advisory Committee

  • Projects that will engage the appropriate stakeholders (e.g., provincial ministries, boards of education) to include the story of the Second World War internment of Italian-Canadians in school curriculum.
  • Projects with an artistic focus that will engage established writers, composers or artists in developing high quality products commemorating the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War.

Priorities identified by the Jewish-Canadian Advisory Committee

  • Projects that will result in a sustainable quality exhibit on the M.S. St. Louis in an existing facility, in particular those that will focus on attracting school-aged children and youth.
  • Projects that will result in public service announcements, such as historical vignettes, related to the story of the M.S. St. Louis.
  • Local or regional initiatives that will complement, from the perspective of the Jewish-Canadian community in these regions, the educational and commemorative activities presently being delivered at a national level through previously-funded projects on the M.S. St. Louis.
  • Oral history video projects based on testimonies of M.S. St. Louis survivors.

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