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3.2 Contact:Atlantic Region: Call: (902) 426-8521 Toll-Free: 1 800 663-5755 Fax: (902) 426-2062Québec Region: Call: (418) 648-3537 Toll-Free: 1 8004634311 Fax: (418) 649-6674Ontario Region: Call: (416) 739-4714 Toll-Free: 1 800661-7785 Fax: (416) 7394781Prairie and Northern Region and Manitoba and Saskatchewan: Call: (204) 983-8597 Toll-Free: 1 800665-7135 Fax: (204) 983-1687Alberta and NWT: Call: (403) 951-8710 Toll-Free: 1 800567-1570 Fax: (403) 4954367Pacific and Yukon Region: Call: (604) 664-9093 Toll-Free: 1 800667-7779 Fax: (604) 261-41114.0 PROGRAM: CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT-PARTICIPANTFUNDING PROGRAMThe Participant Funding Program is designed to help the public participate in the reviewof projects subject to environmental assessment review by a panel. Funding is availablefor:preliminary meetings that identify the factors that a project's proponent mustaddress in its environmental impact statement;environmental impact statement reviews; andmediation sessions and public hearings before the review panel.4.1 Eligibility:Anyone interested in the review of a particular project, subject to environmentalassessment review by a panel, may apply for funding. The work must relate directly tothe environmental assessment of the project in question, and should give the panel ormediator new information not presented by the proponent or other participants.Public participation is encouraged in the public review process. However, funds arelimited. Interested parties should therefore ensure that they obtain a copy of theapplication guide which is designed to help them prepare their applications.4.2 Contact:For further information, or to obtain a copy of the application guide Call Collect: (819) 997-1000 Fax: (819) 994-1469 Internet: http://www.ceaa.gc.ca Write: Project Assessment Team, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency Hull, QuébecK1A 0H3Pg. 151