Appendix XV: Contribution Agreement

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
between the
GOVERNMENT of CANADA
and the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION of JAPANESE CANADIANS

Categories of permissible expenditures.

  1. The Foundation may spend the $12 million only in the following categories:

    1. No less than $8,000,000 for capital projects. The main priorities are to be buildings for health care, seniors’ housing, seniors’ drop-in centres, community cultural centres and any similar project that will directly benefit those persons who suffered from federal government actions between December 7, 1941 and March 31, 1949.
    2. No more than $4,000,000 to undertake educational, social and cultural activities and programmes that contribute to the well-being of the community or that promote human rights. This amount would also include administration monies required to run the Foundation.
    3. A maximum of $500,000 of the monies described in (b) may be spent on community outreach work, which amount must be expended within three years if it is to be expended on this category.
    4. At the end of the three-year period referred to in (c), at least two-thirds of any unexpended funds will be re-allocated to category (a) projects, and no more than one-third will be re-allocated to category (b) activities and programmes.

  2. The Foundation may spend the interest earned on the $12 million only in the following manner:

    1. “interest earned on the $12 million” for the purposes of this clause and this Agreement includes all interest and compound interest earned on the $12 million or any unexpended portion thereof, since the date on which the $12 million was paid to the Foundation;
    2. such interest will be pro-rated, so that in any year at least two-thirds is expended on capital projects of the nature described in Clause 1(a) of this Appendix, and no more than one-third of the earned interest is expended on projects of the nature described in Clause 1(b) of this Appendix, subject to paragraph (c) of this Clause,
    3. in no circumstances will any interest earned on the $12 million be expended for the purpose described in Clause 1(c) of this Appendix.

PROJECT EVALUATION CRITERIA

Capital Projects

  1. The Foundation will use, at a minimum, the following criteria to evaluate possible projects under Clause 1(a) of Appendix B:

    1. Only organizations will be eligible for this category of funds.
    2. The purpose of the proposal must fall within the criteria established in the Redress Agreement between the Government of Canada, and the National Association of Japanese Canadians.
    3. The credibility of the organization submitting the proposal must meet minimum standards: the organization must be clearly adhering to its constitution, holding regular annual general meetings and elections of officers, have a history of community involvement and provision of services to the Japanese Canadian community. Newly formed organizations will be required to submit their constitutions, agendas and minutes of their annual general meetings, and a list of their elected officers.

    4. Assessment of constituency to be served: the numbers of persons to be served, the changing clientele over time and the flexibility of the organization and facilities to provide for such changing needs.

      This assessment will be based upon the information derived from a demographic study of Japanese Canadians being carried out by the National Association of Japanese Canadians, as well as any other supporting information from other such studies.

    5. The nature of the programs, activities and services, and the range and levels thereof to be provided, in general and to those persons who were directly affected by the injustices.
    6. The immediate and long-term benefits to members of the Japanese Canadian community.
    7. There must be a significant level of community support for the project, measured in terms of the level of community fundraising anticipated, and on the planned fundraising programs. The information to be used to determine the priorities for competing projects for specific communities will be that information derived from local surveys conducted by the NAJC, and from any other local surveys conducted by the organization making application.
    8. The direct or indirect funding support from governments at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels, or from other private funding organizations.
    9. The operating cash flow of the organization submitting the proposal, and the likelihood of the project to continue to be self-supporting.

Activities and Programmes

  1. The Foundation will use, at a minimum, the following guidelines to evaluate the activities or programmes under Clause 1(b) of Appendix B:

    1. Organizations and individuals are eligible for this category of funds.
    2. The purpose of the proposal must fall within the criteria established in the Redress Agreement between the Government of Canada and the NAJC.
    3. The credibility of the organization submitting the proposal must meet minimum standards: the organization must be clearly adhering to its constitution, holding regular annual general meetings and elections of officers, have a history of community involvement and provision of services to the Japanese Canadian community. Newly formed organizations will be required to submit their constitutions, agendas and minutes to their annual general meetings, and a list of their elected officers.
    4. Assessment of constituency to be served: the numbers of persons to be served, the changing clientele over time and the flexibility of the organization and facilities to provide for such changing needs.
    5. This assessment will be based upon the information derived from a demographic study of Japanese Canadians being carried out by the National Association of Japanese Canadians, as well as any other supporting information from other studies.
    6. The nature of the programs, activities and services, and the range and levels thereof to be provided, in general and to those persons who were directly affected by the injustices.
    7. The immediate and long-term benefits to members of the Japanese Canadian community.
    8. There must be a significant level of community support for the project, measured in terms of the level of community fundraising anticipated, and on the planned fundraising programs. The information to be used to determine the priorities for competing projects for specific communities will be that information derived from local surveys conducted by the NAJC, and from any other local surveys conducted by the organization making application.
    9. The direct or indirect funding support from governments at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels, or from other private funding organizations.
    10. The operating cash flow of the organization submitting the proposal, and the likelihood of the project to continue to be self-supporting.

  2. The Foundation will use, at a minimum, the following guidelines for expenditures on “community outreach” as per Clause 1(c) of Appendix B:

    1. Outreach work may be carried out in communities where significant numbers of persons of Japanese ancestry reside, and where no local representative organization of the NAJC exists. These communities include London, Chatham, Kitchener/Waterloo, Regina, Kelowna, and Thunder Bay.
    2. Outreach work may also be carried out in communities where a local representative organization of the NAJC does exist but it has a low level of activity or community participation, as evidenced by, for example, the constitution requiring updating or improvements, the local representative organization not adhering to its constitution, or not holding regular annual meetings and election of officers.