Financial Assistance Program for Local and Regional Celebrations of Quebec’s National Holiday — Stream 1: Support for Local Celebrations

• Online application form
• Supporting documents requested by the Ministry or regional agent

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations
• Cooperatives
• Municipal organizations
• Public, parapublic, or private organizations serving people with mobility barriers
• First Nations and Inuit public authorities

Who is not eligible

• Sole proprietorships
• Private for-profit businesses, except eligible accommodation providers serving people with mobility barriers
• Ministries, educational institutions, universities, and research centres
• Organizations listed in the public contracts ineligibility register
• Organizations facing insolvency or bankruptcy

Eligible expenses

• Artist fees, subcontracting, and copyright licenses
• Insurance, permits, and site security
• Travel, material transport, equipment or venue rental
• Purchase of materials, promotion, and results measurement
• Unreimbursed taxes for nonprofits, administration, and contingency costs within limits

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Prizes, trophies, and fireworks
• Recurring operating or regular overhead expenses
• Food and alcohol costs other than the celebration cake
• Debt repayment, financing, or projects already completed
• Projects or expenses outside Quebec, or already funded by another government program

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec
• All regions of Quebec

• Alignment with the program’s purpose and objectives (25%)
• Quality, diversity, and originality of activities for different groups (20%)
• Quality and context of the required ceremonial activities (15%)
• Feasibility, partnerships, and realism of the project, budget, and timeline (15%)
• Communication reach, pavoisement, and sustainable practices (15% and 10%)

• Step 1: Access the PAF platform
  • Use the program portal to prepare the application.
• Step 2: Classify activities
  • Select the appropriate activity categories in the PAF system.
• Step 3: Complete and submit the request
  • Fill in the application and submit it through the platform.

• The regional agent reviews the application for admissibility.
• A selection committee evaluates eligible projects and assigns a score.
• Applicants receive a decision letter after the committee review.
• Approved projects are subject to a funding amount that may differ from the request.
• A final report must be accepted before the balance is paid.

• Projects must use the official Quebec National Holiday signature and government visibility rules.
• Required annual reporting and supporting evidence must be submitted after the celebrations.
• The program is part of the Quebec National Holiday celebrations framework across all regions.