Policy Development Contribution Program (PDCP)

Public Safety Canada's Policy Development Contribution Program (PDCP) supports strategic projects undertaken by the Department's stakeholders that contribute to policy making and improved service delivery, in the areas of public safety and emergency management. Eligible recipients for the contribution program include Canadian provinces, territories, public and private non-profit organizations, Indigenous governments, local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and national voluntary organizations.

Program Description & Objectives and Eligible Types of Initiatives

This program provides contributions to Canadian provinces, territories, public and private non-profit organizations, Aboriginal governments, local non-government organizations (NGOs) and National Voluntary Organizations.

The contributions' overall objectives are to forge greater consensus and cooperation among various levels of government and other stakeholders through policy initiatives and activities. Contribution funding has been chosen in order to monitor progress and results of projects/initiatives. The program contributes to the achievement of departmental legislative, policy development, and consultative objectives by:

• Supporting projects in priority areas to address public policy issues of strategic importance to the Department;
• Supporting information driven projects and participation in cross-sectoral and inter-jurisdictional policy and legislative initiatives;
• Supporting innovative approaches and the acquisition of knowledge and the ability to translate knowledge into action for communities and community-based organizations; and
• Contributing to enhanced public safety and emergency management.

The Department provides funding to three categories of projects:

• Communication/Information Exchange projects (12 months maximum);
• Innovation and Research projects (60 months maximum); and
• Training and Skills Development projects (24 months maximum).

3. Expected Outcomes

The activities and outputs of the programs are expected to lead to the immediate and intermediate outcomes. These outcomes can be associated to what the contributions are expected to achieve.

Immediate Outcomes

• Increased knowledge and understanding for decision-making in Canada's public safety and emergency management systems.
• Innovative approaches, lessons learned and best practices documents.
• Shared knowledge and awareness leading to enhanced delivery of services such as dissemination of information.
• Improved intersectoral/interdisciplinary collaboration and delivery of services.

Intermediate Outcomes

• Recommendations to modify policies and legislation.
• Increased public education and confidence in Canada's criminal justice, emergency management, and national security systems.
• Increased capacity of NVOs and not-for-profit organizations to fulfill their mandates.
• Increased community capacity to work with victims, offenders, families and local officials such as police and emergency first responders.

The intermediate outcomes are expected to lead to the following ultimate outcome. While many other social and political factors are expected to affect this outcome, it is still expected that the programs will contribute in a positive way to the achievement of this outcome.

• A safer, secure and more resilient Canadian society.

Three categories of projects are eligible under the program:

1. Communications/Information Exchange Projects:
   • Support communication/information exchange in the priority areas of public safety and emergency management.
2. Innovative and Research Projects:
   • Support public policy issues of strategic importance to Public Safety Canada through selective research;
   • Support the development and implementation of policies and legislation;
   • Test innovative approaches to improve service delivery mechanisms; and
   • Support coordination of policy and legislation initiatives across sectors and jurisdictions.
3. Training and Skills Development Projects:
   • Support learning and the ability to translate knowledge into action for communities and community-based organizations that contribute to enhanced public safety and national security.

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