This event is free for all participants! In fact, peers will be compensated for their time to participate.

We have allocated the same amount of funding for each CAT. Once your CAT registers, we will work with whoever is coordinating finances for your CAT to get a funding letter signed and an invoice complete. Once CATs have received the money, it will be up to CATs to ensure that peers receive that appropriate compensation in the format that works best for them (e.g., gift cards).

We have allocated the same amount of funding for each CAT. Once your CAT registers, we will work with whoever is coordinating finances for your CAT to get a funding letter signed and an invoice complete. Once CATs have received the money, it will be up to CATs to ensure that peers receive that appropriate compensation in the format that works best for them (e.g., gift cards).

We will transfer the money to CATs and then peers will be paid through their CATs. We recognize that each CAT has a different set up and different processes to remunerate their peers.

Funding must cover compensating participating peers for their time at the rate of $25/hour.

2 peers x 8 hours x $25/hour = $400

The remaining amount can be allocated depending on the specific needs and wants of your CAT. Some suggestions are:

• Supporting more peers to attend all or part of the event and compensating them for their time.
• Offering additional compensation to peers to apply and practice their new skills during a follow-up local CAT meeting.
• Addressing any accessibility needs of peers.
• Renting a space for peers and other CAT members to sign in and participate from (as per COVID guidelines).
• Covering any child or elder care to ensure that peers are able to participate.
• Providing food and/or coffee for peers during the knowledge exchange.
• Purchasing a Zoom account that the CAT can use following the knowledge exchange ($200/annually).

We are open to discussing other suggestions for how to best use this funding to foster peer leadership in the virtual world. Ultimately, your CAT has autonomy to decide what makes the most sense for your CAT and peers.

If you do not need the $2000 to support involvement in the knowledge exchange, we recommend identifying ways to support peer leadership with your CAT in the virtual world. For example, purchasing a Zoom license that peers could allow them to practice and apply what they learn during this knowledge exchange, or investing it in additional peer time to support local skill sharing in your community CAT work.

Please identify a minimum of two peers to participate in the Peer Virtual Facilitator Training. We hope that peers will work together to apply their learning within their CATs.

More than two peers from your CAT can participate, however the amount of funding available to your CAT will not change. We are happy to make space for more peers to join, but we are relying on CAT Coordinators/CATs to support peers locally to fully participate. This means ensuring that all peers who attend will be compensated and have the technological access they need.

We recognize that there are many peers who are heavily involved in their community who are not currently part of their local CAT. This event is intended for peers and others involved in CATs to be able to share and learn from each other. As such, we respectfully request that peer facilitators have some current involvement in their CAT.

Ultimately, it is at the discretion of your CAT to decide which peer facilitators will attend. If you feel that peers who are not currently involved in your CAT have the potential to become involved through participating in this knowledge exchange, we respect that decision and hope you will be able to work together to increase participation and apply these skills in the future.

There is no limit – all CAT members are welcome to attend the Knowledge Exchange Event on Thursday, October 29!

If possible, please provide an estimate of how many people from your CAT will be participating either when registering or by emailing substanceuse@bcpsqc.ca. This will help us plan accordingly

No, you can register right away and identify your peers later on when confirmed.