OTTAWA - Canada seems to have more monarchists looking for a party than the government thought.
A new document shows the Department of Canadian Heritage was flooded with applications for money to throw community celebrations to mark the Queen's 60th year on the throne.
Companies, schools, municipalities and other groups can apply to a $2-million pot for money to host their own Diamond Jubilee parties.
The end of October was the deadline for proposals for events to be held between Feb. 4 and Aug. 31, while early next month is the deadline for events to be held between September and December.
But a report from the Diamond Jubilee advisory committee says that by last fall, the department had already received more party pitches than it could pay for.
The report shows Canadian Heritage received 232 proposals in the first round, of which 180 were eligible for funding.
Seventy-eight proposals came from Ontario; 50 came from Atlantic Canada; 49 came from British Columbia, Alberta and the Yukon; 39 came from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; and 16 came from Quebec.
