No. Some provinces and territories have their own system. In Saskatchewan, for example, there is a committee comprised of members of the Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise. That model works very well. In Newfoundland, there was a problem because people said that the committees did not know who they were, yet the committees set the priorities and decided where the money should be invested in a given year.
In other provinces, such as Ontario, Canadian Heritage reviews the applications. There is no committee of experts, which is a good thing because there are so many applications. Communities know what their priorities are. There is a lot of discussion with regard to priorities within the umbrella organization. The organization has a lot of leeway, which is something Canadian Heritage agreed to. This year, that discussion took place and communities were given the flexibility they need in how they managed their priorities and funding.
Usually, the organization was designated... It varied from one province to the next. In certain cases, it was even designated by Canadian Heritage. In Saskatchewan, it was designated by the Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise, and in Ontario, Canadian Heritage simply looked after the situation.