Funding is available to support eligible Indigenous organizations and local governments to work together to create opportunities for in-person dialogue and relationship building which can help advance collaborative reconciliation plans, protocols, agreements or future projects.
The Urban Communities Partnering for Reconciliation (UCPR) pilot program supports events and activities that provide a time and place for dialogue to build on opportunities, support reconciliation efforts, resolve issues of common responsibility, interest or concern, and/or to advance tangible outcomes.
Eligible projects can take place in communities of any size and composition. The intent of the term “urban” is to distinguish the focus on reconciliation with Indigenous peoples living off-reserve and is not intended to limit projects to larger urban centres.
The application deadline is April 14, 2023.
The program is funded by the Ministry of Indigenous Relations & Reconciliation and is administered by UBCM. For more information, contact lgps@ubcm.ca or (250) 356-5193.