a) Canada, Ontario and the recipient (where the recipient is not Ontario) shall consult with each other, 15 working days in advance, about all proposed news releases, new media communications activities, or public announcements relating to jointly-funded projects. This is to provide all parties sufficient notice of key project communications, and, where appropriate, the time to determine a course of action, line up principals and prepare joint material. Notwithstanding the advance notice requirement, consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by either Party if a news release or public announcement must be issued in less than 15 working days as the result of unforeseeable circumstances, including matters of public safety or where an emergency response is required.
b) Where just one Party to this Agreement is funding a project, 4.1 (a) does not apply.
c) Recipients will advise Canada and Ontario (where the recipient is not Ontario) regularly of upcoming public events or community relations activities relating to the project as per the initial communications plan specified in 4.1 (d). Each Party commits to acknowledge the other Party's involvement.
d) Projects jointly funded under the Major Infrastructure Component and ReNew Ontario and its successor plans will include a communications plan showing how the recipient intends to manage communications and provide funding partners with equal visibility. This plan should also forecast: major milestones for joint communications, project communications activities (e.g., tender notices, plans to provide partner visibility after project completion), and estimated expenditures for key communications activities and issue management.
e) In the case of projects jointly funded under the Communities Component and ReNew Ontario and its successor plans a short communications planning checklist will be incorporated into the application forms themselves to provide Canada and Ontario with a basic outline of planned activities.
f) Submissions for joint funding under the Base Funding Agreement and ReNew Ontario and its successor plans may include a communications plan. Additional requirements may be detailed for greater clarity in the Base Funding Agreement.
g) The IFC may directly, or through delegation to a communications sub-committee or designate, working group, agent or other representative, monitor the Parties' performance with respect to the communications provisions of this Agreement and order appropriate remedies, as it sees fit, where insufficiencies are found.