Call for projects to combat homophobia and transphobia

• Completed application form.
• Project budget template.
• Copy of the letters patent and by-laws.
• Most recent annual report.
• Most recent financial report and signed resolution.

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations registered with the Québec Enterprise Register (REQ)
• Indigenous non-profit organizations (or equivalent)
• Indigenous communities recognized by the National Assembly of Québec

Who is not eligible

• Individuals (natural persons).
• Cooperatives.
• Organizations without an establishment in Quebec.
• Organizations that are bankrupt.
• Organizations listed in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA), including their subcontractors listed in RENA.

Eligible expenses

• Project staff salaries (including employee benefits).
• Professional fees (e.g., external specialists/consultants).
• Travel expenses, in line with Québec government rates.
• Costs for tools required to carry out the project (excluding capital expenditures).
• Office supplies.
• Promotion and communication expenses.
• Accounting audit fees.
• Non-recoverable GST/QST (taxes not refundable/creditable/exempt for the recipient).
• Project evaluation costs (up to 15% of total eligible project expenses).
• Project management/administration costs (up to 8% of total eligible project expenses), including management staff time linked to delivering the project and related recruitment/hiring costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Regular operating costs and capital expenditures (e.g., basic overhead and fixed assets).
• Base salaries of the applicant’s or partners’ staff not directly tied to carrying out the project.
• Sales taxes (GST/QST) for which the recipient already receives a refund, credit, exemption, or rebate.
• Any expenses incurred before the written confirmation of funding is signed.
• Lobbying, advocacy/representation, non-partisan political action, or social mobilization activities (and related costs).

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec (project activities must take place in Quebec).

• Applicant’s capacity to deliver the project (based on: relevant expertise of the applicant and partners; annual report—clarity and relevance of the mission statement and activity details; governance—date of last AGM, board composition and diversity of expertise/backgrounds; financial statements—type of audit, annual financial position, and proportion of requested funding).
• Quality and relevance of the project in relation to the program objectives (based on: problem statement and documentation; needs to be addressed; proposed activities and their relevance/fit with needs; intended effects; target population and realistic outreach approach, including consideration of differing realities and needs by sex; fit with the call’s objectives; project timeline—clarity and feasibility; financial plan—budget detail and balance, eligibility of expenses, and consistency between amount requested and scope of the target population).
• Concrete project impacts (based on expected implementation results—coherence, effectiveness, and realism of targets).
• Selection process includes: eligibility screening by SCF (BLCHT), proposal analysis against evaluation criteria, possible consultation of other ministries/agencies to verify relevance/complementarity and avoid duplicate funding, possible use of a selection committee, recommendation to the Minister, written decision, and (if approved) signature of a funding agreement.

• Step 1: Prepare the application
  • Complete the application form and budget template.
  • Gather the required supporting documents.
• Step 2: Send the application by email
  • Email the completed form and all required documents together to the address provided by the program.
• Step 3: Wait for the review and decision
  • The program reviews admissibility and then assesses the proposal.
  • The decision is sent in writing.
• Step 4: Sign the agreement if approved
  • If approved, the beneficiary signs the funding agreement with the Minister.

• The Secretariat for the Status of Women (Bureau de lutte contre l’homophobie et la transphobie) reviews the application for eligibility.
• The proposal is assessed against the program’s evaluation criteria; the Secretariat may request input from another ministry or government body to confirm relevance and avoid duplicate funding.
• If deemed useful, a selection committee may be consulted, and the Secretariat submits a funding recommendation to the Minister.
• Applicants are informed of the decision in writing; if approved, the Minister (or an authorized representative) issues written confirmation of the financial assistance.
• If approved, the beneficiary and the Minister sign a financial assistance agreement (convention).

• The 2025–2026 call for projects ended on August 25, 2025.
• The program is coordinated by the Bureau de lutte contre l’homophobie et la transphobie within the Secrétariat à la condition féminine.
• Funded initiatives must be one-time projects and cannot be part of an organization’s regular operating activities.
• The page also links to the Québec Policy to Combat Homophobia, the visibility protocol, and the 2023–2028 government action plan.