Agricultural and Sector Show Support Program – Stream 1.1

• Financial aid covers up to 70% of eligible project expenses.
• Maximum funding of $225,000 per applicant per fiscal year.
• Total program funding limit of $675,000 per applicant for the entire program duration.
• Administrative costs are eligible up to 10% of the financial aid granted.

• The applicant must be an agricultural exhibition.
• The project must aim to plan, organize, and hold one or more agricultural exhibitions.
• The project must be part of a business plan implementation.
• The project must include at least three eco-responsible actions from the Conseil québécois des événements écoresponsables list, with at least one related to food.
• The project must respect the maximum duration set for the project submission period.

Who is eligible?

• Agricultural exhibitions

Eligible expenses

• Professional fees for contractors directly involved in the project.
• Portion of applicant’s personnel salaries, social charges, and benefits corresponding to time spent on the project.
• Expenses for planning, organizing, and hosting the event.
• Site management costs.
• Data acquisition costs.
• Purchase, design, production, or adaptation of materials and equipment.
• Web content development and design expenses.
• Scholarships, rewards, and prizes presented to producers during judging activities.
• Travel and accommodation expenses for contractors (within public sector limits).
• Administrative costs (up to 10% of the financial assistance granted).
• Operational expenses required for the event.
• Logistics expenses related to the project execution.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec

• Projects must include at least three eco-responsible actions from the list of the Conseil québécois des événements écoresponsables, with at least one action related to food.
• Eligible expenses only pertain to those directly linked to project implementation and require proper justification.
• Administrative expenses are capped at 10% of the financial assistance provided.