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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> katherine.girgis@servicecanada.gc.ca <katherine.girgis@servicecanada.gc.ca>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>ON-TORONTO-RHQ_AR-Regional-Delivery_Execution-regional-GD@servicecanada.gc.ca<br>
<b>Sent:</b> June 25, 2018 3:48 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> A: le Fonds pour l’accessibilité (FA) / Enabling Accessibility Fund - July 26, 2018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><img width="560" height="279" style="width:5.8333in;height:2.9062in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D40C9A.37420F00" alt="cid:image001.jpg@01D4030C.381506E0"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a name="fra"></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><a href="#eng"><i><span lang="FR" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:none">English
text follows French</span></i></a></span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Des fonds sont disponibles afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité et la sécurité
dans vos immeubles publics et milieux de travail</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Nous souhaitons vous informer d’une possibilité de financement en cours sous le
Fonds pour l’accessibilité (FA) du gouvernement du Canada. Votre entreprise ou organisme pourrait recevoir une subvention pouvant atteindre 100 000 dollars par l’entremise du FA afin d’améliorer l’accessibilité et la sécurité pour les personnes ayant un handicap.</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Le programme du FA finance les projets qui aident à éliminer les obstacles à l’accessibilité
au moyen de : </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">la construction, la rénovation ou le réaménagement des espaces communautaires et des milieux de travail,
ce qui peut comprendre la construction de rampes d’accès, de bureaux et de toilettes accessibles, et l’installation d’ascenseurs;</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">la mise en place de technologies de communication et d’information accessibles comme des imprimantes en
braille, des logiciels d’ordinateur accessibles, et des systèmes d’alarme visuels.
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Vous pouvez faire une demande de financement au FA jusqu’au 26 juillet 2018 si
vous êtes : </span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">une organisation autochtone (y compris les conseils de bande, les conseils tribaux et les entités autonomes);</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">un gouvernement territorial;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">une entreprise comptant tout au plus 99 employés équivalents temps plein;
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">un organisme sans but lucratif;
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">une municipalité ayant moins de 125 000 habitants, selon le plus récent recensement – 2016.</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Le gouvernement du Canada financera la totalité des coûts de projets admissibles,
jusqu’à concurrence de 100 000 dollars au Nunavut, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Yukon.
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Le FA accepte présentement des demandes de financement de subventions pour des
projets qui accroîtront l’accessibilité dans les espaces communautaires et les milieux de travail au Canada.</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Vous pouvez présenter une demande maintenant ou passez le mot pour cette possibilité
de financement ou pour d’autres dans le cadre du FA, comme la possibilité en cours de la composante d’Innovation jeunesse, afin d’accroître l’accessibilité au Canada!
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Si vous souhaitez présenter une demande de financement ou en savoir plus sur ces
voies de financement, visitez le <a href="https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/programmes/fonds-accessibilite.html?utm_campaign=EnablingAccessibilityFund&utm_source=EmailBlast&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=fr">
site web du FA</a>.</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="FR" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Nous vous incitons à transmettre le présent courriel aux membres de votre réseau,
à vos partenaires et intervenants qui pourraient aussi profiter de cette possibilité de financement.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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un courriel directement à </span></a><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:NC-HIP-PIP-EAF_ODI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca" title="mailto:NC-HIP-PIP-EAF_ODI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NC-HIP-PIP-EAF_ODI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">et nous serons heureux de répondre à leurs questions.</span><span lang="FR-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Emploi et Développement social Canada</span></b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a name="eng"></a><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Funding is available to improve accessibility and safety
in your public facilities and workplaces </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">We wish to inform you of a current funding opportunity under the Government of
Canada’s Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF). Your business or organization could receive a grant of up to $100,000 through the EAF program to improve accessibility and safety for people with disabilities.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The EAF program funds projects which help remove barriers to accessibility through:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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construction of access ramps and accessible offices and washrooms and the installation of elevators; and</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">the provision of accessible information and communication technologies such as braille printers, accessible
computer software, and visual alarm systems.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">You can apply for this EAF funding until July 26, 2018, if you are:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">an Indigenous organization (including band councils, tribal councils and self-government entities);</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">a territorial government;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">a business with 99 full-time equivalent employees or less;</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">a not-for-profit organization; or</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">a municipality with a population under 125,000 as per the 2016 census data.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Of note, the government of Canada will fund 100% of eligible project costs, up
to a maximum of $100,000, to successful project applicants in Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The EAF is currently accepting grant funding applications for projects that will
increase accessibility in community spaces and workplaces across Canada</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">You may apply now or inform others of this opportunity or other EAF funding opportunities,
such as the current one that is available under the EAF Youth Innovation Component, to help build a more accessible Canada!</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">If you would like to apply for funding or learn more about this funding opportunity,
please visit the <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/enabling-accessibility-fund.html?utm_campaign=EnablingAccessibilityFund&utm_source=EmailBlast&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=en">
EAF funding webpage</a>.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">We encourage you to share this email with your network, partners and stakeholders
so they may also benefit from this funding opportunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you receive any questions from potential applicants about this process, please let them know that they can email us directly at<span style="color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:NC-HIP-PIP-EAF_ODI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca" title="mailto:NC-HIP-PIP-EAF_ODI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">NC-HIP-PIP-EAF_ODI-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and
we will be happy to answer their questions.</span><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Enabling Accessibility Fund Team<br>
Employment and Social Development Canada</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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