Attendance
is
non-substituted.
Quorum
consists
of
a
minimum
of
four
members,
with
at
least
one
representative
from
each
sector.
The
Committee
may,
from
time
to
time,
invite
representatives
of
other
VSI
groups
to
sit
as
ex-officio
members
or
observers.
Accountability
Members
participate
fully
in
the
deliberations
of
the
Committee
as
colleagues
in
a
spirit
of
mutual
respect,
openness
and
consensus
building.
All
members
will
continue
to
conduct
themselves
with
due
regard
for
the
shared
principles
of
operation
defined
by
the
Joint
Coordinating
Committee
and
endorsed
by
members
of
the
CJT.
The
role
of
government
and
voluntary
sector
members
is
not
to
represent
the
more
narrow
interests
of
their
respective
individual
departments
or
organizations
per
se,
but
to
advance
and
represent
the
respective
interests
of
the
federal
government
or
the
voluntary
sector
as
a
whole.
Government
members
are
accountable
for
advancing
the
cross-governmental
interest
of
this
horizontal
file
and
will
retain
accountability
to
their
individual
departments
for
their
participation.
Voluntary
sector
members
are
accountable
for
advancing
sector-wide
interests
and
will
seek
and
represent
a
broad
voluntary
sector
perspective.
Federal
departments
with
the
unique
responsibility
for
the
stewardship
of
VSI
resources
(Human
Resources
Development
Canada
(HRDC),
Canadian
Heritage
(PCH),
and
Health
Canada
(HC))
are
accountable
to
their
Ministers
and
to
Treasury
Board
for
the
management
and
results
of
the
projects.
Members
of
the
Committee
will
actively
support
continued
fulfilment
of
this
accountability.
Activities
The
Committee
will
continue
the
implementation
of
the
CJT’s
approved
Work
Plan.
Logistics
The
Committee
is
constituted
until
March
31,
2005.
The
Committee
will
meet
quarterly,
or
at
a
frequency
to
be
determined
by
the
co-chairs.
As
much
as
possible,
the
Committee
will
function
in
a
“virtual”
format,
with
teleconferences
and
phone/email
correspondence
being
its
usual
way
of
operating.
There
will
be
a
limited
need
for
face-to-face
meetings.
On-going
CJT
committees
and
other
advisory
structures
which
may
be
created
will
report
to
the
Committee
through
their
respective
representatives
on
the
Committee.
The
Committee
may
convene
additional
working
groups
and
sub-committees
to
undertake
specific
activities
as
required.
Any
member
of
the
Committee
may
request
a
review
and/or
revision
of
these
Terms
of
Reference
through
a
request
to
the
co-chairs.
Secretariat
Secretariat
staff
support
will
be
provided
through
2005,
by
a
team
whose
composition
and
size
is
appropriate
to
the
type
and
volume
of
activities
being
undertaken
by
the
Committee.
The
Secretariat
will
work
under
the
direction
of
the
Committee
co-chairs.
The
team
will
undertake
the
day
to
day
management
of
the
Committee’s
activities,
present
options
to
members
for
consideration,
and
report
on
progress.
Expenses
related
to
the
Secretariat
will
be
supported
through
funding
allocated
to
Human
Resources
Development
Canada
(HRDC)
to
support
CJT
activities.
