Public Consultation
Template for posting on departmental sites information on consultations opened to the general public. [This template is provided to departments only as a guide. Departments may decide to use it or not, or to use only some parts of it.]
| [Titles should not become a full description of the consultations. Short titles with key words will be remembered more easily by the public.] |
| 2.2. Purpose of the consultation:. |
| 2.4. Process: [Departments describe the consultation activities]. |
| Step 1: [Example:] Consult the Preliminary Report A containing the suggested amendments to the law. |
Step 2: [Example:] Choose how you will participate: on-line, by mail or on site in Winnipeg.
- For participation on-line: xx.
- For participation by mail: yy.
- For participation on site: zz.
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| Step 3: [Departments adjust the number of steps with their process.] |
| 4. Background Information |
| [Example:] You may want to read the following documents before participating in this consultation... |
| [Example:] In parallel to the public component of this consultation, we are seeking advice from xxxx, in order to yyyy. |
| [Example:] At the end of this consultation, a report summarizing the findings will be produced. It is expected that the report will be ready at the end of March 2005. An electronic version should be posted on this site soon after. |
| Departments explain what will be done with the feedback received (will it
be posted on the web? or kept confidential?). Departments could also include a short privacy statement refering to the Privacy Act. |
[Example:] If you have any question, please send an email to xxx@xxx.gc.ca indicating the title of the consultation in the subject line.
We will do everything possible to answer back within xxx.
To view other public consultations undertaken by the government of Canada, visit [the Consultation Portal]. |
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