Formations de courte durée (COUD) — Water professions

• The applicant must be a collective promoter recognized and eligible for financial aid programs.
• Participating companies can be private for-profit enterprises, cooperatives, non-profit organizations, municipalities, or municipal regional counties (MRCs).
• Projects must involve a recognized educational institution accredited by the Ministry of Education of Quebec (MEQ) or the Ministry of Higher Education (MES).
• The projects should focus on training for professions related to water treatment and waste processing occupations.
• Training must include workplace internships.
• Projects cannot have commenced before the acceptance of the application.

Who is eligible?

• Private for-profit enterprises
• Cooperatives
• Non-profit organizations
• Municipalities
• Municipal regional counties (MRC)

Who is not eligible

• Projects not related to water professions.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries of personnel in training, up to $25 per hour, with a maximum of $25,000.
• Salaries of instructors.
• Salaries for personnel providing support for successful completion of the training.
• Salaries for personnel responsible for integration and job retention of new employees, up to $65 per hour.
• Professional fees for consultants, up to $150 per hour.
• Professional fees for trainers, up to $150 per hour.
• Professional fees for accompanying personnel.
• Costs related to adaptation of educational materials for disabilities.
• Development or adaptation costs for educational and didactic materials.
• Purchase costs for educational and didactic materials.
• Registration fees for equivalency exams.
• Project promotion costs.
• Management and administrative activities, up to 10% of the eligible expenses.
• Indirect costs for trainers and trainees, such as travel and meal expenses, according to the Treasury Board directive.
• Expenses related to the training of personnel supervising internships, reimbursed at 50%, including training costs and salaries, up to $25 per hour.

Eligible geographic areas

• Quebec, Canada

• The program requires collaboration with an educational institution recognized by either the Ministry of Education of Quebec or the Ministry of Higher Education.
• The application process includes consultation with regional work market partner councils before submitting a project.
• Training can be delivered through a combination of online and in-person methods, tailored to meet the needs of enterprises and personnel.
• Funding for training related to water professions is intended to cover 100% of costs associated with course development or adaptation.
• Financial aid requests must be prepared thoroughly, as incomplete applications will not be processed and the applicant will be advised of missing elements.
• The processing time for financial aid requests is approximately 20 working days.
• Reimbursement arrangements for misallocated funds include different methods of payment, with bank transfer being preferred.