How to Apply for Funding - A Guide to Preparing a Proposal

Integrated Market Enforcement Teams
Reserve Fund

Objective

The objective of the Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMET) Reserve Fund is to assist Provincial Attorneys General to conduct prosecutions in cases that present exceptional challenges in terms of expenses in capital market fraud cases of national significance. The Reserve Fund is intended to encourage provincial attorneys general to participate in the Strategy for Enhanced Protection of Canada’s Capital Markets and to play a role in the prosecution of IMET-generated cases, subject to federal/provincial prosecution agreements or coordinating protocols. The Fund will help defray exceptional costs associated with the prosecution of capital market fraud cases, generated by IMET, by Provincial Attorneys General who are cooperating with the IMET Initiative.

Who May Apply

Only a province who has signed a prosecution agreement or coordinating protocol may be a recipient of federal contributions to defray exceptional prosecution expenses incurred during an IMET-generated prosecution.

Documentation Required/Application Requirements

To facilitate the review of the request for funding, please include all the required information as follows:

1. Provincial applicant information form;
2. A statement of the purpose of the contribution;
3. A work plan that specifies the deliverables;
4. A draft detailed budget; and
5. Information sufficient to demonstrate that the proposed expenditures are exceptional by their very nature and that it might be difficult for the prosecution to proceed effectively unless access to the Reserve Fund is granted.

Eligible Expenses

Funds may be used only for exceptional prosecutorial expenses, which the Crown considers reasonable and for which the Province is seeking assistance. Financial assistance is only available for prosecutions that emanate from IMET investigations and that further the objectives of Canada’s Strategy for Enhanced Protection of Canada’s Capital Markets.

Contributions made under the Reserve Fund are limited to the funds appropriated from Parliament in any fiscal year. The number of IMET-generated prosecutions funded will influence the amount of funding available to each province or territory. For a contribution to be made, actual or anticipated expenses must fall within one of the following categories:

1. Exceptional disclosure cost category includes the cost of providing additional disclosure of information from within Canada or abroad that the defence demands and the court orders, or to a defence demand for hard copies instead of electronic disclosure. Disclosure costs include, but are not limited to, wiretap transcription costs; electronic disclosure costs (including the cost of electronic storage devices); photocopy charges and associated office supplies.
2. Specialized contract category includes expenses such as, but not limited to, contracts with forensic experts; language and interpretation experts to translate documents, interpret wiretaps and testify in court; and contracts with translators for interviews and court duties and includes temporary accommodation costs for out-of town specialists.
3. Technical or equipment expense category includes a specialized/dedicated workroom or accommodation for the IMET prosecution team and all of the exceptional technical equipment that is currently required or may, in the near future, become necessary for the development and presentation of a case in court electronically. For example, scanning equipment, computers and computer monitors, audio and video technology to allow “virtual” testimony in court from a remote or foreign location, and CD production equipment.

Please note: A province shall provide financial information sufficient to describe exceptional costs, actual or anticipated and that reimbursement of salary dollars for provincial prosecutors or employees will not be considered.

Please note also that a contribution is a conditional transfer payment for a specified purpose pursuant to the agreement and may be subject to audit. Contributions are not "up-front" money. They are paid to reimburse eligible costs incurred or related expenditures made during the life of the project. This means that the Department will only issue a payment once eligible expenses have been incurred on the project. The contribution is always limited to a proportion of the real costs of the project. This means that if the project is budgeted and approved for a contribution of $10,000 but in the end needs only $8,000 to meet its expenses, it will be awarded $8,000.

Review of Applications

Funding applications will first be screened by Department of Justice Programs Branch staff to determine eligibility.  Applications that pass the screening criteria will be forwarded to the Reserve Fund Proposal Review Committee, which is composed of representatives of the Department of Justice Programs Branch and the Public Prosecution Service of Canada.

How to Apply

To submit a request for funding, we suggest that you complete the Application/Proposal Form: HTML/ Application/Proposal Form in PDF Format (217 kb, PDF Help)
An MSWord version of the Application Form is avaibable on request to pb-dgp@justice.gc.ca. Please specify IMETS in the subject line of your e-mail.

Sustainable Development

We encourage you to submit your application electronically. If you submit your application on paper, please consider printing on both sides of the paper. These actions will minimize environmental impacts.

Send the application form by:

Programs Branch
Department of Justice Canada
284 Wellington Street, 6th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
fax at 613 941-2269; or e-mail at pb-dgp@justice.gc.ca

Contact

For further information or to submit an application, please contact:

Programs Branch
Department of Justice of Canada
IMET Reserve Fund
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
Fax: 613 941-5446
E-mail: pb-dgp@justice.gc.ca