The new, smaller version of a victims of communism memorial should be of a "human scale" and should fit beside the terraces of the Garden of the Provinces and Territories, according to guidelines approved Monday by the National Capital Commission's board.

The 71-page document sets out the design criteria for teams of artists, architects and landscape architects who intend to answer the federal government's call for proposals for its design competition, which it launched Aug. 29.

NCC staff: memorial area in Garden of the Provinces is to be a max of 500 square metres, should be "human scale", ie. 4m high, tops —@KatePorterCBC

The project was scaled back and moved to the Garden of the Provinces and Territories site in Ottawa, after its original size and location beside the Supreme Court of Canada attracted nationwide controversy.

Designs are supposed to incorporate a mosaic of 1,000 names of people of various cultural backgrounds who have found refuge in Canada. A related website will tell their stories.

The monument is also to include the names of 20 donors who have given "significant" financial support, according to the guidelines.

The original site and design of the memorial to victims of international communism, near the Supreme Court of Canada, attracted national controversy.

The board directed NCC CEO Mark Kristmanson to have the Crown Corporation enter into an agreement with the Department of Canadian Heritage and the monument's proponent, a group called Tribute to Liberty. Under that agreement, the NCC would manage the details of the final design, oversee the memorial's installation, and then own and maintain it afterward.

The Department of Canadian Heritage is accepting design concepts until Oct. 11 and hopes to create a short list of five teams.

A memorial is expected to be installed and unveiled in 2018.