We have a funding envelope for public participation. We have two elements of the envelope. One is for aboriginal participation and one is more general.
We have an application process that essentially asks people to write in and describe why they need participant funding. They will describe the types of areas for which they need money. They might need money to travel to a hearing. They might need money for some expert advice and for time to consult with their members. A committee that is partly external to our agency and has a variety of players on it then makes the determination on how much of the funding element should go to this applicant versus that applicant.