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Canada Community Security Program (CCSP)

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The CCSP supports numerous types of expenditures, such as:

  • Purchasing, and/or installing modest security equipment and hardware
  • Completing minor renovations to the interior or perimeter of the site for the purpose of enhancing security;
  • Developing security assessments, security plans, emergency contingency plans and evacuation plans through certified security professionals;
  • Providing training activities on how to use security equipment as well as how to prepare for and respond to a hate-motivated incident; and,
  • Providing time-limited third-party licensed security personnel.

Eligible project expenditures

Project proposals should align with the objectives of the CCSP. Proposed equipment will be assessed based on reasonability, type and proposed location, the security purpose, whether it is of fair market value, and meets the program's objectives to deter hate-motivated crimes.

Placement of security measures should focus on the perimeter of the site, entrances and exits, hallways and main gathering spaces. Audio and visual equipment (e.g., surveillance cameras) are not supported in spaces that raise privacy concerns (e.g., bathrooms, classrooms, offices, kitchens, small rooms, or residential areas of the site).

The CCSP distinguishes expenses under seven (7) expense categories.

Public Safety Canada reserves the right to assess and determine the eligibility of all expenses and project activities proposed by the applicant and may either decline funding or provide support up to a specified percentage if the cost exceeds what is deemed reasonable and necessary. We may request additional comparable quotes or price certifications, and/or floorplans if deemed necessary.

The program will not cover expenses related to regular building maintenance or upkeep costs.

Eligible project expenditures

Expense Category

Eligible Activities/Expenses

Physical Security Enhancement Equipment
  • Protective barriers and lighting (e.g., fencing, gates, bollards, exterior security lighting and security-grade window film).
  • Anti-graffiti spray.
  • Intrusion detection systems (e.g., alarm system, glass break sensors, motion sensors).
  • Physical access control (e.g., locking devices, key card systems).
  • Video surveillance (e.g., cameras, NVRs, monitors).
  • Cost associated to labour and installation of physical security enhancement equipment.

Minor Renovations and Supplementary Equipment
  • Reinforced doors.
  • Reinforcements for windows for security purposes.
  • Fire monitoring (limited to fire monitoring panels and related sensors such as smoke and heat detectors).
  • Notification and warning systems (e.g., public address systems, intercoms and panic buttons).
  • Cost associated with labour and installation of minor renovations and supplementary equipment pertaining to approved security applications.
  • Reasonable renovations directly related to enhancing the security of the building (limited to main entrances or lobbies).
  • Limited landscaping activities to address vulnerabilities identified in a completed security assessment.

Planning
  • Completion of security (vulnerability) assessments of the project site.
  • Development and/or enhancement of security plans and protocols.
  • Development and/or enhancement of emergency contingency plans.
  • Development and/or enhancement of evacuation/shelter-in-place plans/ hold and secure plans.

Training
  • On-site or online pre-developed security training relevant to responding to or preparing volunteers and staff members for a hate-motivated incident (see training on responding to a hate-motivated event for more information).
  • Training on how to use newly installed equipment.

Security Personnel
  • Contracted time-limited (Up to 90 days) third-party licensed security personnel or off-duty police officers (excluding Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers) to enhance security when there is an increased level of risk. Security personnel or off duty police officers are not intended to cover routine security needs, core or ongoing operating expenses. Around the clock coverage is permitted only when the community is gathered on-site due to exceptional circumstances.  

Mixed-Use Items

Mixed-use items are items that have been identified as having the capability of being used beyond security purposes. Like all expenses, mixed-use items must reasonably support the program's objectives and be used for the purposes of enhancing security infrastructure to be considered eligible. Expenses classified as mixed-use items carry additional reimbursement limitations as specified in the following table.

Please note that the mixed-use items list may be amended at any time.

List of eligible mixed used items and associated federal contribution limit for each item

Expense Type

Federal Contribution

Televisions
  • Up to $600.00 each

Computer Monitors
  • Up to $250.00 each

Desktop Computer
  • Up to $1000 total

Workstation
  • Up to $1500.00 total

Training on responding to a hate-motivated event

The program supports training on how to respond to hate-motivated incidents. The training proposed must be relevant and align with the program's objectives. The provider of the training must be qualified.

Training is only supported for staff and volunteers of the organization and only as a limited series of training sessions (e.g., a 2 to 3 day workshop). Please also note that security guard training is not eligible.

Types of trainings supported by this program include, but are not limited to:

  • Standard First Aid training courses;
  • Armed intruder event trainings;
  • Self-defence trainings (without weapons only);
  • Mental health awareness and de-escalation courses;
  • Victim and post-traumatic event seminars/information workshops;
  • Conflict avoidance and violence prevention courses;
  • Cyber security awareness trainings to help staff and volunteers instill positive everyday habits to avoid cyber incidents and strengthen the overall cyber security posture; and,
  • Hate crime awareness seminars/information workshops.

Public Safety Canada requires the following additional information if selected for funding.

  • Detailed curriculum and course description;
  • Training timeline/schedule;
  • Instructor qualifications; and,
  • Any additional information, if requested.

Ineligible project expenditures

Although the program supports a variety of expenses, there are expenses the program does not support. Expenses outlined below are examples of ineligible expenses and are not meant as a definitive list. Public Safety Canada will assess the eligibility of all expenses and project activities in accordance with the program's objectives.

Project activities not supported under the CCSP by expense type

Expense Type

Ineligible Activities/Expenses (Examples)

Capital Costs
  • Office equipment not related to the security upgrade.
  • The purchase or leasing of land and/or buildings.
  • Construction of new buildings.
  • The purchase or leasing of vehicles.
  • Unsupported equipment, including furniture, concrete barrier walls, biometric-based systems (e.g., facial recognition), weapons, body armour, night vision goggles, projectors, hidden cameras or dummy cameras, tire shredders, etc. or as otherwise determined to not meet the program's objectives.

Costs Outside the Funding Agreement
  • Any expenses incurred as a result of activities rendered prior to the signature of a funding agreement with Public Safety Canada (including security assessments) unless pre-authorized.
  • Any expenses incurred as a result of activities rendered after the funding agreement has expired.

Ongoing expenditures
  • Salaries, wages and benefits.
  • Core or ongoing operating expenses.
  • Equipment maintenance and system monitoring.
  • Warranties.
  • Subscription services.
  • Rent (or equivalent to rent) costs, normal utilities, maintenance of offices and other buildings, and insurance.
  • Interest charges (i.e., cost of borrowing).

Other Costs
  • Contributions provided in-kind.
  • Travel and living expenses related to delivery of the project.
  • Travel expenses for delegates or participants.
  • Costs for the development of new training programs or courses.
  • Honoraria defined as time-limited remuneration or gift for a volunteer service or participation.
  • Professional and consulting fees, including, where applicable, professional fees for the preparation of audited financial statements, other than those listed above related to planning.
  • Application writer fees and any costs associated with the completion of a CCSP application or project deliverables.
  • Project management fees.
  • Library expenses, research costs and collection and analysis of statistics, including subscription and data access fees related to the project outcomes (e.g., electronic subscriptions and publications, services related to the collection, dissemination, provision, analysis and access to external data).
  • Reimbursement of costs which would create a surplus (more revenues received then expenditures incurred) for the total project or initiative.
  • Non-monetary transactions (e.g., amortization).
  • Food and beverages.
  • Any other activities or expenses Public Safety deems to be ineligible.
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