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Contribution: Contribution to the Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee

Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee

$709,375.00

Contribution to the Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee

EF 2020-21 · 2020-04-01

Résumé
The Committee normally comprises three non-governmental experts in scientific disciplines relevant to BCD such as chemistry, microbiology and toxicology. The Committee´s annual cycle of activity includes: •Briefings on current BCD issues from officials at National Defence Headquarters and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade •Visits to selected Canadian Forces training establishments, operational formations and units where BCD activitity takes place, and to associated government (mostly DND) research and development facilities such as the Defence Research and Development Canada centre at Suffield, Alberta (which is visited every year) •Attendance at selected BCD exercises, training courses, workshops, seminars and symposia conducted by the CF or the DND •Publication of an Annual Report in the public domain with key observations, conclusions and recommendations
Programme
Contribution to the Biological and Chemical Defence Review CommitteeContribution to the Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee (lien de confiance élevée)
Emplacement
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Other
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Tel que publié

Agreement Start Date
2020-04-01
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$709,375.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
Canada
Description
The Committee normally comprises three non-governmental experts in scientific disciplines relevant to BCD such as chemistry, microbiology and toxicology. The Committee´s annual cycle of activity includes: •Briefings on current BCD issues from officials at National Defence Headquarters and the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade •Visits to selected Canadian Forces training establishments, operational formations and units where BCD activitity takes place, and to associated government (mostly DND) research and development facilities such as the Defence Research and Development Canada centre at Suffield, Alberta (which is visited every year) •Attendance at selected BCD exercises, training courses, workshops, seminars and symposia conducted by the CF or the DND •Publication of an Annual Report in the public domain with key observations, conclusions and recommendations
Description (French)
Normalement, le comité comprend trois spécialistes de disciplines scientifiques en rapport avec la DBC comme la chimie, la microbiologie et la toxicologie. Activités cycliques annuelles du Comité: •Séances d’information à Ottawa données par des représentants du Quartier général de la Défense nationale et du ministère des Affaires étrangères et du Commerce international (MAECI) portant sur les questions de défense biologique et chimique (DBC). •Visite d’établissements d’instruction et de formations/unités opérationnelles choisies des FC où ont lieu des activités DBC, et de centres de recherche et développement (R et D) gouvernementaux connexes (pour la plupart relevant du MDN) comme le laboratoire de Recherche et développement pour la défense Canada (RDDC) situé à Suffield, en Alberta (où les membres du Comité se rendent chaque année). •Participation à divers exercices de DBC, cours de formation, ateliers, séminaires, colloques, etc. organisés par les FC ou le MDN. •Publication d’un rapport annuel diffusé publiquement qui contient des observations, des constatations et des recommandations clés.
Expected Results
Ensure the Canadian public and the international community are assured that Canada’s policy of maintaining only a defensive capability in the field of biological and chemical weapons is fully respected at all times, and that any research, development or training activities undertaken are conducted safely.
Expected Results (French)
Offrir à la population canadienne et à la communauté internationale l’assurance que la politique du gouvernement, à savoir de maintenir uniquement une capacité défensive dans le domaine des armes chimiques et biologiques, est en tout temps respectée à la lettre, et que les éventuels travaux de recherche et de développement ou les activités de formation en ce sens, s’effectuent de manière professionnelle entraînant un minimum de risques pour la sécurité publique ou l’environnement.
Federal Riding
Orleans
Federal Riding Number
35076
Organization Code
dnd-mdn
Organization
National Defence | Défense nationale
Program Name
Contribution to the Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee
Program Name (French)
Contribution au Comite d'examen du programme de defense biologique et chimique
Program Purpose
Provide an independent, third party review of the Biological and Chemical Defence (BCD) research, development and training activities undertaken by the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Forces (CF) with a view to assessing whether they are defensive in nature and conducted in a professional manner with minimal risk to public safety or the environment.
Recipient City
Ottawa
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Biological and Chemical Defence Review Committee
Recipient Operating Name
BCDRC
Recipient Postal Code
K4A 3V4
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
O
Reference Number
032-2019-2020-Q4-00043