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SODEC — Assistance for venues
Support for Quebec music and variety venues
Last Update: March 3, 2026
Funding available
$ 50,000
Timeline
- Open Date : October 6, 2024
- Closing date : November 6, 2025
Location
Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Overview
The program supports music and variety performance venues in Quebec with funding of up to $50,000. It helps cover programming, diffusion, promotion, and related staff training for shows featuring emerging or developing Quebec artists.
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Opportunity Score
Moderate potential, but conditions must align.
At a glance
Funding available
Financing goals
- Develop workforce skills
- Launch or market a product/service
Eligible Funding
- Maximum amount : 50,000 $
- Up to 50% of project cost
Timeline
- Open Date : October 6, 2024
- Closing date : November 6, 2025
Eligible candidates
Eligible Industries
- Arts, entertainment and recreation
Location
- Montréal
- Quebec
Legal structures
- Non-profit
- Public or Parapublic institution
- For-profit business
Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
Organisation size
- All organization sizes
Audience
- All groups
Non-profit candidates
Sector of operation
- Culture and Arts
Target groups
- Rural / Remote communities
- Business owners / entrepreneurs
- Artists / creatives
Revenue structures
- Mixed revenue (50%+ earned)
Scope
- Provincial
Next Steps
1
Determine your project
2
Validate your eligibility
Activities funded
- Programming and purchase of professional shows.
- Diffusion of music and variety performances.
- Promotion of shows.
- Training and professionalization of staff involved in programming, promotion, and diffusion.
Documents Needed
- Applicant declaration form
- Programming template
- Budget grid for performance venues
- Description of activities and achievements
- Commercial lease
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Legally constituted for-profit or non-profit performance venues.
- Businesses whose main activity is professional music or variety show dissemination.
- Venues located in Quebec.
Who is not eligible
- Venues already receiving operating support from the Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communications or the CALQ for dissemination activities.
- Venues whose programming is based only on room rental and diffusion services.
- Individual businesses.
- Show promoters and external programmers.
Eligible expenses
- Guaranteed fees to artists and producers
- Programming, promotion, and venue staff salaries, charges, and fees
- Advertising, marketing, and training costs
- Other direct expenses needed for diffusion activities
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Hall rental costs
- Capture or recording of performances
- Purchase or rental of diffusion equipment
- Infrastructure improvement costs
- Fixed venue operating costs
Eligible geographic areas
- Quebec
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed by SODEC professionals.
- SODEC may use external opinions if needed.
- Funding is subject to a signed financial assistance agreement.
- Additional information or supporting documents may be requested for review and follow-up.
- For the final payment, the final programming and cost report must be submitted and accepted.
Additional information
- Applications and follow-up documents must be submitted through SOD@ccès.
- A separate application is required for each venue.
- The program is subject to ongoing evaluation by SODEC.
- Beneficiaries must keep records and supporting documents for five years.
Contacts
Frequently Asked Questions about the SODEC — Assistance for venues Program
Here are answers to the most common questions about the SODEC — Assistance for venues. This section explains what the program is, how much funding is available, eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and other important details to help you determine if this grant is right for your business.
What is the SODEC — Assistance for venues?
The program supports music and variety performance venues in Quebec with funding of up to $50,000. It helps cover programming, diffusion, promotion, and related staff training for shows featuring emerging or developing Quebec artists.
How much funding can be received?
SODEC — Assistance for venues Funds up to 50% of admissible expenses, capped at $50,000 per project.
What is the deadline to apply?
The application deadline for this grant program was November 6, 2025.
Who is eligible for the SODEC — Assistance for venues program?
To be eligible for the SODEC — Assistance for venues program, you must:
Legally constituted for-profit or non-profit venue
Main activity in professional music or variety shows
Head office in Quebec, 500 seats or fewer
What expenses are eligible under SODEC — Assistance for venues?
Programming and purchase of professional shows.
Diffusion of music and variety performances.
Promotion of shows.
Training and professionalization of staff involved in programming, promotion, and diffusion.
Who can I contact for more information about the SODEC — Assistance for venues?
You can contact Société de développement des entreprises culturelles (SODEC) by email at Musique.Varietes@sodec.gouv.qc.ca.
Where is the SODEC — Assistance for venues available?
The SODEC — Assistance for venues program is available Montréal, Quebec.