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To establish and improve cultural equipment and infrastructure.The Program has three components:Component I - Strategic Development AssistanceComponent II - Capital AssistanceComponent III - Festivals and Special Arts Events.Priority is being placed on Component III, Festivals and Special Arts Events.Component Ill, Festivals and Special Arts Events:Provides assistance to arts festivals and special arts events that demonstrate a nationalscope, defined as: involving professional artists from at least three provinces orterritories, or from two provinces in the case of predominantly Francophone festivalsand events. Festivals and events must have a minimum of 50% Canadian participationin past and proposed programming, and must take place over a period of at least threeconsecutive days. The Department's maximum contribution is up to 15% of total eligiblecosts, or $200,000 - whichever is less. The Cultural Initiatives Program currentlysupports over 150 festivals and Special Arts Events across the country. Altogetherthese events reached more than 10 million Canadians in 1995.2.1 Contact:Cultural Initiatives Program, Department of Canadian Heritage, 15 Eddy Street, 3rd Floor Hull,QC, KIA 0M5, Phone: (819) 994-9612 Fax: (819) 994-6249 E-mail: cip_pic@pcb.gc.ca3.0 PROGRAM: YOUNG CANADA WORKSYoung Canada Works is designed to provide summer jobs to young people. It has fourcomponents:Young Canada Works in Both Official Languages;Young Canada Works in National Parks and Historic Sites;Young Canada Works in Heritage Institutions; andYoung Canada Works for Urban Aboriginal YouthFunding is provided to private sector and non-government organizations to createsummer jobs. Financial assistance for travel and accommodation costs is also availableto participants.3.1 Eligibility:This initiative is open to youth, business, and non-government organizations. Thequalifications, with respect to each component, for youth are:Pg. 116